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Barbados Travel Guide - Know Before You Go...®


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Know Before You Go...®

Capital: Bridgetown

Population: 279,912

Size: 431 sq km

Electric Current: 110

Time: 02:18 am (GMT/UTC -4)

Official Language: English

Currency: Barbadian dollar (BBD) - U.S. dollars widely accepted.

Tipping and Taxes: There is a Government tax of 7.5% and hotels will add a service charge of 10% to your bill. Restaurant tabs should be tipped 10-15%, if not already added.

Dress Code: Casual elegance. Dressing up for dinner is acceptable and some restaurants require a dinner jacket. No topless or nude sunbathing.

Topography: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

Telephone: international: country code - 1-246

Barbados Tourism Authority

Address: P.O. Box 242
Harbour Road
Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I.
Phone: (246) 427-2623
Fax: (246) 426-4080
Website: www.barbados.org

The Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association

Phone: (246) 426-5041
Email: info@bhta.org
Website: www.bhta.org
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