The Tribune

For the $200 million beachfront and marina community rising on Nassau’s southeastern shore, there was a steady stream of traffic at the booth they shared with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism from opening to closing daily.

“There were a few times when people lined up to get more information about the Bahamas and about Palm Cay,” said Zack Bonczek, Palm Cay’s director of sales and marketing.

“Of course, we were trying to make it fun, too, encouraging show goers to enter in a Palm Cay photo contest to win a free weekend stay in one of our beachfront townhomes.

“This was our third year at the show, and it was by far the best in terms of interest. That’s good news not just for us but for the Bahamas as a whole, and we were pleased to be able to share the Bahamas’ booth.”

The Ministry of Tourism and Palm Cay have partnered on fishing tournaments, a local boat show at Palm Cay and other events, including past boat shows in Miami.

Mr Bonczek attributed the increase in interest in part to the completion of the 194-slip Palm Cay Marina, the largest in number of slips in New Providence.

“For boaters, a development that offers a marina within its gates is a dream come truem and Palm Cay Marina is also the closest to Exuma, slicing about 10 miles off the trip from mid-town harbour marinas,” said Mr Bonczek.

The marina includes a 10,000-gallon diesel tank and a 4,000-gallon gas tank, both with full fuel service, and will soon feature Chives Dockside restaurant.

The boat show ran from February 14-18 at the Miami Beach Convention Centreand other locations in the area. An average of 3,000 boats and 2,000 companies exhibited in 2.5 million square feet.