Bahamas Hotel Association

The Bahamas Hotel Association facilitates several scholarship programs aimed at assisting students, employees and educators in furthering their education in areas related to the hospitality industry.

Six scholarships are offered annually through the Industry Partners Scholarship Fund for those wishing to attend the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute at the College of The Bahamas. In addition, The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Education Foundation is Accepting Scholarship Applications for Students, Employees and Educators for their 2010 Awards. Thanks to BHA Member support we presently have two Bahamians attending Johnson and Wales and FIU under this scholarship program.  Details for securing applications and criteria can be accessed through the below links.

Deadline for applications is Friday, April 30^th. For questions and assistance, contact BHA at 322-8381.

Helping to Create a Sustainable Environment

Hurricane Readiness & Response Workshops
Over sixty members participated in workshops conducted in May.  The workshops included detailed information on organizing and implementing a readiness and response plan.  Allied member Stan Smith, a noted international insurance consultant specializing in assisting hotels in mitigating loses from natural disasters, provided an overview of insurance purchase considerations and ways to ensure maximum payout on claims.

This Report is a logical follow-up to a statement on education contained in the Tourism Taskforce Report on Trade Liberalization of April 2003. That Report was presented to the Trade Commission and education policy was discussed at that meeting.

Customer Service and Certification Programs

All the files listed below are in pdf format.

Total Service: The Bahamas Is Quality
In an era where the global tourism marketplace is increasingly more competitive — with emerging world markets and a savvier, more demanding traveler more and more it is all about the experience. Total Service Training was designed for your service professional development. It focuses on achieving quality and excellence in service.