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The Government has defended its controversial Covid testing policy for visitors in the wake of criticism from cruise ship operators.
Earlier this week The Royal Gazette
revealed that two cruise lines had cancelled seven transatlantic cruises sche...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The new owner of an iconic Bermuda resort is confident that the island’s tourism industry will bounce back to better days.
But hotelier Phil Hospod — who bought the Cambridge Beaches resort in Sandys last year — said that the Bermuda Tourism Authorit...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has launched a new marketing drive inviting visitors to discover the island’s hidden treasures.
The Lost Yet Found campaign highlights Bermudian experiences and entices visitors to dive deeper into the island’s culture....
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Norwegian Cruise Line has cut two more cruise calls to Bermuda scheduled for this year over the island’s Covid-19 testing protocols
DATE: Sep 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Dark clouds couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of revellers who attended the final Harbour Nights of the summer last night.
In what must have been one of the busiest nights Front Street has witnessed in several years, tourists and locals soaked...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Hospitality chiefs are backing claims that standards of service within the industry must be improved.
Hoteliers and restaurateurs have also thrown their support behind a drive to attract Bermudians into the tourism sector.
Stephen Todd, chief execut...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is to launch a new training programme to raise standards of service and encourage Bermudians into the industry.
Tracy Berkeley, the BTA’s interim chief executive said inconsistent standards of services were “an elephant ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An order granting a resort tax breaks for redevelopment over the next ten years was rubber-stamped in the Senate yesterday.
Under the Tourism Investment Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa Order, the new owners of the historic west end facility will not...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The owners of the Cambridge Beaches resort have been granted a string of tax breaks for the next ten years while the property undergoes significant upgrades.
Under an order presented in the House of Assembly yesterday, Cambridge Beaches Holdings Limi...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government has once again defended its controversial Travel Authorisation policy, insisting that the form "serves a vital role by protecting our community and by helping to prevent Covid-19 from being imported“.
But Vance Campbell, the Minister o...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan