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The Island’s new tourism offerings reflect the “fresh approach” brought by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, according to the group’s 2014 annual report — which remains insistent on the imperative of boosting stagnant air arrivals.
The BTA’s new marketi...
DATE: Aug 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The gems of St David’s will be in easy reach of summer visitors, thanks to a bus service that will link up with the new “beach bus” shuttling guests around the fringe attractions of St George’s.
The service, which starts up in July and will run in ta...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“If you’re Bermudian, you look out for one another — because you’re proud to be Bermudian,” is a credo for addiction counsellor Sandy Butterfield.
The head of the drug treatment service Focus fondly traces her ethos back to the Girl Guides, the Sea R...
DATE: Apr 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The construction of a resort at the former Club Med site will not commence in May but later this year, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell informed the House of Assembly.
The timeline announced in December for the long-awaited development changed due to...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Springtime arrivals from cruise ships were up ten percent on the previous year’s figures, but air arrivals in the second quarter dropped by 2.5 percent, with a total of 73,122 visitors coming through LF Wade International Airport.
The figures, releas...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s wealth of history has proved a hit with both US patriots, the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, through the efforts of the Island’s Washington DC office.
Fresh from attending a ceremony at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia commem...
DATE: Oct 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest tourism figures show visitors staying longer during a traditionally quiet time for arrivals — and airline capacity has also grown, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The BTA yesterday published its performance statistics for the I...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The building of a resort at Morgan’s Point, starting with a “boutique” 84-room hotel, has won bipartisan support with the approval of a fresh land agreement for the West End property.
Developer Craig Christensen called the passage of the Morgan’s Poi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell flew a total of 17 trips since taking office, with the Government fact-finding mission to Singapore running up nearly $50,000 in costs.
The tab for January’s trip was given in response to parliamentary questions by Sh...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) has pledged to publicise a broad range of data on the Island’s tourism performance.
Information will include hotel revenues, according to the organisation’s new chief executive officer Bill Hanbury, who said the gr...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
