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Caribbean Travel Marketplace will bolster the message that The Bahamas is open for business, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar.

D’Aguilar said the added bonus of Caribbean Travel Marketplace is that it will get the message out to the rest of the world that Hurricane Dorian did not ravage the entire country and that “the heart of the tourism infrastructure on New Providence” has not been impacted.

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The 2020 edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace, slated for The Bahamas between January 21 and 23, 2020, is generating lots of buzz and excitement, with officials reporting strong registration pace for the event.

Frank Comito, CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), reported that the region’s largest and longest-standing tourism marketing event has confirmed close to 500 supplier delegates from more than 170 supplier companies to date.

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Pledge Conference to Mobilize Recovery Financing After Hurricane Dorian

The Government of The Bahamas and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom will stage a pledge conference on 13 January 2020 in Nassau to mobilize financial and technical support for recovery efforts in The Bahamas, following the passage of Hurricane Dorian.

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The $300m water park expansion will increase the Baha Mar resort’s workforce by ten percent, and has been welcomed by both the government and trade bodies.

The Bahamas government has approved a $300m expansion to Baha Mar, which will see the addition of a new water park to the property, bringing the resort’s total investment up to $4.8bn.

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The Bahamas needs a livable wage study in order to determine what the minimum wage in the country should be, said Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis yesterday.

“I think the time has come for us to do a complete and comprehensive study of what is a livable wage in this country,” said Davis, during a press conference at the PLP headquarters.
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The Bahamas Hotel Tourism Association (BHTA) held its 67th Annual General Meeting on December 6th 2019, at Atlantis, Paradise Island. The Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Alexander Minnis, Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas addressed over 100 tourism industry stakeholders, as the Keynote  Speaker of the event.

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Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, the hotel industry is expected to end the year on a positive note, particularly after successful sales on Cyber Monday, according to Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association President Carlton Russell.

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