Kerry Fountain

Kerry Fountain

executive Bahamas

Kerry Fountain is the Executive Director of the Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board, where he focuses on enhancing tourism in The Bahamas. Recently, he highlighted the challenges posed by high airline ticket prices and taxes, asserting that reducing these costs could significantly boost the number of stopover visitors to the islands. Fountain emphasizes the importance of converting The Bahamas' geographical proximity to the US into affordability for travelers, advocating for better connectivity between islands and more strategic partnerships with international airlines.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
1 wks
Reach
3,302
Power
109$
Sentiment
6.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Bahamas 3 6.00 0.76% +10% 393,248 3,302 $13,000 109$
Totals 3 393,248 3,302 $13,000 109$
Interactive World Map

Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

Bahamas Bahamas: Kerry Fountain is the executive director of the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board, encouraging hotels to adopt agricultural practices. 7

The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903: Group’s 400% profits jump proves going ‘lateral’ works

Bahamas Bahamas: Kerry Fountain voiced concern that the cruise industry's value proposition is sucking away higher-spending stopover visitors. 4

The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903: No change to 7m Nassau cruise visitors amid chaos

Bahamas Bahamas: Kerry Fountain is the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board’s executive director who discussed airline ticket bookings at a meeting. 7

The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903: Bahamasair Exuma ‘hiccup’ drops Family Island growth

Bahamas Bahamas: Kerry Fountain is the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board’s executive director who expressed concern over the struggles of Silver Airways. 6

The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903: Tourism alarm for airlift over Silver Airways ‘cancellations’

Bahamas Bahamas: Kerry Fountain, the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board’s executive director, called for a reduction in airline ticket taxes and fees. 5

The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903: Bahamian airline fear over six-fold fee hikes

Bahamas Bahamas: Kerry Fountain is the executive director of the Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board and spoke at the Routes Americas conference about airline ticket prices affecting tourism. 7

The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903: Tax-driven airline prices hit Bahamas’ advantage