There was a recent story that caught my eye talking about how the Bahamian tourism industry is losing out due to the high cost of getting to the Islands.
This has been my experience.
From Abaco, 2015.
A few years back I brought the whole family to Abaco for Spring Break. We found a great place and booked it and then looked at flights. WOW. Ended up costing us $1,400 a person to get to Abaco on the days we wanted at the times we wanted. $1,400 a person. That’s too high. This year I took my daughter to Belize and airfare was about $600 (and would have been $450 if I had booked earlier).
It costs too much to get to the Bahamas. I won’t take a family trip there if it costs me $5,600 just to plant my feet on the ground with my family of 4.
A quick look right now shows if I wanted to get to Abaco in September from the SF Bay Area it would cost $800-900.
With the same dates a trip to Cancun is just over $400.
Havana – $452
Honolulu – $504
Miami – $330
Puerto Rico – $691
Belize City – $630
Seychelles – $1,400
Cayman Islands – $616
Oddly… Congo Town (South Andros) from $493… but up to $700 when you want only one stop.
The travel costs are a barrier. I don’t know what has to be done about it, but I’d agree with the article. It doesn’t help and it doesn’t capitalize on the close proximity of the Bahamas to the US. Hoping to get back to the Bahamas in 2018… and hoping not to break the bank on airfare when I do.
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Bjorn, I saw some flights from LAX to Rarotonga, Cook Islands for $551 R/T. Of course getting to Aitutaki from Raro is another chunk of change.
Another issue not mentioned is that I’ve used 4-5 different “airlines” over the past decade getting to the outer islands. These airline companies pop up & last for a year or two then disappear making me very hesitant to book a trip too far in advance