Airbnb launches Bahamas high school tourism education initiative
The Bahamas: After signing an agreement with the Bahamanian government, Airbnb has agreed to support a tourism education program. High schools in the Bahamas will now include a series of panels on hospitality and tourism studies, created in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Public policy associate for Central America and the Carribean Chloe Burke […]
Airbnb and Bahamas tourism body form partnership
Bahamas: Airbnb and the Tourism Development Corporation of The Bahamas have partnered to host a series of events aimed at empowering local entrepreneurs to grow their business through Airbnb’s Experiences platform. The events, which included a Train the Trainer Program, an Entrepreneurship Lab, and a Town Hall meeting, were designed to connect Airbnb to key […]
Government in the Bahamas urged to introduce vacation rental tax structure
Bahamas: A Family Island resort operator has urged the Bahamian government to ‘get a handle’ on the vacation rental industry and bring in a tax structure to collect the “millions” it is currently forfeiting. Edwin Mulford, a long-time boutique resort operator on Cat Island, reiterated concerns that the government was missing out on significant tax […]