Dosn't look all that edited to me other than cutting some profanity.

I have to agree that the Bahamian government has made a big mistake.
The islands already have the highest tourist dissatisfaction rate (12%)
of any tourist oriented country in the world. This is just going to
make it worse. Bimini and Walker Key are really going to be hurt
quickly but overall this is just another nail in the coffen of Bahamian
tourism. There is even some backlash building among travel agents
booking non-boating tourists. The way this fee was handled on top of
the high dissatisfaction rate is going to have an effect on all tourist
bookings, not just our boating comunity.

OTOH, the Bahamian citizens' view is a little different. Most of their
objections about depleting resources is bogus but they do have a couple
of valid points. We can enter the Bahamas with a drivers licence. With
the PATRIOT act in effect, they have to pay $100 for a single entry visa
application which is not refundable if the visa is rejected and 214(b)
rejections are quite common. In their mind it just evens the playing
field.

Looks like Van Sant is going to have to find another thorny path.

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