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A boutique hotel will suspend operations today and move its restaurant to takeaway service only to slow the potential spread of Covid-19, it announced yesterday.
The Rosedon Hotel asked most of its staff to stay at home for the next month as the isl...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A cruise that was due to include a stop in Bermuda later this month has been cancelled, its operators said today.
The Divina was scheduled to arrive at Dockyard on March 26 for a 24-hour visit.
But a spokeswoman for MSC Cruises told The Royal Gazette...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A member of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s executive team will lead the organisation on an interim basis, the board announced yesterday.
Glenn Jones will act as the CEO “until an executive search can identify a long-term leader” for the public-priva...
DATE: Mar 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An Opposition politician claimed that the “wheels are off” the island’s tourism organisation after its chief executive quit the job.
Leah Scott added that the results produced by the Bermuda Tourism Authority proved Kevin Dallas had the expertise to ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority is to quit the job tomorrow, it was announced yesterday.
Kevin Dallas will step down after three years in the post — over which the island notched up record numbers of visitors.
However, the move w...
DATE: Feb 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Tourist air arrivals have dropped 6 per cent compared with the same time last year, but spending in the sector went up, figures from the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
Reduced capacity and storms were thought to have affected the numbe...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A speed-networking event to help tourism businesses battle red tape could help to turn bright ideas into reality, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said this week.
Glenn Jones, the BTA’s chief experience development officer, said the event tapped into a ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A statistician suggested that return from the America’s Cup was less than a third of the $272 million indicated in official figures.
Cordell Riley calculated the net revenue from the sailing regatta to be $75 million when he carried out an “independe...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of people expected to visit Bermuda by cruise ship in 2020 is 1,000 less than the 544,000 predicted for this year.
A government announcement this week said that next year’s schedule included “more total calls, more passengers, and more vis...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The story of an enslaved woman accused of a plot to poison slave masters is one of the highlights of a “robust” calendar of events launched to showcase the culture and history of Bermuda.
Residents and visitors can look forward to theatrical performa...
DATE: Oct 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter