NASSAU, The Bahamas -- As part of Travel Agent's ongoing coverage of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's (CHTA) Caribbean Marketplace conference, we learned that the shuttered, $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort development on Paradise Island, The Bahamas will officially open its first tower, representing 801 rooms, on April 21.
The first tower will be one of two Grand Hyatt hotels. The rest of the resort development should be open by October/November, according to Joy Jibrilu, director general of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.
The originally-planned flagship hotel of Baha Mar Casino & Hotel is now replaced with a second Grand Hyatt hotel. SLS LUX at Baha Mar, Rosewood at Baha Mar and Melia Nassau Beach Resort (soon-to-be Melia at Baha Mar) are all still included in the project.
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