The Bahamas Launches Mobile App

<p>Just days after reopening for tourism, The Bahamas has launched a new mobile app to make it easier for tourists visiting the destination, <a href="https://www.caribjournal.com/2020/07/02/bahamas-mobile-app-new/" target="_blank">according to the Caribbean Journal</a>.</p><p>The island just began <a href="https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/the-bahamas-is-now-open-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html" target="_self">accepting visitors</a> on July 1.</p><p>The app includes downloadable island guides, flight charter request processing and recommendations based on the user's location in The Bahamas.</p><p>

</p><p>The flight charter request makes the app unique. Guests can charter inter-island flights, including in groups, choose where they'd like to travel to and pick their travel dates. Travelers will receive a flight confirmation within 24 hours.</p><p>There's a guide for 16 different island destinations in The Bahamas, from activities and events to transportation options. The app can be found on Apple or Android applications.</p><p>The Bahamas <a href="And the "flight charter request" component means it's "easier than ever to charter inter-island flights."" target="_self">reopened its international borders</a> last week, with all tourists needed to present a verified, negative coronavirus test that is less than seven days old. Travelers arriving in The Bahamas without an approved negative result will either have to pay for a test once they arrive or quarantine for 14 days. Anyone showing possible coronavirus symptoms will be transferred to an area away from other passengers for further evaluation.</p><p>"Our top priority has and will always be our commitment to the health and well-being of our residents and visitors," Bahamas Ministry of Tourism &amp; Aviation Director-General Joy Jibrilu said in a statement. "We must remember that we are living in a new normal in the wake of COVID-19 and a lot is going to change across the tourism sector."</p>

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