Category: BHA News

More businesses expected to apply as Exigency Order praised by BHA

Since Hurricane Irene ravaged parts of The Bahamas, more than $170,000 worth of reconstruction supplies have entered the country with $42,705.87 in duty waivers. In excess of 65 applications made to NEMA! so far.
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As the first cohort for the Master’s program, seven Bahamians received degrees at Oxford and will apply their skills to the industry

Surrounded by the grandeur of Oxford University, seven leading Bahamians in the hospitality industry made history as the country’s first graduates in the Master’s of Management, Hospitality and Tourism program – the only cohort where all members achieved distinction or credit.
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Large hotels in the Nassau and Paradise Island market are seeing mixed results this year, squeezing a 1.7 percent increase in room revenues out of a 1.1 percent fall-off in occupancy through to August.
…Continue readingHotel Industry Fortunate To Have Marginal Improvements

“All indicators” for the Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry would have shown year-over-year improvement for August had it not been for a “seven point” occupancy decline sparked by Hurricane Irene, the Bahamas Hotel Association’s (BHA) president said yesterday.
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A WELL-KNOWN tourism executive expressed hope the Government would “go further” than the industry’s proposed changes to this nation’s casino gaming regulations, telling Tribune Business that reform was “extremely important” for the Bahamas’ competitiveness in this sector.
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The Bahamas Hotel Association’s (BHA) president yesterday told Tribune Business the industry was expecting “strong” Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year business levels, with occupancies and room rates for the September-December period set to be “slightly better” than 2010 comparatives.

Stuart Bowe said: “We are hopeful for a strong Thanksgiving period, thanks in part to the exciting groups and promotions which Atlantis has planned. Christmas and New Year should be strong.
…Continue readingBahamas Hotels Anticipate Strong Season Ahead