- Bahamas Tourism Ministry team meets with key aviation industry partners and the media.
- Many visiting The Bahamas booth had enquiries from pilots who attended daily Flying to The Bahamas seminars designed for them.
- Joint programs to further promote and enhance The Bahamas’ profile in the marketplace will include expansion in digital communications and asset management access.
“In addition to the high level of interest shown by persons wanting to gaa na Bahamas at our booth, we have received so many enquiries from pilots who have attended our daily Flying to The Bahamas seminars, specifically designed for them, and who are planning a fly out to The Bahamas.”
VIP Helicopter Tour – EAA Executives provided Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation executives with a helicopter tour of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds, to get a bird’s eye view of the thousands of aircraft and guests attending the ‘Greatest Aviation Show’ in the world. Pictured left to right is: Reginald Saunders, Permanent Secretary and Ellison “Tommy” Thompson, Deputy Director General. Photo courtesy of the BMOTA.
“Four days into the seven days show, we have already held some very productive one-on-one meetings with key industry executives like Aircraft Owners Pilots Association (AOPA), on joint programs to further promote and enhance The Bahamas’ profile in the marketplace and to its 400,000 pilot-member body to further increase visitor arrivals. These programs will include joint marketing initiatives, expansion in digital communications, asset management access, among others,” he said.
“We cannot underestimate the importance of our presence at platforms such as Oshkosh or the value of working directly, face-to-face with leaders of AOPA, International Federal Partnership (IFP), EAA, our Fixed Based Operators and our Bahamas Flying Ambassadors. These relationships have helped propel The Bahamas to the top position, as the leader of General Aviation in the Caribbean,” Thompson reiterated.
“Just as this platform provides us with unique opportunities for growth, it also alerts us to hear first-hand, of any issues or potential situations these pilots are experiencing that could hinder their decision to visit our beautiful destination.”
“At this show, we discovered that not enough notice was given to pilots on the enforcement of the Bahamas Airport Authority’s $9 security processing fee which is charged to private aircraft and each person arriving internationally. While the fee was increased recently by $2 and had existed in The Bahamas for many years, the transparency of its regulation was inconsistent, and its enforcement took effect less than a month ago. Moving forward, we will work to correct these shortfalls and provide adequate notice to these pilots, of any upcoming changes,” Thompson said.
IHE Ị GA-Ewepụ na edemede a:
- “In addition to the high level of interest shown by persons wanting to visit The Bahamas at our booth, we have received so many enquiries from pilots who have attended our daily Flying to The Bahamas seminars, specifically designed for them, and who are planning a fly out to The Bahamas.
- A Full Circle Moment – The newest Bahamas Flying Ambassador, Steveo Kinevo, a famed pilot and social media influencer who VLOGs all his Bahamas flights on YouTube to millions of viewers, stopped by The Bahamas' booth at Oshkosh.
- “Four days into the seven days show, we have already held some very productive one-on-one meetings with key industry executives like Aircraft Owners Pilots Association (AOPA), on joint programs to further promote and enhance The Bahamas' profile in the marketplace and to its 400,000 pilot-member body to further increase visitor arrivals.
