Category: Hotel News

Baha Mar yesterday finalized its financing agreement with the Chinese Export-Import Bank, clearing the way for the immediate launch of the $2.6 billion project.
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Increased competition and demand for ‘value deals’ has prevented major Bahamian hotels from increasing their average daily room rate (ADR) to pre-recession levels, the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) president yesterday saying they were down on average by $15-$16, as he warned: “There’s no silver bullet.”
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A new “layman’s” manual on the implications of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the Caribbean tourism industry has suggested the trade deal “will not have the beneficial effect which was hoped for” in the area of import duty reductions, as 75 per cent of all goods commonly imported by the industry will see no tariff reductions.
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Atlantis has taken notice of Jamaica’s plans to become a major player in casino gaming.

President and Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas George Markantonis said Jamaica’s increased activi ty in the gaming realm is something to keep an eye on, given that the jurisdiction is planning to introduce three new casinos as early as 2012.
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14th Cacique Awards Friday, January 28, 2011 At 8:00pmRainforest Theatre, Wyndham Nassau Resort Tickets on sale now: $50Contact: Bonnie Rolle 356-6941 

Time Management for the Globally Minded ProfessionalThursday, January 20, 2011 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the British Colonial HiltonRegistration deadline extendedRegistration: $175BHA Members Discount: $150 As a signature event, “Time…Continue readingGot Time?

One to two percent growth is projected for Bahamas hotel occupancy levels during the first quarter of 2011, leaving the industry still far off pre-recession highs.
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The Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) has been informed that the Prime Minister is “giving serious consideration” to its recommendation that requirements, which must be met under the Hotels Encouragement Act to enable hotels to access materials for infrastructure upgrades duty free, be eased.
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