Category: BHA News

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) yesterday said Hurricane Dorian had inflicted an “unprecedented economic loss” on Abaco, and the island will take time to recover.

The Association, in a brief statement to Tribune Business on behalf of its president, Carlton Russell, said it was “fully aware” that reconstruction following the category five storm will be protracted with the financial “sting” felt throughout the country during September.
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Pantry on the Go is a collaborative effort between GlobalMedic, Head Knowles and The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA). This initiative seeks to assist those impacted by Hurricane Dorian through the provision of staple food items in a hardy, reusable, easy to carry “bucket”.

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Five heavy-duty off-road vehicles have been donated to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to strengthen the recovery and resettlement efforts in Northern Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Dorian.

The ROXOR vehicles which are valued at $125,340.00 arrived at NEMA Headquarters in New Providence on November 5th, 2019 and will be distributed to Abaco and Grand Bahama to help with aid and relief efforts on each affected island.

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Most properties anticipate falling short of last year’s Thanksgiving and Christmas performance

NASSAU,BAHAMAS – Hotel occupancy levels for many New Providence hotels are “slightly off pace”, according to Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) president Carlton Russell.

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A Bahamian tourism executive will be honoured at the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEX) Leadership Awards 2019 for more than 35 years of service to the industry.

Frank Comito, the former Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) executive vice-president, will be rewarded for his efforts to spur economic development, organisation management, government affairs, project management, workforce development, research and business and investor support in the tourism industry.

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CHTA renews commitment to bring premier Caribbean travel and tourism marketing event to Baha Mar, Bahamas in 2020

MIAMI – Citing the new tourism offerings in The Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean and the opportunity to showcase the nation of islands to the travel world following Hurricane Dorian, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) reaffirmed that all systems are go to bring the region’s largest and longest-standing tourism marketing event to The Bahamas January 21 to 23, 2020.

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The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism encourages the Bahamian public to submit their nominations for the 18th Cacique Awards beginning Monday October 28, until January 31, 2020.

Nassau, Bahamas – The Ministry of Tourism and the Bahamas Hotel Association held the first annual Cacique Awards in 1996. At this juncture, the long-standing tourism partners joined their respective awards – the National Tourism Achievement Awards and the Hotel Industry Awards – to celebrate the finest in industry.

The 18th Cacique Awards, which celebrates the brightest and the best in the country’s hospitality industry, will be held at the Baha Mar Resort Convention Centre on May 23, 2020, under the theme, “Still Rockin”.

Ministry of Tourism’s Permanent Secretary, Charles Albury, promises that this Cacique Awards will be an exciting celebration of Bahamians and encourages persons to nominate individuals in the industry.

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The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA); alongside industry partners, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB), The Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB); The Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board (GBITB) and The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT) met recently at the British Colonial Hilton Nassau, to discuss the state of the industry throughout the archipelago and to share individual and collective marketing strategies being deployed to ensure global markets understand the majority of islands in The Bahamas are open for business.

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Baha Mar is to a host major regional tourism event in January in conjunction with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

The 38th Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM) will involve hotel and destination representatives as well as other tourism providers, wholesalers and tour operators, online travel agencies and media representatives over two days.

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Tourism stakeholders have agreed to align their efforts to maintain the country’s value for money proposition in order to steer The Bahamas’ tourism sector back to its robust, pre-Dorian numbers.

A press statement from the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) explained that those stakeholders also accepted to speak with one voice in their tourism messaging and marketing.

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