George was equally comfy within the presence of royalty and world leaders as he was with front-line resort and restaurant staff

Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board CEO Pleasure Jibrilu issued the next assertion on the passing of legendary hotelier and founding Board member Mr. George Myers:

‘We’re extraordinarily saddened on the lack of our buddy, and founding member of the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Mr. George Myers, who handed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

George was really a legendary determine right here in The Bahamas – a spot he beloved so deeply. He had that uncommon capability to the touch and form the lives of so many individuals all through our nation, the Caribbean area and past. Certainly, George was equally comfy within the presence of royalty and world leaders as he was with front-line resort and restaurant staff.

It will be unattainable to overstate his affect on the expansion of Nassau Paradise Island and The Bahamas throughout a protracted and illustrious profession that spanned greater than 50 years.

George was actually born into the hospitality trade working in his family-owned resort in Jamaica earlier than coming to The Bahamas in 1963. Maybe George associated so effectively to those that served beneath him, as a result of he had risen by means of the ranks of the trade himself.

He rose from Bar Supervisor to Vice President and Common Supervisor of the Nassau Seaside Lodge earlier than later taking part in a serious half within the improvement of Paradise Island in his position as President and Chief Working Officer of Resorts Worldwide (Bahamas). His management and unmatched advertising abilities helped the corporate quadruple in measurement and positioned him among the many pantheon of prime hoteliers on the planet.

George believed that collaboration was the important thing to constructing a profitable group and world-class vacation spot. He was founding father of each the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board and Paradise Island Tourism Improvement Affiliation, which introduced the resort trade collectively to market and assist additional develop the vacation spot. He was vitally vital to the success of each organizations, and for Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board was a longtime Chairman. He was appointed Chairman Emeritus in 2017.

He was the driving power behind the creation of Caribbean Journey Market, in his work with the Caribbean Lodge Affiliation, and the occasion continues in the present day because the area’s premier tourism advertising occasion – an excellent testomony to his imaginative and prescient.

George created The Myers Group Ltd. in 1992 and he constructed a company that, along with lodges, turned the main restaurant operator within the vacation spot. Via this work, the corporate turned a prime employer within the vacation spot with an worker base of greater than 1,000.

Giving again to his group, whether or not as an employer, a board member, or philanthropist, was of paramount significance to George and it’s no surprise he acquired so many honours and accolades all through his unimaginable profession – from Hotelier of the Yr to Lifetime Achievement Award winner and extra. George was really a “individuals particular person,” being a hands-on chief who was revered by each his staff and friends.

George was affectionately referred to as “Mr. Tourism” and that title was so becoming of a person who really embodied the very best parts of what makes our trade so particular. His is a legacy that won’t be matched and whose achievements will stay on. The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board joins our countrymen and our fellow members of the tourism trade in expressing our condolences and love for the Myers household and the reminiscence of our beloved buddy.’