EHREN HANNA, COO of StreetSmart, an app which acts as a Bahamian journey information highlighting native
eating places, historic websites, leisure journey excursions and cultural experiences, presents cellular
information packages.
By JADE RUSSELL
Tribune Workers Reporter
A StreetSmart app will assist vacationers discover the place to go and what actions to do in The Bahamas, remodeling the journey expertise for them, officers mentioned yesterday.
The app, which acts as a Bahamian journey information highlighting native eating places, historic websites, leisure journey excursions and cultural experiences, presents cellular information packages.
The launch ceremony for the app was held yesterday on the Nassau Cruise Port.
Ehren Hanna, COO of StreetSmart, and his brothers and brother-in-law started engaged on the journey app in 2019. Mr Hanna mentioned amid the rising variety of customer arrivals to the nation, it turned clear that the vacationer expertise wanted to be remodeled. He mentioned they spoke to stakeholders who lamented the dearth of actions for visitors.
“It’s a gateway to distinctive experiences past the traditional vacationer path,” Mr Hanna mentioned.
“Our imaginative and prescient is to collaborate with the trade leaders to make sure the continuous enchancment and sustainability of The Bahamas tourism choices benefiting each our visitors and local people who craft these experiences.”
Appearing Prime Minister Chester Cooper celebrated the launch of the app.
“StreetSmart embodies our mission to offer guests with unprecedented entry to native insights, to cultural experiences, and the hidden gems that outline our paradise,” he mentioned. “This initiative not solely promotes collaborative partnerships with native distributors, but additionally fosters financial progress, making certain the advantages of tourism are maximised for our native communities.”
When The Tribune spoke to vacationers on the Nassau Cruise Port, they agreed the app would drastically assist when returning to The Bahamas.
“We got here right here, we don’t know the place to go,” one vacationer from Brazil mentioned. “We needed to ask everyone right here which seashore is the very best or extra stunning so that may be good to know earlier than coming to The Bahamas.”
