NASSAU, BAHAMAS – “Unprecedented” is how Tourism Director General Joy Jibrilu described the country’s 16.5 per cent growth in stopover visitors this year, EYEWITNESS NEWS reported December 10.
In a recent interview with Eyewitness News, Jibrilu said The Bahamas is not only outperforming the Caribbean’s expectations, but also global expectations. However, she said the challenge is now what will be anticipated in 2019, coming off such strong growth.
“All our forward projections are indicating that this growth will continue, but I dare say it will not be in the double digits,” she said.
“But for the first three months, it will be a sustained growth. So this is really a special time for tourism is The Bahamas.”
Jibrilu said that growth is not only seen in Nassau and Paradise Island, but the family islands as well.
“Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma, Andros, the Berry Islands, growth has been phenomenal, so we are thankful this piece of the pie has been shared across our archipelago,” Jibrilu said. https://ewnews.com/tourism-sees-16-5-growth-in-stopover-visitors?fbclid=IwAR0bewImKgXFhrgCTzbr3tJgY4ocDRqH-sIsPN1Q9jxeMzmZ5AuSPrXigWs
