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The Bermuda Tourism Authority has earned recognition for the second year running from the Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International’s Adrian Awards.
The commendation included work bringing the TODAY show to Bermuda in May 2017 for two one-hou...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Anglers spent about $4.6 million at the Bermuda Triple Crown Billfish Championship last year.
Kevin Dallas, chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the annual summer event delivered a 25:1 return on the authority’s investment and broug...
DATE: Jan 27, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s cruise tourism is set for a “sharp rise” outside of the traditional summer trade, with the 2018 schedule released today.
The boost, which includes 17 more cruise calls for April, October and November, marks a joint strategy between the M...
DATE: Dec 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new chairman of the Bermuda Tourism Authority has been named Hotelier of the Year by the Bermuda Hotel Association.
Paul Telford, managing director of Rosewood Bermuda, said the award was “a huge honour”.
He added: “I’m blessed with an incredible...
DATE: Dec 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dockyard has been named the region’s top cruise ship destination by the online review site Cruise Critic.
Voted a top five destination last year, Dockyard has been declared the best for the Eastern Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda in the site’s cruiser...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The deal for the East End’s first hotel in decades has been bolstered with a Bermuda government guarantee of up to $25 million for the St Regis resort.
Parliament heard that the guarantee will go towards a $60 million loan from Butterfield Bank for H...
DATE: May 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s efforts to claw back air arrivals for Bermuda have yet to match the high enjoyed under the Progressive Labour Party government, according to Jamahl Simmons, the Shadow Minister of Tourism.
It drew a swift response from...
DATE: Feb 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government is contemplating “a ground-breaking proposal for partnership” with the online home-sharing vacation network Airbnb, according to tourism minister Senator Michael Fahy.
The news was welcomed by the Progressive Labour Party, whic...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has nothing to fear in terms of tourism competition from Cuba, as the Caribbean giant emerges into the market after decades of being frozen out by the United States, according to tourism minister Senator Michael Fahy.
Mr Fahy made the asserti...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Air arrivals, one of the coveted indicators for the Bermuda Tourism Authority, rose 11.3 per cent for the first quarter of the year according to the Department of Statistics.
Bermuda hosted 32,233 air visitors during the first quarter of 2016, althou...
DATE: Jul 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell