andals Emerald Bay in Great Exuma in The Bahamas will be closing its doors Wednesday, three weeks after reopening and welcoming guests for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Nassau Guardian is reporting that the closure is a result of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’s recent announcement that commercial flights from the United States carrying passengers would not be permitted to enter the country.

The United States is the resort’s primary market for guests.

While Sandals Royal Bahamian on New Providence delayed its reopening to November 1, the hotel chain opened Emerald Bay on July 2.

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