Category: BHA News

Nassau-based Steiner Leisure Limited has announced that it has completed the $100 million acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Bliss World Holdings, Inc.

The company announced back in November that it had entered into an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to purchase Bliss, a spa and skin care company with free-standing and hotel spa locations, offering services and products under the “Bliss” and “Remede” brands.
…Continue readingSteiner-Leisure Completes $100 Million Spa Deal

The Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) is conceding the region was unsuccessful in averting a proposed UK Air Tax hike that may slash traffic from that destination — yet is still…Continue readingProposed UK Air Tax Concerns BHA

NEW YORK CITY-Claiming that the two companies conspired to inflate values with the idea of eventually taking over the properties, investors in four high-end resorts in the US and the Bahamas have filed a class-action suit against Credit Suisse and Cushman & Wakefield, according to published reports. The complaint, filed Sunday in federal court in Boise, ID, seeks up to $24 billion in damages, including $16 billion in punitive damages.
…Continue readingGinn Sur Mer Investors Sue Credit Suisse

The Bahamas Hotel Association wishes everyone a happy, safe and productive New Year!

Bahamian healthcare facilities are likely to enter into joint ventures and partnerships with overseas providers in a bid to develop a medical tourism sector, the minister of tourism has indicated, with the industry targeting profitable niche markets seen as having long-term sustainability.
…Continue readingMedical Tourism Planned For Bahamas

The speakers for the 19th Bahamas Business Outlook, scheduled for January 14 at the Wyndham Nassau Resort, Cable Beach, have been announced.
…Continue readingBusiness Outlook: January 14, 2010

As most of the world attempts to gaze into the future and predict what 2010 holds in store, business leaders in The Bahamas are offering up their own forecasts for…Continue readingMixed Projections For 2010

Editor’s note: ESPN.com will have complete coverage of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure through January 14.

There are perks to this job.

It is 16 degrees Fahrenheit outside as I write this column on Sunday afternoon, buried under blankets, sweaters and my thickest socks in the dead of Toronto winter. That measurement comes before factoring in a wind chill that has to be pretty fierce considering the snow seems to be ‘falling’ at an upwards incline. Last night, I spilled a cup of water as I got into my car and it froze on contact with the dashboard. It’s pretty miserable here.
…Continue readingAtlantis Hosts PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Please be advised that the Airport Authority Security at Lynden Pindling International Airport has indicated that the US Transportation Security Administration has advised that the 100% screening at the boarding…Continue readingAdditional Airport Security Checks Extended

US and Pre-Clearance airports have instituted additional passenger security checks due to hightened international security.  To ensure travelers make scheduled departures, please advise guests and those traveling via LPIA (this may…Continue readingAdditional Security Checks at Airports Require Earlier Passenger Arrivals