Hannah Sampson, Skift
Virgin Voyages has set its prices much higher than a typical Caribbean cruise, but the operator is including more perks in the price — and insists it will be anything but typical. Will fans of the brand pony up?
1 month ago
Kim Bhasin and Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg
The old adage is that there is no such thing as bad publicity. The Bahamas plans to turn the popular focus on the Fyre Festival debacle into a showcase for the beauty that led those scammers to select the destination in the first place.
2 months ago
Erik Larson, Bloomberg
Most people will remember the images of attendees wandering around a half-built site that surfaced during 2017's Fyre Festival. Those who paid thousands of dollars for tickets will no doubt have little sympathy for the man behind the disaster.
6 months ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
Many cruise passengers sail because it's a more economical way to visit a destination. Caribbean countries like the Bahamas have known this for years and are getting more ambitious about trying to attract more flights — a perennial problem — and hoteliers that can help do a better job at growing their economies in the long term.
1 year ago
Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg
The Baha Mar project in the Bahamas has had its years of woes. Now that it's finally been open for about eight months, BML properties is trying to recoup some of its losses.
1 year ago
Colin Simpson, Bloomberg
Many officials seem to think that "the seas are rising" is the new "the sky is falling" and thus do nothing. Moody's decision this week means that authorities must deal with climate change or risk having their bond ratings downgraded. We hope that prompts action.
1 year ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Well, that only took a few years. It'll be interesting to see how tourism to the Bahamas changes now that the long-beleaguered mega resort has finally opened.
2 years ago
Tamara Lush, Associated Press
First-time event planners mixed with Instagram influencers and poor infrastructure never add up to a successful gathering — no matter where it is.
2 years ago
Kim Bhasin and Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg
If you promote it, they will come. But you DO have to build it, and the Fyre Festival obviously didn't.
2 years ago
Associated Press
Even if Baha Mar is completed, it's doubtful it'll be able meet the lofty goals set forth by its developers any time soon. If anything, Baha Mar will live on as a metaphor for misguided mega-development.
3 years ago
Associated Press
This isn't a petty retaliation for warnings that the U.S. issued regarding the Bahamas. It's sound advice considering the state of the U.S.
3 years ago
Ezra Fieser, Bloomberg
Economic growth in the Bahamas has been slow, but government officials are predicting an acceleration — especially once the long-delayed Baha Mar resort opens.
3 years ago