Category: BHA News

After a decade of corporate success one hotel is dedicating the year to giving something back to The Bahamas.

As the Colonial Hilton in Nassau celebrates its 10th year of operations it is planning a series of charity events which cover fashion, food, art, music and signing.
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Casinos in The Bahamas are facing a major challenge from the legalization of gaming in the US, the top man at Atlantis has revealed, saying recommendations put to the government on the future of gambling in the islands are critical.
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The popularity of vacation rentals in the Bahamas surged by 79 per cent last year, the greatest increase for any destination, with this trend expected to continue through 2010, a leading rental firm told Tribune Business yesterday.

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Bahamas Hotels and Businesses Requested to Support Haiti Relief… We are encouraged that several Bahamas hotels have already committed support, despite the difficult times our industry is experiencing. The Bahamas…Continue readingAppeal To Hotels & Businesses To Help Haiti

Minister of Tourism Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace announced air arrivals to The Bahamas were increasing on a month-to-month basis during the last quarter of 2009, with forecasts for March 2010 “looking good”.
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The Bahamas was unable to cut hotel room rates as deeply as other Caribbean destinations in response to the recession because to have done so would have left the industry mired in “deeper unprofitability” due to high operating costs, the minister of tourism and aviation said yesterday.
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Stopover visitors to the Bahamas fell below the one million mark in 2009 following a 12.8 per cent year-over-year contraction, with tourism industry earnings dropping 10 per cent to around $1.5 billion.
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We are encouraged that several Bahamas hotels have already committed support, despite the difficult times our industry is experiencing. The Bahamas Red Cross is launching its appeal for funds and non-perishables items.  Specifically, hotels are being asked to donate cash or the following items:

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Three Bahamian locations are to get more air services as a Florida airline announces it is expanding its schedule.

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The New Year holiday “exceeded expectations” for many Bahamian hotels as average occupancy rates soared into the 90 per cent range with some days sold out, although the Bahamas Hotel Association’s (BHA) president yesterday cautioned that the sector had to make up considerable ground to return to pre-credit crunch business levels.
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