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The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar Just Named a New Director of Sales and Marketing

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The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has appointed Chris Watson as its new Director of Sales and Marketing, Caribbean Journal has learned. Watson, who officially joined the Cable Beach resort last week, brings more than two decades of leadership experience with Hyatt Hotels, including senior sales roles across North America. In his most recent position as […]

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New Flights from Orlando to The Bahamas 

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Bahamasair, has relaunched a major route between Florida and The Bahamas.  The Bahamas’ national flag carrier just restarted service between Orlando International Airport and Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport.  The flights, which resumed this week, will be operating twice each week, with service on Mondays and Thursdays.  The flights will be operating through Sept. […]

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Tropic Ocean Airways Launches Fort Lauderdale-Nassau Flights

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Put simply, it’s the best way to get from South Florida to Nassau. Period.  Tropic Ocean Airways has launched its first regularly scheduled service between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau in The Bahamas.  The carrier kicked off its inaugural Fort Lauderdale-Nassau service on Thursday, creating a new way to travel to The Bahamas’ ever-popular capital.  And […]

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Grand Bahama’s Top All-Inclusive Is Reopening This Month

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The leading all-inclusive in Grand Bahama is set to reopen this month, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Lighthouse Pointe all-inclusive at the Grand Lucayan resort complex will reopen to guests on March 25.  The Freeport-area resort has a total of 196 guest rooms, along with a Senses Spa and Fitness Center and four eateries: Portobello’s, […]


Tropic Ocean Airways Launches Fort Lauderdale-Nassau Flights

The winners of the first-ever Caribbean Journal Bahamas Travel Awards have been revealed.  The inaugural CJBTA celebrated the best of the destination, from hotels and marinas to taxi drivers and chefs, with the awardees receiving their trophies in a ceremony during the recent Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau.  “We’re […]

Grand Bahama Airport Receives First International Flight Since Dorian

In a significant step for Grand Bahama’s recovery, the island’s airport has received its first international flights since Hurricane Dorian.  The first U.S. flight to Grand Bahama since Hurricane Dorian arrived from Bristol, Tenn. on Nov. 27.  The Boeing 737 flight on Bahamasair arrived at the Fixed Base Operators at Grand Bahama Airport.  The flight […]

Bahamasair Relaunches Fort Lauderdale-Grand Bahama Flights

Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has relaunched commercial services to Grand Bahama.  The first international commercial flight to Grand Bahama since Hurricane Dorian arrived in Freeport on Monday, Dec. 16. It was the second international flight to Grand Bahama in three days, following Sunwing’s return to the destination.  “[The flight] means that we’re getting to back […]

U.S. Flights Could Soon Return to Grand Bahama

Flights from the United States are set to return to Grand Bahama, according to a statement from the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board.  Officials are targeting the middle of this month for the resumption of flights from the United States.  That would mean the resumption of direct flights from Fort Lauderdale, subject to approval by […]

A New Way to Get to This Island in The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s best known as the island where Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World. But the beach-filled island of San Salvador in The Bahamas has long been under the radar of even the most passionate Caribbean aficionados. Now, it’s getting easier to get there. Bahamas national carrier […]

Condor Launches New Bahamas Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Germany’s Condor Airlines has launched a new nonstop flight between Frankfurt and The Bahamas. The first Condor-Nassau flight arrived to the sounds of Junkanoo drums at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling Airport on Monday. Condor has made a substantial investment in the Bahamian economy with the new weekly service, which represents the […]

Bahamasair Launches New Flights to Bimini

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has launched its newest route to The Bahamas. The carrier has officially begun operating flights four times each week between Miami International Airport and the island of Bimini. Flights on the 50-seat aircraft will depart Miami at 1:30 PM and arrive in Bimini at 2 PM, […]

New Nonstop Flights from Houston to the Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair is launching new nonstop flights from Houston to the Bahamas. The carrier will be launching the flights from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Nassau on Nov. 16. The flights will operate twice weekly, operating on Mondays and Thursdays. Bahamasair is operating the service on Boeing […]