Principles Of Tourism By Zenaida Cruz Ebook

In the late nineteenth century the islands invested heavily in pineapple plantations but this success was short lived as production switched to Hawaii which offered better quality at lower costs. The solid growth of the 1920s came to a halt during the great depression of the 1930s and the tourism industry of The Bahamas, along with other economic activity, stagnated.īetween the 1850s and 1930s the overall economy of The Bahamas had mirrored that of tourism, showing sharp bursts of activity followed by long periods of economic stagnation. Pan American added its daily air service between Florida and Nassau in 1929.ĭuring the 1920s the tourism industry saw spectacular growth with the rebuilding of the British Colonial Hotel in 1923, after it had been destroyed by fire, and the construction of the Hotel Fort Montague in 1926.

This led to the beginnings of tourism in The Out Islands with the opening of the Bimini Rod and Gun Club in 1924. The first air service to Nassau commenced in 1919 with the introduction by Chalks of seaplane service between Florida and The Bahamas. The 1900s In 1898 the Government once again passed legislation designed to stimulate its tourism industry and in 1900 Henry Flagler opened The Hotel Colonial in Fort Nassau, the first beachfront hotel in the country and on the site of the present British Colonial Hotel.įlagler also started his own steamship line to transport tourists between Florida and Nassau.Ī Tourism Development Board was set up in 1914 which had the power to advertise and market The Bahamas with an annual budget of three thousand pounds, this being the forerunner of todays Ministry of Tourism. Little happened after the end of the US civil war and it wasnt until 1873 The Bahamas received 500 tourists a year. In 1861 a high quality hotel located in Nassau (which became the famous Royal Victoria Hotel) was opened after its construction had been financed by the Government at a cost of 25 thousand pounds.

In 1859 the government of the day entered into a business relationship with Samuel Cunard, the owner of the famous steamship line, to guarantee regular service to the islands at an annual cost of three thousand pounds.

A third act passed in 1857 authorized the Government to purchase land to allow the construction of a grand hotel.

Principles Of Tourism By Zenaida Cruz Ebook