Category: BHA News

Robert “Sandy” Sands’ response to the US Travel Alert and Travel Advisory designation for The Bahamas.…Continue readingImportant Message Regarding US Travel Alert & Travel Advisory

Important Message from The President of The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) – Robert “Sandy” Sands re the US Travel Alert and Travel Advisory designation for The Bahamas.…Continue readingImportant Message from The President of The BHTA

Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association President Robert ‘Sandy’ Sands yesterday suggested that by converting just five percent of cruise visitors into stopover guests, The Bahamas could inject millions into the local economy, leveraging the current cruise visitor arrivals boom for sustained tourism growth.…Continue readingBHTA president: Convert more cruise passengers into stop-over visitors for sustained tourism growth

President of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Robert “Sandy” Sands said yesterday the industry must capture and capitalize on the significantly higher number of cruise visitors to The Bahamas.…Continue readingCruise Conversion: Changing Stop By, to Stop Over

Tourism to see a very strong and robust peak winter season, based on advanced bookings and the pace at which they are being made.…Continue readingSands: The Country’s Largest Industry Eyes Robust Peak Winter Season

Specially-trained drivers and operators can now take visitors on an exciting journey in environmental restoration and regeneration of the Mangroves.…Continue readingMission for Mangroves Tour Officially Launched

Robert Sands, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president, told the Prime Minister’s Office’s weekly briefing that this nation needs to place more focus on encouraging cruise passengers to return to this nation as higher-spending stopover visitors.…Continue readingBahamas Must Target 70% Cruise Visitor Ratio

Tourism sector stakeholders are concerned the important stopover growth is being hindered by a lack of hotel room inventory.…Continue readingStopover Growth Impacted by 25 Percent Hotel Room Inventory Drop, Says Sands