Category: BHA News

These spots are high on adventure, low on environmental impact.

It’s springtime and early bird travelers aren’t waiting for summer deals to hit the road. Though flying hasn’t become less harmful to the environment, you may be able to minimize your carbon footprint by taking a “green” vacation.
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Grand Bahama will lose service from a major airline this month when ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines ends all routes to that island – a loss Tourism officials promise will be met or exceeded.
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BAHA Mar and Scotiabank were last night said to be “close” to a resolution over the latter’s $170 million syndicated loan that financed the developer’s acquisition of the existing Cable Beach properties, sources close to the situation telling Tribune Business that “tremendous progress” had been made.
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Baha Mar yesterday said the six-week closure of the Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace casino accounted for a “significant portion” of the 50 per cent reduction in its 2009 net losses, compared to the year before.
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One of the top men in the Baha Mar Development Company has resigned. John Pagano has stepped down as its president, The Nassau Guardian can reveal.
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Marina operators from throughout The Bahamas will meet in Nassau this week to discuss challenges and opportunities for positioning The Bahamas as one of the world’s leading marina destinations. 

The recently formed Marina Operators of The Bahamas (MOB) will hold its Annual General Meeting with a series of timely workshop sessions this Wednesday May 12, 2010, in cooperation with the Bahamas Hotel Association and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, at the British Colonial Hilton.

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The Bahamas Hotel Association and the Bahamas Hotel Association Human Resource Professionals Organization host “Impending Implementation of the National Prescription Drug Plan and the Planned Increase in National Insurance Contributions to Support the Permanent Phase of the Unemployment Benefit Program

With the impending changes in contribution levels to the National Insurance in support of the prescription drug plan, as well as the unemployment insurance program, a briefing will be provided by…

…Continue readingBriefing On New NIB Amendments – June 3rd

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Members of the travel industry are going full steam ahead with investments in the future – recently making a $45,000 donation to educating youth on opportunities in the industry.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Travel experts assert the best way for The Bahamas and the Caribbean to combat challenges like the recent U.K. air tax hike is for regional countries to band together with initiatives promoting inter-country travel.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Out of 19 million tourists that visited the Caribbean last year, The Bahamas was able to win roughly 7 percent of that group, with four other countries beating this nation in attracting the most visitors to their shores.
…Continue readingBahamas Tourism Trails Behind Caribbean