I wanted to start this comment thread as I live in Florida but truly love going to the islands. As such I also own my own plane. One deep desire would be to have a second home in the islands, as my wife is a writer, and the out islands are an ideal place to do that. However I personally have to entertain business engagements on a weekly basis back in Florida. And having to go through the complete customs procedures every time I entered, maybe weekly, really makes the travel extremely inconvenient. And I can promise you that as a member of pilots groups in the USA, this is a Major source of contention. So, as such, it seems like a better way to pay ones expenses is to increase the economy, not increase the fees. Make business and travel more friendly, not less friendly. Anyway, I thought I would throw the concept out there and see what kind of responses I get. Thanks.
As an American who loves the Bahamas I feel for you. Months ago I saw the hype about such a festival and figured it had to be a scam. No way, (Norman Cay at the time) was going to support such an event. And the details were so sketchy. Your MOT really really dropped the ball on this one when they allowed it to run with the regatta. It's too bad as it gives your tourism trade a bad taste.
SamF says...
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I wanted to start this comment thread as I live in Florida but truly love going to the islands. As such I also own my own plane. One deep desire would be to have a second home in the islands, as my wife is a writer, and the out islands are an ideal place to do that. However I personally have to entertain business engagements on a weekly basis back in Florida. And having to go through the complete customs procedures every time I entered, maybe weekly, really makes the travel extremely inconvenient. And I can promise you that as a member of pilots groups in the USA, this is a Major source of contention. So, as such, it seems like a better way to pay ones expenses is to increase the economy, not increase the fees. Make business and travel more friendly, not less friendly. Anyway, I thought I would throw the concept out there and see what kind of responses I get. Thanks.
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Posted 28 February 2019, 12:21 p.m. Suggest removal
SamF says...
Yeah. That's the biggy. Doesn't matter what or how it happened.
On INSIGHT: Festival chaos should have been avoided
Posted 29 April 2017, 8:05 a.m. Suggest removal
SamF says...
As an American who loves the Bahamas I feel for you. Months ago I saw the hype about such a festival and figured it had to be a scam. No way, (Norman Cay at the time) was going to support such an event. And the details were so sketchy. Your MOT really really dropped the ball on this one when they allowed it to run with the regatta. It's too bad as it gives your tourism trade a bad taste.
On INSIGHT: Festival chaos should have been avoided
Posted 29 April 2017, 8:02 a.m. Suggest removal