Posted by: travadmin on Dec 08, 2003 – 03:03 PM shows The upcoming festival promises to be even more impressive than last years event. If you are going to be in The Bahamas in January don’t miss this event. Stanley Clarke, Bobby Lyle, Marcus Johnson & Three Keys All Star Band Smooth […]
Bahamas Travel News
Passport Rule Prompts Discounts
Posted by: Editor on Dec 01, 2006 – 12:57 PM newsandinfo Alarmed that new US passport requirements could cost the Caribbean region billions of dollars in lost visitors and tourism jobs, resorts and tourism bureaus are offering a variety of discounts to keep travelers coming to their shores. One destination is Club […]
Tourism Ministry Appoints Director Of Romance
Posted by: Editor on Sep 17, 2006 – 12:33 PM newsandinfo Her position, which the BMT said is the first of its kind within a tourism office in the Caribbean, will provide a link between hotels, resorts, facilities, vendors and suppliers to ensure seamless and stress-free planning for any romantic occasion. From […]
CTO Gears Up For Annual Conference
Posted by: Editor on Aug 04, 2006 – 09:57 AM newsandinfo Caribbean tourism officials are set to descend on The Westin and Sheraton Our Lucaya Resort Grand Bahama Island in The Bahamas in more than two months for the 29th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference. CTC-29 is set for Oct. 22-25 under the […]
Airline Boost For Bimini’s Economy
Posted by: Editor on Aug 10, 2006 – 09:57 AM newsandinfo Continental Airlines is giving a boost to Bimini’s economy with a new flight service from Ft. Lauderdale. The inaugural of the service, which will provide two flights a day, took place on Thursday. According to vice president of sales and marketing […]
Ginn Sur Mer Resort In Grand Bahama
Posted by: Editor on Oct 29, 2006 – 11:12 AM lodging Move over Atlantis, Paradise Island resort — another even larger resort development is under construction in the Bahamas. Ginn sur Mer, a 1,957-acre, $4.9 billion planned resort community on the West End of Grand Bahama Island, takes the current lead in […]
New Project ‘Cut-Off’ For New Providence
Posted by: Editor on Aug 03, 2006 – 09:41 AM newsandinfo Once three major developments on New Providence/Paradise Island are completed, the Government has no plan to approve any further investments on the island, the Minister of Financial Services and Investments, Vincent Peet, has confirmed. Mr. Peet told members of the Bain […]
Fifth Annual Coconut Festival
Posted by: travadmin on Apr 11, 2003 – 07:03 PM cuisine April 18-21, 2003 Pelican Point Grand Bahama Island Four Days of Fun in one of the Coconut Capitals of the Bahamas. Fish Fry, Gospel Jamboree, Bahamian demonstrations/dance, skits, coconut baking contest, hop scotch, jump rope, sing-a-long and much more.SCHEDULE OF EVENTS […]
The Second Time Aboard
Posted by: travadmin on Sep 29, 2003 – 10:32 AM pampering By ANITA GATES The New York Times LET’S not say what year it was. Let’s just say that in the photograph taken on the top deck, I’m wearing a light-green-and-white-checked minidress and mod matching kerchief. My college friend Louise and I […]
Travel Writers Get Sneak Preview Of New Marketing Campaign
Posted by: travadmin on Jan 10, 2004 – 11:07 PM business Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe gave top travel media members in the United States a private unveiling of the Bahamas’ new advertising campaign last month. NEW YORK, January 5 – The new branding and advertising campaign was shown to a full […]