Before the 2012 General Election, the One Bermuda Alliance made a range of campaign promises on the subject of tourism.

And while some proposals were quickly actioned, others were abandoned or have yet to come to fruition.

A staple of the OBA campaign was the creation of a Tourism Authority, intended to revitalise the tourism industry by “putting professionals rather than politicians” in charge.

The Bermuda Tourism Authority was created in 2013 and formally took over responsibility from the Department of Tourism in 2014.

The OBA also pledged to increase air arrivals and, while the BTA came under fire for declining air arrivals in 2014 and 2015, arrivals rose sharply in 2016 and have continued to rise in the first five months of this year.

Last year the island saw 245,000 visitors fly to the island, the highest since 2008.

The OBA also promised a referendum on Casino Gaming before the election, but that vote never came about as the OBA delayed and then scrapped the proposed vote in December 2013, alleging the PLP would attempt to derail the referendum process — something the PLP staunchly denied.

The party instead brought gaming legislation through the House and formed the Casino Gaming Commission.

The OBA also pledged to make hotel developments in St George’s and Morgan’s Point a reality.

Ground has since been broken on both the Caroline Bay development at the Southampton site and a St Regis development at the former Club Med site in the east.

However, the PLP has criticised the OBA’s handling of both projects.

The OBA platform also promised to reopen the St George’s golf course. While the course remains closed, renovations to the course are a part of the St Regis hotel project.

And while some work was conducted on the St George’s waterfront — another OBA pledge — the Corporation of St George is still waiting for legislation to be approved to allow development of a long-planned marina project.