Bahamas Joins With Travel Advisors on a Tourism Offensive After Dorian’s Destruction


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The Bahamas isn't wasting any time, pitching itself to the press in New York City on Wednesday. It needs to quickly revive the tourism economy to have the funds to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian. Heading into peak season, tourism officials are pushing hard.

Forward, Upward, Onward Together. That has been the motto for the Bahamas and part of its coat of arms for decades. But in New York City on Wednesday, a top Bahamian tourism official said the words are taking on a new meaning. He joined with travel advisors less than a month after Hurricane Dorian devastated portions of his home country to send a message: We're open for business. The trip to New York comes just weeks ahead of the peak tourism season in the Bahamas. “When you say that

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