Exuma hit with 11,000-seat loss, stands to lose another 13,000 due to Silver Airways closure, but hotels show resilience

Exuma hit with 11,000-seat loss, stands to lose another 13,000 due to Silver Airways closure, but hotels show resilience

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Exuma has lost 11,000 airline seats from January to July this year due to the bankruptcy of Silver Airways, a blow to the island’s tourism sector. Despite this, hotels have remained resilient, with room nights sold from January through August surpassing pre-pandemic levels by nearly 32 percent. Kerry Fountain, Executive Director of the Out Island Promotion Board, told the Exuma Business Outlook that from January through August …