Tribune Article
Article from the Tribune 01/19/2012
http://www.tribune242.com/sports/01192012_GAFFW_sports_pg
Lee McCoy, managing director of the GAFFW, said the event is primed to become a welcome addition to the country’s sports tourism product.
“We are trying to bring the sport of triathlon back to Abaco,” he said. “We just had Marathon Bahamas in Nassau and events like that are bringing in 2000 room nights of occupancy for resorts. What we want to do is not only bring people to Nassau, but to the Family Islands through sports tourism. Having it in Treasure Cay is great because they have the resources there, they have the space, it’s less traffic, a beautiful beach and we are hoping to get tourists coming in, not only from South Florida and the rest of the world, but from Nassau and the other islands.”
