TotallyBarbados.com Named Leading Caribbean Travel Information Site for 2007 by World Travel Awards

TotallyBarbados.com (www.TotallyBarbados.com) has won the 14th Annual World Travel Awards 2007 for "The Caribbean's Leading Overall Travel Information Website."

For more information on the win, visit http://www.totallybarbados.com/2007-world-travel-awards.htm or http://www.worldtravelawards.com/winners2007-6 .

The award will be presented in December at a gala ceremony in Turks and Caicos and announced at the World Travel Market in London.

"I am over the moon to have won this award," said Brett Callaghan, managing director of TotallyBarbados.com. "I launched this site to promote Barbados to the world as a tourism destination and am thrilled our hard work has been rewarded."

TotallyBarbados.com was voted The Caribbean's Leading Overall Travel Information Website by more than 167,000 travel professionals, which included more than 110,000 travel agents at the recent World Travel Awards 2007. These awards are considered to be the most prestigious in the global travel industry.

"I would like to thank all of our advertisers who have given their support to the site," Callaghan said. "It is through their investment and belief in TotallyBarbados.com that we were able to invest in the site and fully promote Barbados to the world in the best possible way.

"And now, TotallyBarbados.com needs your vote as it has also been nominated as the 'World's Leading Tourist Information Website'."

The December ceremony in Turks and Caicos will be broadcast on BBC World and covered by Breaking Travel News, Conde Nast, Time Out and The Guardian newspaper, giving TotallyBarbados.com the international acclaim that it has worked so hard to achieve.

Individuals that want to vote TotallyBarbados.com the World's Leading Tourist Information Website can do so at http://votenow.worldtravelawards.com/nominees/region/12 .

About TotallyBarbados.com TotallyBarbados.com is the brainchild of Brett Callaghan, a former international horseracing jockey who wanted to tell the world about his beautiful island home and promote Barbados as the ultimate holiday destination.

He launched the site on September 1, 2005, and from the onset, was determined the site live up to its name and cover every topic related to Barbados, giving visitors and locals an invaluable online source of information.

TotallyBarbados.com is currently supported by over 50 premium members including Diamonds International Barbados, Hilton Barbados Hotel and Barbados Plum Tree Club. Visit the site at www.TotallyBarbados.com.

Fun in the Sun in Barbados

By ROGER PETTERSON, Associated Press Writer
Tue Jan 2, 3:03 PM ET

Kick your shoes off and get some warm sand between your toes on Barbados, the easternmost island in the Caribbean and home of palm-shaded beaches, golf courses, tropical gardens and a richly varied culture.

Need encouragement? Look at your snow shovel, then go to Barbados Photo Gallery and click on "Beaches," of course. If that collection of sunny scenery doesn't do it, continue on to "Sunsets," "Flowers" and "Sights and Scenes."

It's a small island, so you won't have trouble getting to the beaches, golf courses, polo grounds, tennis courts or the docks for sailing and fishing cruises. Get a quick look at some of the island activities by clicking on "Sports" at Fun Barbados and then click on "Activities" to catch up on cruises and to see where you can hire a horse for an exhilarating ride. Oh, they speak English, but with their own flavor; go to "Island Info" and look for "Slang/Jargon."

Expect crowds in March and April during warm-up matches and the final of the 2007 World Cup of Cricket. Check it out under "Latest News" at the Barbados Tourism Encyclopedia where you'll also find some more eye candy in the form of Barbados videos. Consult "Events" to see if anything else on the calendar will affect your schedule or serve as an extra attraction, such as the Oistins Fish Festival on Easter weekend. They also have a satellite view you can zoom into to see the beaches, towns and rural areas.

After that visual stimulation, explore the menu under "Discover" to learn about the island's people, heritage, architecture and history, plus places such as The Gap. "Dream" holds topics including moonlight cruises and weddings, plus gardens, waterfalls and gardens. Then you need to head for the "Accommodation" section to see if you want to stay in a hotel, or maybe rent a cottage or villa, or possibly a less expensive guest house.

Get another view of the island with the visitor's guide at Totally Barbados - http://www.totallybarbados.com/ - including a "Best of Barbados" section that offers "Top 10 things to do", local recipes and "Barbados Rum," the sugar cane-based spirit that's been made on the island since the 1640s. That same section of Totally Barbados also has a guide to scuba diving; for rentals and tour operators, go to "Local Listings" near the top of the page, then click on "Sport Listings" and "water sport listings."

For those who don't care to do the diving in person, submarine rides are advertised by Atlantis Adventures with short cruises to see reefs, fish and a sunken wreck.

In case you ever need a break from the beach, try a leisurely stroll through the Andromeda Botanic Gardens to admire the orchids and other tropical plants you'll wish you could grow back home. Or, you could go on a longer hike with some ideas from Barbados Ecotourism including tidal pools, mangrove swamps, caves and flowering forests. Take your camera and good shoes; some of the guided hikes are long.

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