The Bahamas Bounce Back!

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The Islands of The Bahamas Bounce Back from Hurricane Frances

Nassau/Paradise Island Suffer Minimal Damage; Nassau International
Airport Re-Opens Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 5:00 PM AST ALERT #5

NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept. 5
Tourism facilities in The Islands Of The Bahamas fared considerably
better than predicted after Hurricane Frances passed the 700
island-nation. Hurricane Frances rolled in as a Category 4 hurricane
and left as a Category 2.
The Nassau International Airport resumed full operation as of Sunday,
September 5th as have airports in the southern Bahamas. Cruise lines
are scheduled to return to the Port of Nassau on their regular
itineraries within the week. The major hotels and resorts in Nassau,
Cable Beach and on Paradise Island, including Atlantis, Paradise
Island, British Colonial Hilton, Radisson Cable Beach and Wyndam
Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace sustained minimal cosmetic damage, are
fully operational and are accepting reservations at this time. Hotels
report no injury to guests.

Preliminary reports from Harbour Island, North Eleuthera, Spanish
Wells and Exuma indicate minimal property damage with most tourism
facilities returning to normal service. Full assessments are still
pending of Grand Bahama Island, Abaco, Andros and Bimini.

Interviews with Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Director General of the
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, are available upon request. To schedule
an interview, contact Alice Diaz of Weber Shandwick at 917-375-5514.

For frequent updates on The Islands Of The Bahamas, visit
http://www.bahamas.com.