Dwight Armbrister, Director, Religious Tourism at the Ministry of Tourism said the Department is always working on several different projects at a time that will bring more exposure as well as visitors to the Islands of The Bahamas. (Photo by Derek Smith)
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Nassau, Bahamas - Director
of Religious Tourism Dwight Armbrister at the Ministry of Tourism said recently
that the department is always working on several different projects
simultaneously to bring more exposure as well as visitors to the Islands of The
Bahamas.
During
a press conference at the Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Armbrister said, “Fundamental
to that task is for us to keep our messages, events and programmes constantly
in the face of the travelling public.
“We
are doing that by way of the many media outlets such as TBN, Impact Network,
3ABN, the Dare to Dream Network and all of the social engines that are employed
by the Ministry of Tourism.”
He
added, “In the recent past, we in the Religious Department have been been on
the ground selling The Bahamas to large groups such as the National Baptist
Convention U.S.A., Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1,000 Churches
Connected, The Rainbow Push Coalition, with Rev. Jesse Jackson and the SDA
Conference. We are also talking with
the Stellar Awards Company for them to use The Bahamas as the place for their
events.”
He
explained that for the past 10 days, The Bahamas was at the centre of discussions
on the Impact Network whose viewing audience is some 30 million.
American
personalities such as gospel singer, Dr. Bobby Jones; Founder and President, Impact Network,
BishopWayne T.
Jacksonand others
talked about The Bahamas being the destination of choice.
Mr. Armbrister also
noted that TBN recently held its Praise the Lord Programme on Grand Bahama for
two hours. During the programme, the beauty,
culture and different sights on the island were highlighted for millions of
viewers around the world.
“Altogether
these initiatives will do well for our country in creating the many impressions
for millions to see, and so they are now in a good position to make The Bahamas
their choice destination or the place for their next event.”
He
said starting Sunday, October 19, Fam Fest will begin and there will be a
number of international recording artists that will be in town for that event.
Also,
Impact Network, which was launched in The Bahamas on November 2013, will have
its conference in The Bahamas in October 2015.
Mr. Armbrister said it is expected that 2,500 persons will come for that
conference, and that alone should bring in an excess of $1 million into the
country.
He
said his team has been working on bringing such conferences to the Islands of
The Bahamas. “When we are talking about
large conferences, you are talking about conferences that are in excess of
40,000 or 50,000 people attending.
“We
are not able to accommodate the 40,000 or 50,000, but we can accommodate the
3,000 or 4,000 that would come for their Winter Board Meeting. So that is what we are selling.”