The Bahamas has “much work to do” in the 2024 second half with the resort industry “not seeing” the growth it enjoyed during the same period in 2023, a senior hotelier warned yesterday.
#Robert Sands, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president, told Tribune Business that the drop-off in group visitor business compared to an unusually strong 2023 third quarter was likely playing “a pivotal role” in this year’s softening although he cautioned against writing-off the year’s final six months just yet.
#With the industry’s leisure bookings holding steady against the prior year, he reiterated that Bahamian hotels and the wider tourism industry will no longer enjoy the explosive growth rates enjoyed in the immediate post-COVID years with the industry having “stabilised” following pandemic-related turbulence. Read More
