NASSAU, Bahamas, December 17, 2020 – As The Islands of The Bahamas continues to welcome back international visitors ahead of the holiday season, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation has relaunched Bahamas.com with new features and functionalities allowing consumers to easily plan their next vacation. The new, user-friendly interface includes tools to promote key passion points for travellers, such as romance, meetings and events and adventure.

“We are excited to bring the new and improved Bahamas.com to consumers right now and provide them with a streamlined way to plan their next trip to The Bahamas,” said Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar. “The new features will help future travellers discover the hidden gems of our islands.”

WHAT’S NEW ON BAHAMAS.COM

• Itinerary Planner ­– Travellers eager to make the most of every minute of their time in The Bahamas can utilize the Itinerary Planner on Bahamas.com. While planning their itinerary, users can view sample itineraries to inspire their own. Through the trip planning software, HipTraveler, future travellers can select favourite hotels, restaurants and attractions on the website to build out their itineraries and book experiences.
• Discover Your Next Adventure – Throughout Bahamas.com, consumers will see the “Discover Your Next Adventure” function, which highlights experiences similar to their interests. The function serves to encourage travellers to explore more of The Bahamas’ islands and cays. Additionally, users will find blog content providing an inside look at the experience or destination.
• Experiences – The Experiences function introduces consumers to a detailed list of The Bahamas’ offerings. From fishing and diving to culture and landmarks, potential travellers can learn more about activities specific to their interests and add those experiences to their itineraries.

“Bahamas.com provides consumers with a first look at all that our islands have to offer,” said Director General Joy Jibrilu. “We are thrilled to introduce the relaunched site and share our islands and stories with the world.”

In addition to the new features found on Bahamas.com, consumers will also find more user-friendly versions of previous functions, including island overviews, information on hotels and activities and current deals.

Through new and streamlined functions, travellers can easily plan how they’re getting to The Bahamas, whether that is by plane or sea. Travellers should check the status of their island destination before travelling, by visiting Bahamas.com/travelupdates.

ABOUT THE BAHAMAS

With over 700 islands and cays, and 16 unique island destinations, The Bahamas lies just 50 miles off the coast of Florida, offering an easy fly away escape that transports travellers away from their everyday. The Islands of The Bahamas have world-class fishing, diving, boating and thousands of miles of the earth’s most spectacular water and beaches waiting for families, couples and adventurers. Explore all the islands have to offer at www.bahamas.com or on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram to see why It’s Better in The Bahamas.