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Tourism, Investments & Aviation Minister I. Chester Cooper Elected Vice Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization

he Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, was elected to continue to serve as a vice chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) during the Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism Meetings this week.

Bahamas Delegation Set to Participate in CTO Conference in Cayman Islands

NASSAU, Bahamas, 13 September 2022 – The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation will lead a delegation, including Latia Duncombe, Acting...

RDU Announces New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas

RDU Airport, N.C. – Nonstop flights from RDU to The Bahamas will launch this fall when Bahamasair begins service to the tropical destination of Freeport, Grand Bahama with connections to Nassau.

Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation Statement on Updated CDC Travel Advisory

NASSAU, Bahamas, 18 January 2022– The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation has taken note of the updated travel advisory issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation Tribute to Sir Sidney L. Poitier KBE (1927 – 2022)

The Honourable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, along with members of the Ministry’s Senior Executive Management Team and Staff...

Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation Statement on Updated Testing Protocols

NASSAU, Bahamas, 4 January 2022 –  The Bahamas has suspended the mandatory RT-PCR testing requirement for vaccinated travellers, which was expected to take effect on 7 January 2022. Vaccinated persons...

What’s New in The Bahamas in January

NASSAU, Bahamas, January 04, 2022 – The Bahamas welcomes travellers to plan their next big adventure in 2022, with safety top of mind travel protocols in place for residents and visitors. The...

Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation Statement on Travel Health Visa Issues

NASSAU, Bahamas, December 15, 2021—The Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation is aware that some Bahamian citizens and residents returning home from abroad, who are not in possession of a travel...

The Bahamas Named a Winner in the 2021 UNWTO Tourism Video Competition

Video Promoting the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park Honoured as Best in The Americas

What's New in The Bahamas in December

NASSAU, Bahamas, December 08, 2021 – While temperatures are dropping elsewhere, the sun shines bright in The Islands of The Bahamas. Travellers can fly to Grand Bahama Island from Miami daily for as...

Press Release on Travel Restrictions as a Result of Omicron — A COVID-19 Variant

The Ministry of Health & Wellness advises the public that as a consequence of the identification of a new COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC)— Omicron (B1.1.529), the Government of The Bahamas has imposed travel restrictions on travellers from the following countries from midnight of 29 November 2021:

Divers Show High Interest in The Bahamas at DEMA Show

Bahamas Named 2022 Best Dive Destination for Big Animals and Captures a Plethora of Readers’ Choice Awards