The Bahamas, like other island nations, need to quickly reassess where they stand in the tourism industry. Cuba is hungry, the workforce is eager to please with a great work ethic. US tourist are highly curious to see Cuba. Once commercial flights begin to Cuba it will be a significant drain from Bahamas. The north coast of Cuba is a fabulous cruising ground for yachts. As Cuba improves its boating infrastructure the race will be on. One solution for Bahamas to benefit will be to convince boaters to hop scotch from South Florida down western islands to Cuba. Make a circuit South Florida, Nassau, Exuma Cays, Ragged Island and jump off to Cuba. Then return to US via Florida Keys. The world of tourism has changed now and it will never be the same in The Bahamas!

If developer did not anticipate the Cuba threat he had his head in the sand or he is an idiot. Opening of Cuba has been looming on the horizon for some years now. I scratched my head when I first heard of Baha Mar project because of the impending Cuba threat. Cuba will put a nail in the coffin for many Bahamian and Caribbean islands.