By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

TOTAL revenues earned by Nassau/Paradise Island hotels increased by 7.6 per cent to $250.6 million during the first seven months of 2010, the Central Bank of the Bahamas revealed yesterday, adding that the Bahamian tourism sector "expanded modestly" during the first half due to a "soft" recovery in its main US market.

Unveiling its report on monthly economic developments during July, the Central Bank said that the revenue increase enjoyed by a "sample" of New Providence resorts for the first seven months of 2010 contrasted with the 17.3 per cent plunge seen in 2009, as the recession bit deep into the hotel sector.

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