Category: BHA News

Applications must be received by April 30th.

Students interested in pursuing studies in tourism and culinary-related fields are invited to submit applications for scholarships being offered to Bahamians to attend the College of The Bahamas Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute (CHMI), through the Patrick S.G. Bain BHA-BHEA-BHC&AWU Hotel Industry Partners Scholarship Fund.

Jointly funded by the Bahamas Hotel Association, the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union and the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association, the scholarships are being offered in the name of the respective organizations and in tribute to the late union leader Pat Bain, in recognition of his commitment to education and building business-labour partnerships.
Presently, nine (9) Bahamians are beneficiaries of the program.

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NASSAU, The Bahamas — In a bid to strengthen the country’s position in the Latin American market, several initiatives are being implemented to support service to Latin American travellers.  

Included in the initiatives are several campaigns aimed at encouraging hotels and Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) to provide signage in Spanish; a welcome arrival message; a 15-minute welcome to destination CD for taxi drivers; boosting of the Ministry of Tourism website  – partnerships for Spanish courses at the College of The Bahamas; recruiting of a corps of bilingual ambassadors for the People-to-People programme and placement of bilingual roving ambassadors stationed downtown and at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.  
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Following is a communication prepared by NAD which hotels should incorporate into their appropriate communications to guests and travellers. Visitors and US-Bound Travellers: Please be advised that all persons travelling…Continue readingImportant Notice Re LPIA US Terminal Opening

Work on the $138.3 million Phase II stage of the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) redevelopment will begin on Thursday, March 17, with the selective demolition of the existing US departure terminal.
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The Ministry of Tourism and the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) are taking an active approach in preparing for the Latin American business coming into the country, offering a workshop geared towards fully tapping into that market.

It’s potentially the first of many seminars given the diverse markets that flock the country.

Executive Vice President of the BHA Frank Comito told Guardian Business last week that the workshop is designed to ensure that Bahamians in the sector are able to fully capitalize on the Latin American market, thus making raising awareness a priority.

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Grand Bahama’s unemployment rate could now be in the region of 25 percent, following the Our Lucaya Beach and Golf Resort’s layoff of 200 staff members on Friday, charges the island’s Chamber of Commerce President Peter Turnquest.
…Continue readingOur Lucaya Layoffs Impact Grand Bahama

Both the Minister for Labour and the head of the Bahamas Hotel Managerial Association confirmed yesterday that they met with executives from the Our Lucaya Golf and Beach Resort in separate meetings on Tuesday, ahead of today’s anticipated announcement that around 200 workers will be terminated from the hotel property.
…Continue readingOur Lucaya Makes Labour ‘Adjustments’