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Nassau Joins Shared Caribbean Visa Regime Targeting Multi-Island Stays

The Bahamas has formally joined the new shared Caribbean visa initiative alongside Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Barbados, T&T, Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda. Nassau is targeting longer multi-island stays as the headline metric.

The Bahamas has formally joined the new shared Caribbean visa initiative, putting Nassau inside a regional coalition that already includes Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Barbados, T&T, Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda. The play is a tourism one: the metric Nassau is targeting is longer multi-island stays, not raw arrivals. Cruise-and-stay packaging and joint marketing with Eastern Caribbean partners are the next operational steps.

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