Author: editor

President Jackson Weech commenced discussions by acknowledging the efforts and achievements of initiatives that have recently been undertaken by the Government of The Bahamas.…Continue readingTourism Execs Meet DPM On Industry Issues

The public-private sector stakeholder group has met on numerous occasions as part of an ongoing collaborative effort to discuss and determine strategies to best “weather” power supply and distribution issues.…Continue readingCommunication Over BPL Outages Remains ‘Key’

The Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin and Mr. Jackson Weech spoke at the event, which was aptly themed “Charting a Course from the Classroom to The Boardroom”.…Continue readingTourism Hails 20th Industry Internship Close

Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Jackson Weech detailed how the tourism industry must continue “filling in the gaps” when it comes to ensuring that accommodations are made available for visitors.…Continue readingIncreased Accommodations Needed For Stopover Visitors

BHTA President Jackson Weech and fellow senior executives discussed the organization’s Strategic Plan to augment and further collaborate with The Bahamas Government to advance Topics of Critical Interest to the tourism sector.…Continue readingNew BHTA President & Execs Meet with PM

Nassau and Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB) Chief Executive Officer Joy Jibrilu said yesterday at the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s directors and membership meeting that NPIPB’s website has 3.2 million visitors, with two thirds of them being “new users”.…Continue readingJibrilu: 2.2M New Visitors to NPIPB Website This Year

Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Jackson Weech said most resorts “met or were just shy of budget forecasts” for 2024, and remain optimistic for 2025.…Continue readingNew BHTA President Weech Optimistic For 2025

Immediate past president of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Robert “Sandy” Sands said that based on the booking pace for the first quarter of 2025, next year’s stopover visitor numbers could be as robust as in 2023.…Continue readingSands: 2025 Stopovers Could Be As Robust As In 2023

The BHTA’s Annual General Meeting , held on December 4th, 2024, at the British Colonial Hotel, saw the election of Officers and Directors, who will serve in their respective capacities, for the upcoming election period of two (2) years (2025 & 2026).  …Continue readingBHTA New Slate of Officers & Directors 2025 & 2026