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Independent since 1966, Barbados, with its national motto of “Pride and Industry,” is one of the Caribbean’s most visited destinations for business and pleasure.
Just outside the historic capital of Bridgetown and its UNESCO-listed garrison, the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, offering 100,000 square feet of flexible space in 11 rooms, has received multiple World Travel Awards for the Caribbean's Leading Conference Centre. Luxury hotels catering to larger groups include the Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Hilton Barbados Resort, and venerable Crane Resort.
Set on a former sugar plantation, the architecturally stunning Fustic House private estate offers meeting space and overnight accommodations for 14 people. Tours of Andrew's Sugar Factory reveal the island’s largest sugar processing plant, while sports enthusiasts have world-class golf, plus the British legacies of cricket and polo. The flying fish tops the menu in the “Culinary Capital of the Caribbean,” with November’s annual Barbados Food and Rum Festival a ready group tie-in.