George Myers (c. 1939 – 17 February 2023) was a Bahamian hotelier and businessman.
Background
Myers was born in Jamaica, where his family was in the hotel business.[1] As a child, he worked in family-owned Miranda Lodge in Montego Bay.[1] He worked in London as a management trainee at the Westbury Hotel before moving to the Bahamas in 1963.[1]
Career
Myers was a businessman in the Bahamas. He was credited with playing a major part in the development of Paradise Island into a premier tourist destination in the Bahamas.[1]
Myers was executive vice president of Resorts International from 1977 to 1992.[1] Myers served in the past as president of the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association, the Bahamas Hotel Association, and the Caribbean Hotel Association.[1]
Death
Myers died on 17 February 2023, at the age of 83.[2]
Awards
In 1998, Myers was given the government's Silver Jubilee Award in recognition of "outstanding contribution to national development, in particular, in tourism".[citation needed]