Category: BHA News

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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Graycliff is in “very advanced talks” to expand its airport boutique lounge concept to three other major US airports, Tribune Business was told yesterday, an initiative that could yield up to 10 new properties and 150 jobs with the Bahamas-based company having already invested $1 million in its existing network.

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The company charged with overseeing Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) $409.5 million transformation saw its fiscal 2009 net income increase by 76.8 per cent to $10.308 million, with the costs for the redevelopment’s final two stages pegged at $127.9 million and $83.5 million respectively.
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A government source has claimed the stumbling block in providing an Eleuthera hotel owner with concessions attached to the Hotels Encouragement Act (HEA), is that the property doesn’t meet the minimum qualifications for the benefits. …Continue readingMajor Eleuthera Resort Needs More Rooms