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Bahamas 'lags' world on hotel room rates

Bahamian resorts “could not wait any longer to raise rates” if they were to meet budget, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday explaining this is why 2013 occupancies are expected to be down year-over-year.

Resort occupancies good despite 'flat' Q2

DESPITE what he described as a ‘flat’ 2013 second quarter, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president said the New Providence hotel industry had still seen good occupancies for the period and was working to hit “acceptable” levels for the third quarter.

Room rate rise 'counters' air arrivals drop

A “slight climb” in room rates enabled the Bahamian hotel industry to counter the 3.4 per cent decline in stopover arrivals during the 2013 first quarter, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president said yesterday.

Bahamas casinos' revenue 20% of Las Vegas rivals

Bahamian casinos are currently earning just one-fifth of the annual revenue take enjoyed by their Las Vegas counterparts, Tribune Business was told last night, with proposed reforms having the potential to “quadruple” the industry’s income.

Passenger queues threaten airport experience reversal

The Bahamas “must find solutions in the shortest possible time” to existing and potential passenger bottlenecks at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA), tourism executives warning yesterday that this threatened to undo its transformation into a positive traveller experience.

Bahamas ‘grew’ stopover market share during 2012

Hotel industry leaders yesterday disputed Moody’s assertion that the Bahamas had lost stopover visitor market share to Caribbean rivals, saying this nation “held or slightly increased” its share in 2012 - a year that 1.35 million air arrivals made the best since 2008.

Hotel booking pace ‘behind’ for 2013 Q1

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) yesterday warned that the resort booking pace for the 2013 first quarter was currently “behind” 2012 comparatives, although average occupancies for the Christmas/New Year period are expected to be 2-3 per cent up.

Hotels eye highest occupancy since '07

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has elected its 2013-14 leadership team at the 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM), with its president and the minister of tourism before calling for improved industry service levels.

Hotel Association unveils name change

The Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA), on the eve of its 60th anniversary, has disclosed that it is changing its name to the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA).

Hotels 'recoup' almost 50% of Sandy no-shows

The Bahamian hotel industry has “recouped” almost 50 per cent of 4,000 confirmed Hurricane Sandy-related room night cancellations, while remaining optimistic that devastation in its key US east coast market will not impact peak Christmas and winter bookings.

Resort bookings 'slow considerably'

Despite the Nassau/Paradise Island resort industry beating June occupancy forecasts by 1.5 per cent, the Bahamas Hotel Association’s (BHA) president last night said the sector remained concerned about anything that could “tamper with an already thin bottom line”, bookings having “slowed considerably” for the upcoming weaker months.

87% of hotels not accepting online card payments

SOME 87 per cent of small Bahamian hotels in the Family Islands are not realising their potential because they do not accept credit card booking payments online, Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) president, Stuart Bowe, said yesterday.

Hotels chief backs Gov't's Bahamian ownership 'thrust'

THE Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) has welcomed the Government's "added thrust" to support local hoteliers and more Bahamian

Nassau/PI resorts 5,000 up on room nights goal

Total room nights sold in April by Nassau/Paradise Island hotels exceeded projections by 5,000, Tribune Business was told yesterday, but the industry missed its room

Hotels beat Q1 occupancy goal by 'just over 1%'

THE 14-property Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry's 71.2 per cent average occupancy rate for the 2012 first quarter beat projections by "just over 1 per cent", the Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president said yesterday, with occupancies lagging just below - and possibly set to "this year surpass" pre-recession levels.

Hotels target 'modest increase' for 2012 Q1

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry is hoping to enjoy "a modest increase in all key metrics" for January and the 2012 first quarter, the Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president last night pointing out t

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