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Tourism and transport-related projects on the horizon could make waves across the entire island, the Minister of Transport said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott told The Royal Gazette that the “groundbreaking” developments would deliver opportunities for Be...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Island talent will be developed “to the highest levels” the Bermuda Tourism Authority said after it announced an international search for a new chief executive officer.
A spokeswoman added that advancement programmes could mean that the organisation ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A worldwide search will be launched to find a new chief executive officer for the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The announcement came 11 months after Kevin Dallas quit the post.
Glenn Jones, the organisation’s chief experience development officer, has b...
DATE: Jan 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Plans by a global media company to host dozens of entrepreneurs in Bermuda for a month have been dropped.
The residency for Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30” nominees was scheduled for March and it was thought about 75 people would stay at the Hamilton...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Tourists who would like to extend their stay in Bermuda beyond six months were asked to follow a new application process.
Guidelines announced today also included changes for business visitors and people with periodic work permits who would like to a...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Flights run by Air Canada to Bermuda will be grounded until at least the spring, the airline confirmed yesterday.
A company spokesman told The Royal Gazette that increased travel restrictions were among factors that affected short-range bookings.
He...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A series of charter flights between Bermuda and the Azores could pave the way for a scheduled service, the president of airport operators Skyport said yesterday.
Aaron Adderley said that Azores Airlines was expected to fly to Bermuda on a regular bas...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Up to $8 million could be generated for the economy when the second season of an international sailing event begins next spring, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
The Bermuda Grand Prix will launch the SailGP 2021-22 calendar on the waters of the G...
DATE: Nov 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new tenant is expected to take on the lease to run a beachside café at Horseshoe Bay.
The Rum Bum Beach Bar was managed by South Beach Ltd on behalf of Chops Ltd, which won the tender in 2016.
But Chris Montgomery, a director at South Beach, said t...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Level 2 “moderate risk” travel health advisory list....
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter