Category: Hotel News

President And Minister Call For Greater Commitment To Quality Service

Members of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association elected their 2013-14 leadership team at its 60th Annual General Meeting where returning President Stuart Bowe joined with Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe in calling for a greater commitment to elevating the level of service in the country across the board.

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According to BHTA President Stuart Bowe, “The industry turned the corner in 2012.  This year will end with the highest average occupancy since 2007, our benchmark year, with average room rates continuing to improve but still below 2007.  Despite higher operating costs and lower levels of visitor spending, 2012 represents a positive change in our sector of the economy,” he added.

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The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) unveiled its new logo design at the organization’s 60th Annual General Meeting following its recent announcement of the organization’s name change from the Bahamas Hotel Association.
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View the 60th Anniversary Supplement as published in The Tribune (8MB PDF)

BHA Officially Changes Name This Week, Marking Sixty Years

Sixty years of history gives meaning to the private sector industry association known as the Bahamas Hotel Association which this week mark’s its anniversary culminating in a celebration ball on Friday at Atlantis where industry leaders will be joined by the Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, and other members and dignitaries.

Its accomplishments over the past six decades have made it a respected and influential voice in the tourism sector.   Moving forward; the BHA is taking on a new name. Not to disassociate itself from the past; rather, to embrace a new vision of the future.

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The Bahamas Hotel Association has teamed up with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, IBM, Project Read, and the Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas to bring IBM’s internationally acclaimed Companion Reading program to the country.  Minister of Education, Science and Technology, The Honourable Jerome Fitzgerald brought remarks at the launch of the IBM Program on Monday, 12th November, 2012 at Luciano’s. The goal of the international web-based program is “to help children and adults around the world gain essential English Language literacy skills using IBM’s web-based literacy technology in collaboration with schools and not-for-profit organizations”.
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The Bahamas Hotel Association is celebrating 60 years of service to the industry. Friday, November 30, 2012The Grand Ballroom at AtlantisCocktails: 7:00pm / Dinnner: 8:00pmKeynote speaker: Prime Minister Perry Christie…Continue readingBHA 60th Anniversary Ball

Thanks to the support we have received over many years, 94 Bahamian students pursuing careers in tourism have been awarded scholarships valued in excess of $358,000 and hundreds of educators and thousands of students are engaged in various tourism-awareness programs being led by BHA.

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Ministry of Tourism Permanent Secretary Dr. Patricia Rogers and Bahamas Hotel Association President Stuart Bowe have announced the finalists for the Cacique Awards following a review by independent selection committees for BHA and the Ministry of an impressive slate of nominees submitted by the public and BHA members.…Continue readingCacique Award Finalists Announced