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The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s public relations officers generated editorial content worth more than $26 million in advertising during 2015.
The BTA said yesterday that much of that content came from 108 journalists who visited the island last year ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority issued a progress report on its corporate objectives after Parliament’s discussion of its incentive programme.
Kenneth Bascome, Junior Minister of Tourism, informed legislators during Friday’s session that every member o...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Twelve extra cruise ships are to call on St George from 2017 to 2022 as part of a deal announced yesterday with Norwegian Cruise Line.
The agreement with the Bermuda Government includes bringing two catamaran ferries to the island for a run from Dock...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After years of stalled plans to redevelop the defunct 9 Beaches resort, the Bermuda Land Development Company is preparing to seize the property off its tenant.
Francis Mussenden, chief executive officer of the BLDC, said the quango had “exhausted all...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An unpopular transport policy for Dockyard has been reversed, enabling visitors to buy tokens and two-day passes for the island’s public transportation.
The switch came as the Anthem of the Seas, the biggest cruise liner ever to call on the island, m...
DATE: May 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New travel requirements for Bermudians going to Canada will come into effect next month.
The Electronic Travel Authorisation, or eTA, which is a mirror of the electronic system for travel authorisation for the United States, becomes mandatory on Marc...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitor spending on tourism showed a marked decline in 2014, while resident spending on foreign travel showed its first growth in years, according to industry statistics.
The latest Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) showed that tourism contributed a gr...
DATE: Oct 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island has been awarded a glowing endorsement online by American travel blogger and “digital storyteller” Kristen Kellogg, who visited Bermuda in May.
Her site, Border Free Travels, extols local history and colour: “Bermuda’s blues and pinks will...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A surprise placement among the top “island museums” has been bestowed on the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art by the popular newspaper USA Today.
In an article on August 21, Bermuda’s unconventional gallery was ranked alongside Jamaica’s Bob Marley ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest tourism arrival figures may be down, but the Bermuda Tourism Authority is doggedly selling the Island for future visitors, according to its chief sales and marketing officer.
“Through the first six months of the year, the BTA’s sales and m...
DATE: Aug 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell