Category: BHA News

Small Bahamian hotels must embrace technology in order to stay competitive throughout this nation and in the region, the Ministry of Tourism’s director-general said yesterday, while the Bahamas’ 1-800-BAHAMAS call centre is scheduled to move back home sometime in 2010.
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The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, in cooperation with the Bahamas Hotel Association, presents the 15th Annual Authentically Bahamian Christmas Craft & Souvenir Show December 4th – December 6thWyndham…Continue reading15th Annual Authentically Bahamian Christmas Craft & Souvenir Show and Silent Auction

Friday, December 4th, 2009

9:00am to 12:30pm
Wyndham Nassau Resort – Crystal Ballroom

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Today is the first official day of operation for the former Isle of Capri casino in Our Lucaya, Grand Bahama under the management of Treasure Bay, according to the Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace.
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Atlantis has come up with a star formula for driving up its business, using big name entertainment acts to boost numbers in the wake of a recession-fuelled drop in conference bookings.

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An international developer is hoping to create hundreds of jobs at an “iconic” luxury resort on Exuma. with a project which could represent up to $140 million of investment in The Bahamas.
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The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) yesterday said approval had been granted for it to remove the two secondary security checkpoints on the US Departures lounge’s upper levels, freeing up more than 7,000 square feet for extra seating and retail options.
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Traveling to the U.S. just got a little quicker and easier, as officials announce one level of security check at Nassau’s airport is to be scrapped.
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Holiday event bookings are down about 15 per cent year-over-year at BahaMar’s resorts, the company’s vice-president of external affairs said yesterday, while party rental and supply stores are seeing the market teeter both ways.
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New Providence’s major hotels suffered a 7.4 per cent room revenue drop in October 2009, due to an average $18 daily room rate (ADR) drop, confirming the industry’s current pricing weakness despite signs of occupancy stabilisation.
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