Category: BHA News

THE Bahamian hotel industry is concerned that current business projections for September and October, the low point of the tourism season, “are fairly flat” against 2009 comparatives, Tribune Business was told last night, although the sector was encouraged by July occupancy levels that almost matched pre-recession figures.
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The Bahamas Hotel Association, in collaboration with the Ministry, the Bahamas Culinary Association, and the College of The Bahamas, is sponsoring the national culinary team which will represent us at the upcoming Taste of the Caribbean Competition.

Following a successful qualification cook-off on June 19th, a team was selected to vie for recognition as “the best in the Caribbean.” The competition is an integral part of the annual Caribbean Hotel Trade Conference (CHTC) to be held at the Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa, Wyndham Grade Resort, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, September 9 – 12, 2010.
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FIERCE competition from low-cost carriers has forced Delta Airlines to suspend their daily non-stop service between Nassau and New York, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
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THE Hotel Union president said yesterday that the organisation, while financially challenged, is attempting to position itself to sustain its members should the economy further affect employment in the industry.
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The slowing growth rate of the United States economy could have an effect on hiring in the hotel sector in The Bahamas, according to President of the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) Robert Sands.
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BHA members have been expressing concern about a number of matters in recent months. BEC, tax increases, hotel licensing matters, overall state of the industry.  These and others will be…Continue readingBoard of Directors & Membership Meeting

The winner of an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded contract to install alternative energy technologies in several Bahamian homes has pledged to employ “a fully Bahamian workforce” and train others to work in the sector, unveiling plans to for launching an “accredited renewable energy school” accessible from this nation.
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BAHA Mar is vetting four different hotel brands after axing its plan to include four Starwood-branded resortsin its $2.6 billion Cable Beach redevelopment, its president saying they could know in a matter of weeks which brands will be chosen.
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