Derecho del Turismo en las Américas

416 DERECHO DEL TURISMO EN LAS AMÉRICAS 7 1959 Lyford Cay Club Lyford Cay Designed by a golf architect to operate exclusively on a membership basis. 8 1959 Nassau Beach Hotel Cable Beach 278‑rooms in 3‑wings and horseshoe shape, described as a “spectacular luxury resort”. Some Guests Houses & Small Hotels in Nassau that Benefitted from the 1954 Legislation between 1954 and 1959 Sun And…. East Bay Street A Guest House owned by a Royal Air Force Squadron Leader. Buena Vista Guest House Delancey Street Became popular for its cuisine. Singing Kettle Guest House Nassau 3‑minutes from the Drake Hotel. Section Conclusion The period from 1950 to 1959 was, therefore, an important turning point in the development of tourism in The Bahamas. A government decision was made to select tourismdevelopment as themain economic activity to spur on development in The Bahamas, and the foundation was then set to ensure that the country invested in what was required to spur on this development. This included the enactment of the 1954Hotels Encouragement Act, which encouraged investment in luxury resorts, hotels and guest houses. 4. MODERN DAY TOURISM: DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE 1960s A milestone that has now shaped modern‑day tourism development in The Bahamas came during the 1960s when, after decades of debate and legal transactions, the Islands of The Bahamas were granted self‑government by Great Britain. Internal self‑government came in 1964 – 472 years after the country’s discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Columbus’s expedition was backed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, consequently, the islands were initially subject to the rule of the Spanish Government. Thereafter, the Bahamian islands were ruled by America for a brief period and were finally possessed by Great Britain (Government of The Bahamas, 2019). This was followed, in 1969,