From Sports Illustrated, to Vanity Fair, to Travel + Leisure, to the Wall Street Journal, Exuma has received no shortage of praise in recent years. Forbes magazine became the latest esteemed publication to join this list when it featured Grand Isle Resort & Spa this month in the coveted Billionaires Issue. Included in a supplement dedicated to the Bahamas, the luxurious property on Emerald Bay was given exceptional placement as one of the premier properties in the country’s Out Islands. The article explores the growth of the archipelago’s tourism product and the diversification of the Bahamian tourism industry to other markets beyond the capital city of Nassau. Other top-class properties featured in the supplement include Baha Mar and Albany in Nassau, and Turquoise Cay in Exuma.