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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
Sunwing's inaugural flight from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 16th, 2014. BIS Photo/Vandyke Hepburn
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Freeport, Bahamas -
Director General at the Ministry of Tourism David Johnson was at
Freeport International Airport January 16th, 2014, to witness the
arrival Sun Wing Airlines inaugural flight direct from Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada to Freeport, Grand Bahama.
The aircraft brought a total of 150 passengers who will stay on the island for one week.
Also on hand to greet the visitors was Grand Bahama tourism manager Betty Bethel.
In a recent quote, the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. Perry G Christie stated, "
Over
the last eighteen months my Government has been working assiduously
with Hutchison Whampoa owners of the Lucayan resort hotels and the
Freeport airport and Sunwing/Blue Diamond’s Group, a Canadian
resort/tour operator/airline conglomerate, which has resulted in a major
partnership to bring about a resurgence in Grand Bahama’s tourism
arrivals.
The 500 room hotel, previously known
as The Reef Resort will reopen as the newest four star Memories Resort in
the Caribbean creating up to 1000 new jobs.
Already existing levels of bookings have sealed the successful launch
of the new Memories Grand Bahama with more than 18,000 bookings already
in hand ensuring an 80% average occupancy this winter with Grand Bahama
becoming overnight a key destination accessible via new nonstop service
from six (6) Canadian cities this winter, among them Edmonton, Winnipeg,
Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax and Toronto."
(BIS Photos/Vandyke Hepburn)
GB Minister Darville: Update on Memories Resort, Grand Bahama
David Johnson, Director General at the Ministry of Tourism and Betty Bethel, Grand Bahama Tourism Manager speak to the local press in Grand Bahama after the arrival of Sunwing from Canada. BIS Photo/Vandyke Hepburn
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Canadian visitors in the arrival area of the Grand Bahama International Airport. Sunwing's inaugural flight from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 16th, 2014. BIS Photo/Vandyke Hepburn
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