Month: January 2020

The Guestbook joins Bay Gardens Resort and other industry partners in donating to ongoing hurricane relief efforts in the Bahamas

The Guestbook, the world’s largest rewards program for independent and boutique hotels, presented a donation to the Caribbean Travel Marketplace and Bahamas Relief Effort Fund last week, during a special ceremony at the opening of Caribbean Marketplace 2020.

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Representatives from The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) Executive Committee including President of the BHTA, Carlton Russell, Senior Vice President Robert “Sandy” Sands, Treasurer Jamal Glover, Nassau Paradise Island Vice President, Jermaine Wright, Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board Executive Director Kerry Fountain, and BHTA Member Robert Meister met with the Chairman of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), Donovan Moxey, CEO Whitney Heastie and Robynlee Ogilvie, BPL Board member to glean further clarity on the impact of the recently passed Rate Reduction Bond Bill;  the soon to be implemented subsequent charge to consumers, and BPL’s plans to improve the supply of electricity to The Bahamas.

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‘Off the chart year’ were it not for Hurricane Dorian

The Bahamas recorded another ‘record year’ for tourism arrivals in 2019, according to Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar, who noted that it would have been an ‘off the chart year’ had it not been for Hurricane Dorian.

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has named respected Grenada hotelier Leo Garbutt 2020 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year.

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Bay Gardens Resorts, the St. Lucia owned- and-managed hotel group, delivered the proceeds of its recent fundraising efforts to help the people of The Abacos and Grand Bahama recover from the devastating effects of last year’s Hurricane Dorian.

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Close to 1,000 delegates who will converge in Nassau this week for the 2020 edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace will collect some meaningful mementos produced by entrepreneurs who survived last year’s Hurricane Dorian, which displaced thousands in northern Bahamas.

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Saturday and Sunday, February 8th and 9th

Join us for a Tru Tru Bahamian Good Time at the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s Tru Tru Bahamian Festival held on the historic grounds of John Watlings Distillery.

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Please click on the links below of past epic Tru Tru Bahamian Festivals, for your viewing pleasure

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It is almost that time again – on Saturday and Sunday, February 8th and 9th;  join us for a Tru Tru Bahamian Good Time at the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Associations Tru Tru Bahamian Festival to be held on the historic grounds of John Watlings Distillery.

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