Category: BHA News

Visitor air arrivals during the month of September declined by 12.8 percent throughout The Bahamas, with New Providence’s tourism decline improving slightly from the month before.

According to the Ministry of Tourism’s latest data for the month, although arrivals to the country grew by 5.5 percent or around 150k visitors, there was 143 fewer air arrivals to the destination than the year ago period. That latter category acts as a true indicator on the performance of this nation’s number one industry: Tourism.
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A new air service connecting Marsh Harbour and Walker’s Cay in Abaco with two Florida locations will be launched this month.
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The president of the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) said yesterday that Bahamians own 30 per cent of this country’s aggregate room inventory in the form of small hotels, contrary to popular belief.

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The Bahamas Hotel Association’s (BHA) president yesterday said it was “critical” for the sector to grow its room inventory and absorb this nation’s ever-expanding labour force, arguing that this had helped Jamaica and the Dominican Republic to increase US stopover arrivals at the same time as this nation experienced a 14 per cent decline.
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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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