The All Inclusive Vacation experience
For many years in Grand Bahama the hotels have been operating together and their guests roamed from hotel to hotel, restaurants and other places on their own.
It is all part of the experience, is it not?
Just recently we got the "all inclusive vacation feel" with Memories coming on board with is quite a new experience.
Speaking with the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce last week the General Manager of Memories Gabriel Varela told local business owners about the successes they are having.
Of particular note was the fact that locals are not excluded as there is a set rate for day and night passes to visit and enjoy many of the finer aspects of staying at the all-inclusive, with the exception of the room rental.
This of course brings a variety to the island in its offerings for guests. The all-inclusive includes the air travel and for many of them it means a way to get here from Canada and from parts of the United States.
Since the opening of the resort and casino they have increased airlift to Grand Bahama with even more expected as of November of this year.
Varela said that room occupancy is expected to go up again although it is not bad at the moment. He noted that by the end of September they will be up to 65% on average but increases for the season which begins around November to April.
Some may question the effects of an all inclusive on the community but I have seen the communities benefit quite a lot in other countries.
Here, although the visitors book for the inclusive they still do come off the property to check out what is authentically Bahamian and encounter the friendliness of our people and the other things the island has to offer.
It was good to hear about the positive that is going on, but even better to hear what is to come and still yet, that everyone can have a piece of the pie.
It is all part of the experience, is it not?
Just recently we got the "all inclusive vacation feel" with Memories coming on board with is quite a new experience.
Speaking with the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce last week the General Manager of Memories Gabriel Varela told local business owners about the successes they are having.
Of particular note was the fact that locals are not excluded as there is a set rate for day and night passes to visit and enjoy many of the finer aspects of staying at the all-inclusive, with the exception of the room rental.
This of course brings a variety to the island in its offerings for guests. The all-inclusive includes the air travel and for many of them it means a way to get here from Canada and from parts of the United States.
Since the opening of the resort and casino they have increased airlift to Grand Bahama with even more expected as of November of this year.
Varela said that room occupancy is expected to go up again although it is not bad at the moment. He noted that by the end of September they will be up to 65% on average but increases for the season which begins around November to April.
Some may question the effects of an all inclusive on the community but I have seen the communities benefit quite a lot in other countries.
Here, although the visitors book for the inclusive they still do come off the property to check out what is authentically Bahamian and encounter the friendliness of our people and the other things the island has to offer.
It was good to hear about the positive that is going on, but even better to hear what is to come and still yet, that everyone can have a piece of the pie.
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