Hotel incentive request under 'serious review'

Mon, Dec 27th 2010, 10:00 PM

By ALISON LOWE

Business Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) has been informed that the Prime Minister is "giving serious consideration" to its recommendation that requirements, which must be met under the Hotels Encouragement Act to enable hotels to access materials for infrastructure upgrades duty free, be eased.

Frank Comito, the BHA's executive vice-president, said tourism stakeholders were informed this was the case by Minister of Tourism, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, at the BHA's Annual General Meeting earlier this month.

At the end of November, Mr Comito released the results of a survey undertaken by the BHA, which showed that more than 90 pe ...

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