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52 September 2016 - Business View Caribbean Business View Caribbean - September 2016 53 Williams agrees: “A tourist told me, this morning, if he wants to go to ‘Palm Beach,’ he’ll go to the competi- tion, but if he wants to go to true Bimini, he’ll go to Big Game. We market ourselves as a genuine Bimini experience. We’re run by an all-Bahamian team. When guests come here, they really feel that they’re connect- ing with family members. We do everything to make them happy.” In addition, Williams says that Big Game is “one of the few small hotels in the Caribbean that is headed by a CHA, a Certified Hospitality Administrator, and has a licensed boat captain as a marina manager.” Also, the resort has a joint venture with Neal Watson’s Bi- mini Scuba Center which is located at the Big Game Club, and operates a 55-foot glass bottom dive boat, well-suited to accommodate divers, snorkelers, and sightseers. In addition to reefs, wrecks, and wall div- ing, the Dive Center offers Great Hammerhead Shark, Wild Dolphin, Reef Shark, and Sting Ray Safaris. PADI certifications and courses are also available. Now that the Big Game has completed its renovations, Williams expects that its occupancy rate will increase from its current 50 to 60 percent, which will likely help boost the resort’s profits. “Since the six years of the current ownership, this is the first year that we made a profit every month,” he reports. Williams would also like to augment his staff training agenda and see that they are given certification in several professional ar- eas. Lastly, he says that he hopes that Sharkey’s Res- taurant, with its new bar, becomes a “hot spot in Bi- mini for entertainment.” The Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina – still the “big game in town.” PREFERRED VENDOR SEACOR Island Lines LLC - www.seacorislandlines. com INTEGRATEDCARGO SOLUTIONS FROM FLORIDA,THE BAHAMAS, TURKS AND CAICOS AND BEYOND SIL offers pallet service, full container, refrigerated, consolidation, heavy equip- ment and rolling stock movement throughout the Bahamas. For more information: 954 920 9292 www.seacorislandlines.com info@seacorislandlines.com