April 3, 2012
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FNM minister faces probe
OBIE Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism, yesterday said the government plans to continue a probe into allegations made against his predecessor during the height of the 2012 campaign season.
Parties in row over 'tourism contract'
A ROW erupted between the two major parties last night over claims the government has been fooled into signing tourism contracts worth more than $2 million.
Atlantis primed for 'take-off to greater heights'
KERZNER International's completed $2.5 billion debt restructuring will pave the way to "a new take-off to even much greater heights" for its former Paradise Island properties, the minister of tourism and aviation believes, with the Government having all the Bahamian employment and tourism economy safeguards it wanted.
11.2% stopover growth 'third highest ever'
THE 11.2 per cent air arrivals growth rate achieved by the Bahamian tourism industry during the 2012 first quarter "is the third best on record", the minister of tourism and aviation said yesterday, revealing that he was working on plans to "eke out more business" in the traditionally slow September/October period.
TOURISM BODY'S GROWTH GOAL 'AT BOTTOM OF RANGE'
THE World Travel and Tourism Council's (WTTC) growth projections for the Bahamian tourism industry over the next decade are towards "the bottom" of the likely expansion range, the minister of tourism and aviation said yesterday, adding that this nation had "some ways to go" to reach iots potential.
6m tourist target's big 'psychological value'
THE Bahamian tourism industry is reaping "huge psychological value" from visitor numbers tracking 10 per cent ahead of 2011 and on target to pass the six million mark for 2012, with April the first month "solidly ahead" of pre-recession comparatives.
Minister fears air trafficaction's effect on tourism
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE industrial action is imminent if an amicable resolution is not reached within the next few days on outstanding issues raised by the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union (BATCU
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