News & Updates

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Industry (BHTA) held its 21st Annual Educators’ Internship Program recently, where once again a cadre of teachers spent three days “walking in the footsteps” of…Continue readingBHTA President Heralds Teachers As Pivotal To Tourism

Senior executives from the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) have met with Glenys Hanna Martin, newly-appointed minister of tourism, and her leadership team to discuss critical issues facing the…Continue readingBHTA Meets With Minister To Talk Key Tourism Issues

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is pressing for a greater private sector role in shaping tourism policy, telling the country’s new tourism minister that industry stakeholders should be…Continue readingBHTA Wants Greater Private Sector Role In Shaping Tourism Policy

Executive Director of the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) Kerry Fountain said at the Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association’s board of directors and membership meeting last week Thursday, that…Continue readingFountain: BOIPB To Provide Promotional Travel Offers

Family Island resorts are “on the ropes but not out” following double-digit first quarter declines in room revenues and nights sold, a senior tourism official warned yesterday, as he urged…Continue readingOut Island Hotels Urged To Adapt After Double-Digit Q1 Decline

NASSAU, Bahamas — Baha Mar delivered a record-breaking during the first quarter of the year, posting strong gains across key performance indicators, including a 14 percent year-over-year increase in RevPAR…Continue readingBaha Mar Posts Record Q1 Performance

Both Baha Mar and Atlantis revealed strong first-quarter results and occupancy rates during the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) board of directors and membership meeting yesterday. Baha Mar President…Continue readingAtlantis, Baha Mar Report Strong Q1

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) said yesterday member hotels are looking forward to having a robust Easter and spring break period. “Overarchingly, bookings for Nassau and Paradise Island…Continue readingBHTA Optimistic About Robust Spring Break Season

Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Jackson Weech said at the BHTA’s recent annual general meeting, that hotels and other land-based tourism businesses must adapt to the reality of…Continue readingWeech: Hotels Must Adapt to Growing Cruise Tourism Amid Stayover Decline

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) says it is “concerned” that the prolonged U.S. government shutdown could disrupt air travel during one of the country’s busiest…Continue readingBHTA ‘Concerned’ Prolonged U.S. Shutdown Could Disrupt Thanksgiving Travel, Impact Tourism Flow