Canadian media reports on Bahamas Trade Mission
Waves of the Bahamas made a splash in Canada as dividends from the Government’s recent Trade and Investment Promotion Mission pays off in the media.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham led a delegation of Parliamentarians that included Minister of Tourism & Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Attorney General John Delaney and Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing. Other officials in attendance were from the Office of the Prime Minister/Bahamas Investment Authority, Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), Bahamas Maritime Authority, Bahamas Financial Services Board, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Out Island Promotion Board, Bahamas Real Estate Association, Grand Bahama Port Authority and Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO).
Canadian press provided extensive coverage of the trade mission. Newspapers and online publications featured the information on infrastructural improvements, resort developments, and emerging investment opportunities.
Summary of Coverage
Toronto Star travel writer Jim Byers featured an in-depth piece on his blog discussing the King Edward reception, and the extensive tourism and infrastructure developments occurring in The Bahamas.
Travel Press reported on the reception held at the King Edward Hotel and tourism developments in The Bahamas.
TravelHotNews.com reported on the reception for tourism in The Bahamas, featuring the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Honourable Hubert Ingraham and Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace.
OpenJaw reported on The Bahamas reception at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto to share news on investments taking place in The Bahamas, including the new ferry terminal and commercial port, the reopening of the Straw Market and renovations to The Bahamas airport.
Travelweek.ca reported on the infrastructure projects that have taken place in The Bahamas. It noted that the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Aviation, held a reception that outlined various infrastructure projects such as: airport redevelopment, road improvements and port facility upgrades that will assist The Bahamas in economic recovery.
Travel Industry Today reported on the March 30 reception held with the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Honourable Hubert Ingraham at the King Edward Hotel where he and the Minister of Tourism, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, discussed tourism developments in The Bahamas.
The Travelweek homepage featured the 17 minute HD video presentation on tourism developments in The Bahamas, created by The Islands of The Bahamas. The video was featured at the Prime Minister’s reception, held at the King Edward Hotel on March 30, and was included in the media kits that were distributed at the event.
The print edition of Canadian Travel Press reported on the billions of dollars being invested in the Bahamas by the public and private sector to generate more tourism throughout all of the Bahamian Islands. The article also focused on the increase in business the Bahamas has received from Canadians over the last five years.
