Richie, Twain film video for timeless hit in Bahamas
Extraordinary songwriter and singer Lionel Richie visited Nassau recently to record the music video for one of his enduring pop classics – Endless Love. Continue Reading
New forms of life discovered in Bahamas blue holes
An American researcher found new forms of life in a blue hole in Abaco, which he believes may provide clues to how life evolved.
Bohog and the Rooters + Andros Jubilee Singers at FESTIVAL DE L’IMAGINAIRE Paris
Cat Island Rake n’ Scrape band, Bo Hog and the Rooters, are taking their music to the world’s stage, bringing even more exposure to the Islands of The Bahamas. Continue Reading
Today Show takes Bahamas by storm
A Today Show blitz of The Bahamas over two days gave approximately 3 million Americans per day a close look at the many islands and vacation experiences the country offers. Continue Reading
Sports tourism to generate $100M by 2014
The government is setting ambitious targets for sports tourism, predicting it will pump $12.3 million into the economy this year and $100 million by 2014.
Bahamas has spirted voice in association’s new network for growing market
For Linville Johnson and other members of the NTA Faith-based Tourism Advisory Council, months of planning came to a satisfying conclusion at the association’s recent convention in Las Vegas, where more than 60 experienced tourism professionals gathered for the first-ever Faith-based Tourism Leaders Forum. It was only a beginning, though, Johnson said. Continue Reading
Bahamas Film Commission rolls on Miami Beach
The Bahamas Film Commission continued to build a strengthening relationship with Film Florida as Bahamas film representatives participated in the National Association of Television Production Executives (NATPE) Trade Show on Miami Beach, January 22 – 25. Continue Reading
Marathon Bahamas gets Canadians running to Bahamas
For a second year running, an eager group of travel professionals, hosted by the Bahamas Tourist Office – Canada, participated in the Marathon Bahamas race weekend in Nassau, Bahamas. Continue Reading
CHTA president wants easier travel for Caribbean nationals
President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Josef Forstmayr, says airlift to the Caribbean is still “inadequate and too expensive” despite a collective investment of $45 million by governments in the region. Continue Reading
Destination Wedding Guests Travel Farther, Look Better and Get More Intimate
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Shares Results of Destination Wedding Survey and Invites Couples to Enter for Their Chance to Say “I Do” in The Islands Of The Bahamas Continue Reading
Vanderpool-Wallace pushes Family Island rebranding
Although Nassau is one of the biggest tourism gateways on the planet, it represents just two percent of this country’s total land mass.
The Bahamas is barely scratching the surface of the sector’s potential, the minister of tourism said, and this year’s Caribbean Marketplace 2012 is the ideal time to reveal a national initiative to help tourists discover the islands less traveled.
Today Show going to The Bahamas
Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Hosts of the Fourth Hour of TODAY Broadcast from The Bahamas Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 10 Continue Reading
FOUND – 16 BRIDES FOR 16 ISLAND WEDDINGS
Sixteen couples from around the UK are enjoying the very best start to 2012 knowing that their dreams are about to become reality. Each couple has won their own special wedding ceremony on one of 16 different Islands of The Bahamas and all will marry simultaneously on 16th May 2012, at 16:00 hrs. Continue Reading
Youth benefit from sports challenge
The 2012 Law Enforcement Sports Challenge will invest in the lives of young men and women when it begins on January 18 in Grand Bahama. Continue Reading
Marketplace 2012: Hot spot for tourism business
An enormous volume of tourism business will be done in The Bahamas when Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) holds Marketplace 2012 in Nassau and Paradise Island. Continue Reading
Bahamas tourism research makes highlights
Three of the Bahamas’ academic standouts will get a spotlight on the international stage beginning this month for their tourism research. Continue Reading
Foxy Santa returns to town
Children at the Ranfurly Home traded in the traditional plump and round Santa and received some extra gifts during the Christmas holiday from the tall, slim and beautiful Santa who is also known as Jeanene Fox. Continue Reading
Bahamas holding film location business
The Islands Of The Bahamas scored another credit as a film location when the colonial period feature film, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, directed by Ray Bengston, recently shot scenes in the Berry Islands. Continue Reading
New straw market officially opened
With a celebration of fireworks, live performances and applauding guests, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham officially opened the new straw market as the flagship venue for authentic Bahamian art and craft. Continue Reading
Sandals to offer university-level hospitality courses to its employees
Sandals Resorts International will soon offer its employees university-level courses in hospitality and hotel management through an accredited distance learning school, said company CEO Adam Stewart.
