# Ad for Sandals Bahama Resort on TV last night **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697 "2019-09-04T17:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/1 "2019-09-04T17:31:36Z")
During Rachel Maddow’s show, no less. It seems incredibly tactless. I looked it up, and the resort is on Great Exuma island, which isn’t extremely close to Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were devastated. Still, it must have sustained damage. I realize that they will be needing the business to help rebuild, but running ads now seems ridiculous and possibly insulting. > **[The Bahamas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas#/media/File:The_Bahamas_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_BHS_-_UNOCHA.svg)** > > The Bahamas (/bəˈhɑːməz/ (listen)), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archipelago's population. The archipelagic state consists of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Hai ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/2 "2019-09-04T18:15:52Z")
I thought I saw one of those commercials, but on a different network. My best guess is that they were prepaid with a 'use-it-or-lose-it clause? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/3 "2019-09-04T18:28:37Z")
Actually, Exuma island [was “largely unaffected”](https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2019/09/03/hurricane-dorian-how-popular-bahamas-destinations-fared/2196084001/). It’s almost 300 miles from Grand Bahama island, and was well outside the tropical force wind area. And I’m honestly not sure what the problem is running the ads. The Bahamas, as you noted, can certainly use all the tourist dollars they can get to rebuild. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/4 "2019-09-04T19:06:20Z")
I got a telemarketer call yesterday telling me I won a Bahamas vacation if only I do something…something. I laughed while I hung up. Don’t they watch the news? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/5 "2019-09-04T19:44:15Z")
I heard the governor (?) of the Bahamas specifically mention undamaged islands that were the “engine of their economy.” They’re going to need beaucoup bucks to pay for re-building, so I have no qualms about their advertising their resorts. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/6 "2019-09-04T19:44:32Z")
One assumes the hurricane will be gone before any newly-booked vacations begin. And I’ll be the fourth to point out that the Bahamas can surely use all the tourist dollars they can get after this. So as long as the resort remains open for business, I don’t see the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697/7 "2019-09-04T19:58:20Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > During Rachel Maddow’s show, no less. > > It seems incredibly tactless. > > I looked it up, and the resort is on Great Exuma island, which isn’t extremely close to Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were devastated. Still, it must have sustained damage. I realize that they will be needing the business to help rebuild, but running ads now seems ridiculous and possibly insulting. > > [The Bahamas - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas#/media/File:The_Bahamas_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_BHS_-_UNOCHA.svg) Those ads are usually booked and in the queue well in advance, I’m sure no one thought of it