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On Sunday it was announced that Canada joined with the United States and Mexico for a reworked North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), replaces the 24-year old agreement that governed $1.2 trillion worth of trade.
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Tourism ministers, industry officials and public/private sector stakeholders from throughout the Caribbean will gather in New Providence on October 1-5 for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), scheduled for Atlantis, Paradise Island.
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Ministry of Tourism officials yesterday said there will be “minimal” hotel closures in Abaco this fall due to the increase in stopover visitors to The Bahamas.
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International arrivals to The Bahamas are up 10.2 percent year to date, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The arrivals growth trend began last October.

Strong economies in the United States and Canada, loss of rooms in the Caribbean due to storm damage from the last hurricane season and the opening of Baha Mar all contribute to the growth. There has been a 29.6 percent increase in arrivals from Canada through July.
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Although he is happy there has been an uptick in stopover visitors to The Bahamas this year, President of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) Darrin Woods said he’s concerned about the increase in tourists choosing vacation homes over hotels and resorts.
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Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister addressed key senior tourism officials and executives at a recent BHTA meeting.
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