Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace,
confirmed today that The Bahamas welcomed 5,585,995 visitors in 2011,
and that no other country in our region has come close to passing the 5
million visitor mark.
The Minister further reported that because of the very strong start
to 2012, with increases for air arrivals and for cruise passengers in
excess of 10% for the first two months, visitors to The Bahamas will
exceed 6 million in 2012 for the first time, if the current rate of
increase continues. The expected numbers for March and for April are
projected to easily exceed the 10% rate of increase. "In fact, The
Bahamas only needs to grow its visitor count by 7.4% this year to reach
the unprecedented...