Bahamas – Proposed legislation to upgrade the communications sector will give the Bahamas the competitive edge it needs, Minister of Tourism, Senator Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said. “Efficient communications systems are fundamental to a modern society and to modern commerce,” he 
said. And, getting the fundamentals right is "vital" to the continued success of the tourism product, he said. “Just yesterday, we completed our test in the Ministry of Tourism to see what would happen if we restored the proximity advantage of the Bahamas from New York,” said the Minister. Making a comparison in ticket sales out of New York during May, 2008 when there was no recession to the same period this year during a full recession, Mr Vanderpool-Wallace said that just by focusing on fundamentals, the tourism product was boosted by 150 per cent. One thousand tickets were sold to the Bahamas out of New York in May last year and 2,604 were sold in May this year. “We can communicate everything in the world to our prospective customers, but especially in this environment, if we don’t get the fundamentals right, we do not restore our competitive edge,” he said.
said. And, getting the fundamentals right is "vital" to the continued success of the tourism product, he said. “Just yesterday, we completed our test in the Ministry of Tourism to see what would happen if we restored the proximity advantage of the Bahamas from New York,” said the Minister. Making a comparison in ticket sales out of New York during May, 2008 when there was no recession to the same period this year during a full recession, Mr Vanderpool-Wallace said that just by focusing on fundamentals, the tourism product was boosted by 150 per cent. One thousand tickets were sold to the Bahamas out of New York in May last year and 2,604 were sold in May this year. “We can communicate everything in the world to our prospective customers, but especially in this environment, if we don’t get the fundamentals right, we do not restore our competitive edge,” he said.source:www.bahamaislandsinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2987:tourism-minister-touts-benefits-of-improved-communications-sector&catid=34:Bahamas National News&Itemid=147
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