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April 2000 Table of Contents

MINISTRY OF TOURISM LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEBSITE

The Minister of Tourism, the Honourable C A Smith, announced on 2nd March the re-launch of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism's official website www.bahamas.com - a new website providing a virtual experience of The Islands of The Bahamas for leisure, business and group travellers. The Minister said the site was designed as a complete online resource for information on island activities and travel and hospitality offers, while offering a variety of options for building and booking travel itineraries.

"bahamas.com provides us with a cost-effective means to educate consumers about the unique personalities of the Bahama Islands. Through the use of cutting-edge technology, The Bahamas can now reach out to potential visitors across the globe, especially in regions such as South America, Europe and the Far East," said Minister Smith. "We're using the Internet to establish and grow long-term relationships with visitors and inform them about what's new and exciting about The Islands of The Bahamas."

With more than 1,800 pages of content, bahamas.com features information on where to stay, transportation, shopping and dining, gaming, nightlife, activities and events, news and weather, travel tips, maps and a photo gallery for each island. The site also offers five day weather forecasts for 23 locations within The Bahamas provided by Acuweather.

While the site concentrates heavily on tourism it will also offer sub sites which will have information on investing, filming and financial services in The Bahamas. In the immediate future the site would be available in French, Italian, Spanish and German. he encouraged all Bahamians to access the site and send any comments on its content to Kristal Bethel at Kbethel@bahamas.com .

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