With luxury hotel chains, such as Jumeirah, Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis, looking to develop first-class properties in Bermuda, the PLP's manifesto commits Bermuda to increasing room inventory to 10,000 beds.

Government recently announced that St. Regis Hotels, which markets itself as being in the "top tier" of the world's luxury hotels has agreed to develop the former Club Med site in St. George's.

The Corporation of Hamilton recently announced it signed a ground lease with Par-la-Ville Hotel and Residences Ltd. to develop a five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, condominiums and underground parking on the Par-la-Ville car park site.

And, Jumeirah has been in talks with Government to develop a 497-bed luxury resort on the Southlands estate on South Shore, which has been the subject of controversy in recent months.

In the past a Southlands official said only 16 percent of the 37-acre estate would be built upon during construction of the resort.

Bowing to pressure from environmental groups who want the Southlands estate preserved for future generations, Government and Jumeirah have considered the Morgan's Point site in Southampton, as an alternative location for the project.

The PLP platform also promises that a PLP government would continue to create programmes to entice the "discriminating" visitor to our shores; Partner with hoteliers to promote "destination Bermuda" and require developers to include staff housing for Bermudian staff on all new hotel developments.

They would also continue to promote "Bermudianisation" of high-level jobs within the industry.