Category: BHA News

The Bahamas Hotel Association and the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board are working with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company to provide feedback on a number of challenges hotels and businesses are facing, particularly in the Family Islands, in using the services of BTC to support their business activities and transactions.  BTC indicates to us that they are working to address these and will provide an update to members at our April 5th meeting.
 

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Quality Information and Connections in the Field of Sustainable Lodging Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia as a way to raise awareness about sustainability and show support for…Continue readingEarth Hour – Raising Sustainable Awareness

Bahamas Hotel AssociationBoard of Directors and Membership Meeting Thursday, April 5, 20129:30am – 12:00pm (noon)At Graycliff Humidor Continental breakfast along with coffee, herbal tea and juices will be served.

Annual BHA report highlights profitability challenges with particular need to boost value proposition

Nearly three-quarters of hoteliers expect revenue gains this year and most continue to invest heavily in capital spending, according to the annual report from the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA).

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Work will begin on the restoration of Pompey Museum by the end of March, with work on the adjoining Pompey Square completed by the end of summer, revealed Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard yesterday.

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U.S. Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Requirements
 
The U.S. Embassy would like to remind travelers that, while it is legal to transport any amount of currency and/or other monetary instruments into or out of the United States, a traveler who is departing on a pre-cleared flight to the United States from Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau or Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport, and who is transporting, attempts to transport, or causes to be transported, currency and/or other monetary instruments in an aggregate amount exceeding U.S. $10,000 (or an equivalent amount in foreign currency) at one time, must report such amounts to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and file a Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments (FinCEN 105) with CBP prior to departure. 

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The Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry is hoping to enjoy “a modest increase in all key metrics” for January and the 2012 first quarter, the Bahamas Hotel Association’s (BHA) president last night pointing out that this nation’s average daily room rate (ADR) climb back was “not as challenging” compared to rival destinations.
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