Derecho del Turismo en las Américas

Tourism Legislation in The Bahamas 419 T able 5 Tourist Arrivals & Tourist Spent Post 1964 Promotion of Tourism Act Year Arrivals 3 Tourist Expenditure 4 Year Arrivals Tourist expenditure 1968 1.1 million $.2 billion 1995 3.2 million $1.2 billion 1970 1.3 million $.2 billion 2000 4.2 million $1.8 billion 1975 1.38 million $.3 billion 2005 5.1 million $2.1 billion 1980 1.9 million $.6 billion 2010 5.26 million $2.01 billion 1985 2.6 million $1.2 billion (1986) 2015 6.1 million $2.5 billion 1990 3.6 million $1.2 billion 2018 6.6 million ‑ 5 The Ministry of Tourism: Structure & Functions Facilitated by the 1964 Promotion of Tourism Act, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (the Ministry) is today a complex organisation, having over 380 persons stationed at headquarters in Nassau, and branch offices in its main island destinations, including Grand Bahama and the Family Islands of Abaco, Andros, Bimini, Exuma, Eleuthera and Harbour Island, and tourism offices in the US, Canada, Europe and the Far East. The Ministry of Tourism is led by a Minister who is supported by a Permanent Secretary responsible for the administration of all matters in the Minister’s portfolio. Reporting to the Minister is also a Director–General, the technical head of the Department of Tourism. The Director‑General leads a team of Directors, General Managers and Managers with responsibility for specific areas. According to The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BahamaHost, Undated), its primary concern is not in direct consumers’ sales, but in a providing a positive environment for tour operators, travel agents, airlines, cruise ships, hotels and promotion boards to successfully market The Bahamas to the consumer. The Ministry also concerns itself with the quality and continued improvement of the tourismproduct to ensure that it lives up to the image created through promotion. The scope of work of the Ministry falls within three (3) broad areas: 3 Approximate to nearest whole number. Source: Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, i.e. (BahamaHost, Tourism and The Bahamian Economy, May 2008) and (Statistical Unit, 2019). 4 US dollars expenditure to the nearest whole figure with data from The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, i.e. (Statistical Unit, 2019). 5 Data not yet available.