Bahamas News

The Bahamas Achieves Unprecedented Tourism Success with Record-Breaking Eight Million Visitors
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation is proud to announce a historic achievement in tourism, with the country welcoming a record-breaking eight million annual visitors this year. This remarkable success stands as a testament to the unified efforts, strategic planning, and visionary initiatives championed not only by the Ministry of Tourism but strengthened by the invaluable support of key stakeholders like the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion, The Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board and The Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association.

The Grand Dame of Nassau Returns: British Colonial Set To Make Winter Debut
British Colonial, an iconic Nassau hotel steeped in more than 100 years of local history, will reopen this winter, showcasing a highly anticipated redesign inclusive of its guest rooms, public spaces, amenities, and onsite programs.

Bahamas Visitor Arrivals Now at Pre-Pandemic (2019) Levels
In the first three quarters of 2023, The Bahamas welcomed more than 7.2 million visitors, equalling in nine months the total number of arrivals for all of 2019, putting the country squarely on target to welcome more than 8 million visitors this year.

ATLANTIS PARADISE ISLAND ANNOUNCES 2024 NASSAU PARADISE ISLAND WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
The second annual festival debuts all-star culinary talent Robert Irvine, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Martha Stewart, plus the return of acclaimed chefs and personalities Tony Abou-Ganim, Duff Goldman, JJ Johnson, Alon Shaya, Michael White and Andrew Zimmern

ROYAL CARIBBEAN REVEALS HIDEAWAY BEACH, THE FIRST ADULTS-ONLY ESCAPE ON PERFECT DAY AT COCOCAY
The All-New Beachfront Paradise Opens on the Top-Rated Private Island in The Bahamas in January 2024

Baha Mar Announces Complete Lineup at the Annual Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival
Baha Mar, the Caribbean’s leading integrated luxury resort of choice located in Nassau, The Bahamas, reveals the full lineup of events happening at The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival at Baha Mar on October 27-29, 2023

ATLANTIS PARADISE ISLAND ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF PARANZA
ATLANTIS PARADISE ISLAND ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF PARANZA, A NEW RESTAURANT HELMED BY MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF MICHAEL WHITE

Royal Caribbean Renews $100,000 Sponsorship for Junkanoo Group in The Bahamas
The Nassau-Based Junkanoo Group Visits the Cruise Line’s Entertainment Studios in Miami

Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau Introduces the Navigator Experience
Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau in the Bahamas has launched a new Navigator Experience, an exclusive butler service catering to guests staying in the exquisite One Particular Harbour residences section of the resort.

SHAKE SHACK OPENS AT ATLANTIS PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS
THE FIRST SHAKE SHACK IN A RESORT LOCATION OFFERS SPECIALITY MENU ITEMS, A FULL BAR AND UP-CLOSE VIEWS OF ATLANTIS’ THE DIG AQUARIUM

BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM, AGREES TO A MOU WITH SAUDI ARABIA
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of tourism between the two destinations, The Bahamas and Saudi Arabia.

ADVANCING AMPHIBIOUS AIRLIFT
The islands of The Bahamas is advancing plans to accelerate and revolutionize the robust return of Amphibious Seaplanes Airlift.