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TheBahamasInvestor.com
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
Last month was one of the most successful in the tourism calendar, according to Minister for Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace.
The Minister, who spoke at the 30th Caribbean Marketplace conference at Atlantis Paradise Island today, said there had been a strong surge in business during November and December 2011.
“December was the best month ever in terms of room revenues,” he enthused. “It was an incredible month.”
In December air arrivals rose 7.1 per cent year on year and were up 15.9 per cent in Grand Bahama.
The Minister was careful to stress that these were unofficial figures, but indicated that he expected a bumper year for tourism in 2012 and said the sector was rebounding well after a drop off caused by Hurricane Irene in August 2011.