THE BAHAMAS

Grand Bahama Island’s Our Lucaya Resort, made up of the 740-room Westin and 478-room Sheraton, has 90,000 square feet of meeting space. Last March, the Sheraton completed a $2 million soft-goods renovation.

The Greg Norman-designed Blue Shark Golf Club, centerpiece of a planned development of luxury hotels, a casino, a tennis center and more, opens this summer.

Meeting Hotels: Properties on Nassau include the 850-room Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, 694-room Sheraton Cable Beach Resort and 405-room Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa.

On the nearby Paradise Island, resorts include the sprawling Atlantis, with more than 3,600 rooms.

Grand Bahama Island has the 740-room Westin and 478-room Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort hotels.

Airport Transit:

Lynden Pindling International Airport, five miles from Cable Beach, 10 miles from downtown Nassau and 15 miles from Paradise Island. Transfer cost by taxi to Cable Beach, US$17; to Nassau, US$25; to Paradise Island, US$30.

Grand Bahama International Airport, approximately 10 miles from hotels. Transfer cost by taxi, US$15-US$20

Taxes:

Room tax, 6%; sales tax, none; total tax on hotel rooms, 12%

Small Group Venues:

Just a mile from Great Exuma and accessible by water taxi, Stocking Island is a little slip of land that has about as many inhabitants as it does miles in length: seven. But its shell-strewn beach is home to a ramshackle restaurant called Chat ’n’ Chill that’s perfect for a memorable evening on the sand. (954) 323-8668; www.chatnchill.com