Tourism Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar-The Government is looking at ALL major hotels to open October 15th, 2020

Tourism Minister Dioniso D'Aguilar said the government is looking to have all major hotels reopen by October 15...He said the government is aiming to resume full operations with beach access across the country...

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BAHA MAR REACHES AGREEMENT OVER LOAN ON HOTELS

BAHA Mar announced last night that it has reached an agreement with the ScotiaBank-led syndicate to "settle all outstanding issues" regarding the loan on the Cable Beach hotels.

The deal involves the syndicate becoming an equity participant in the resort development, and Baha Mar officials say this shows ScotiaBank and its partners have confidence in the project and its economic potential.

In a ...

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Hotel revenueup 7.7

By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
Hotel revenue during the first eight months of 2010 grew by 7.7%to$167 million, with Executive Vice President of The Bahamas Hotel Association(BHA)Frank Comito saying promotional campaigns played an important role in the growth.
The Central Bank attributed the revenue increase to a 3.1 percent rise in average occupancy to 69.3 percent....

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Pelican Bay Hotel announces special Conchman Triathlon packages

Freeport Grand Bahama Island, Pelican Bay Hotel announces special Conchman Triathlon rates packages:

Room rates: Waterside Room, inclusive of daily Buffet Breakfast

o $120.00 - single

o $135.00 - double

Hotel check-in time is after 3:00PM on the day of arrival. 

Check-out time is before 11:00AM on the day of departure.

All
rates are subject to the prevailing 10% Government Guest Room T...

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Nassau/PI hotels in 11 rate rise

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

Hotels in Nassau/Paradise Island saw their average daily room rates increase by 11 per cent during the 2010 second quarter, but the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) president warned not to read too much into those figures, pointing out that this had been matched by cost increases with the sector currently in the middle of its traditionally weakest period.
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Harlem getting first major hotel since 1967

By BETH J HARPAZ

AP Travel Editor

NEW YORK (AP) -- When a trendy Starwood boutique hotel called Aloft opens in Harlem later this month, it will be the neighbourhood's first major hotel since the famed Theresa closed in 1967.

Harlem is already a must-see for many visitors to New York, but the tourism industry believes the opening of this hotel will help make the area even more of a destination b...

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Pelican Bay Hotel announces special Conchman Triathlon packages

Freeport Grand Bahama Island, Pelican Bay Hotel announces special Conchman Triathlon rates packages:

Room rates: Waterside Room, inclusive of daily Buffet Breakfast

o $120.00 - single

o $135.00 - double

Hotel check-in time is after 3:00PM on the day of arrival. 

Check-out time is before 11:00AM on the day of departure.

All
rates are subject to the prevailing 10% Government Guest Room T...

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Morgans Hotel Group to Operate and Manage Lifestyle Hotel as Part of Baha Mar Resort

NASSAU, Bahamas,

Oct. 15

/PRNewswire/ -- Baha Mar Ltd. announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent with Morgans Hotel Group (Nasdaq:

MHGC) to operate and manage the planned 300-room lifestyle hotel to be included as part of the destination resort metropolis,

Baha Mar Resort.

The
partnership with Morgans Hotel Group comes following a decision
previously announced by Baha Mar to ...

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Hotel worker facing eviction

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Hotel union strike would be 'devastating'

Strike action by the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) would be "devastating" to The Bahamas' tourism product, Minister of Tourism Dionisio D'Aguilar said yesterday. The minister was asked about the BHCAWU's planned strike vote after it rejected certain proposals contained in a [...]
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