Posted by: Editor on Sep 14, 2006 – 10:03 AM
kidsstuff Fun! Fun! And more fun will be the primary focus of recreational and activity planners who will converge at Atlantis, Paradise Island for the first ever Bahamas Regional Recreation Conference on Monday, September 18, 2006, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The conference which is being organised by Atlantis’ Guest Activities Department, which is renowned for creating a fun filled highly charged atmosphere for its resort guests, is designed to create an avenue for recreational activities and kids programming for professionals from resort properties throughout The Bahamas, the Caribbean and the United States, so they can network and gain knowledge on the latest activities and programmes.
Organisers hope the conference will ultimately add to the visitor’s experience.
The conference theme is ‘Fun!- That’s What We Do!’ There will be ten sessions.
Topics to be explored will center on Arts & Craft; Programme Leadership; Kids/Teen Activities; Marketing; Team Building Activities; Deck and Pool Games; Rainy Day Activities; Spark Your Creativity and lots more.
“We’ve learned a lot from networking with the Resort and Commercial Recreation Association (RCRA) based in the United States and we have been fortunate to meet so many people over the years who have great ideas that we have been able to use for our properties based here on Paradise Island,” said Vanessa Eneas, Atlantis’ Director of Guest Activities.
“We felt the one area that was missing was a Caribbean network of people in this region who share similar customers, environments and climates. We thought a Bahamas Regional Recreation Conference would be an ideal forum to bring everyone in this region together and zero in on all these great opportunities and discuss ways to get better at what we do…,” said Eneas.
“At Atlantis we consider ourselves to be one of the leaders in the recreation field, but we would like to improve on this as well as the tourism product in the country and I think that if we network…the tourism industry will benefit greatly, let alone the recreation industry,” commented Eneas.
Atlantis’ Guest Activities Department has been a long standing member of the RCRA and has received international recognition for its specially formulated recreation programmes specifically tailored for kids, teens, and the entire family. The resort has been awarded RCRA’s prestigious Premier Recreation Operation Award on three separate occasions in 2000, 2001 and 2002 respectively. The resort has gained critical acclaim for its Atlantis Kids Club, that features specially designed high energy programmes for youngsters between the ages of three to twelve-years-old.
The resort’s exclusive teen club, Club Rush, is specifically geared for teens and pre-teens. Club Rush features a pre-teen programme for youngsters between the ages of six to twelve and special programmes for teenagers between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. Some of the participants that will be in attendance will hail from The Bahamas, Florida and Nevis.
Special guest speakers for the conference will include Jean Baer of Sanibel Island, Florida. Baer is the owner of Recreation Solutions, LLC, a consulting company specialising in programme development and facility design for the Resort Industry. Heidi Jewett, the Director of Recreation at Mohonk Mountain House, a national historic landmark property in up state New York, will also be a featured speaker.
Persons interested in registering for the conference can visit the website R-C-R-A.org or contact Atlantis Guest Activities Department at 363-3000 extensions 63588 or 63446. The total fee for the conference is $200.00.
Courtesy of Kerzner Int’l