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An Order that will see the Pink Beach Club renovated by a locally incorporated group of investors has been approved by the Senate.
In return for the purchase and development of the Smith’s property, the Upper House granted five years of tax concessio...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A lease for Fairmont Hamilton Princess to build a marina in Hamilton Harbour has been given the green light in the House of Assembly.
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz conceded he wasn’t entirely happy with some aspects of the deal, which allows the...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Pink Beach Club is to be sold — and restored as a luxury hotel by 2015.
The deal, approved by MPs during Friday’s House of Assembly, comes three years after the Tucker’s Town resort was placed in receivership.
Sweeping concessions were offered fo...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Norwegian Breakaway would happily visit Bermuda “forever” — if the Island would allow its on-board casino to run while the ship is in port.
As it is, however, Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Kevin Sheehan said Bermuda has thus far received “great revie...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
They call themselves ‘Longtails’ — because they keep flying back to the Island, year after year.
Fifty years after their Bermuda honeymoon, dedicated US visitors John and Barbara Buckley, 73 and 70 years old respectively, came back to mark the occasi...
DATE: Apr 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is being promoted by a prominent US cancer researcher as a centre for international medical conferencing.
New York oncologist Francis Arena chose the Island as a base for the first in an anticipated series of gatherings starting this July.
“I...
DATE: Apr 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public may gain access to the inner workings of Government’s new Tourism Authority, according to Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Asked if the organisation planned to continue meeting privately, a spokesman said: “When the Authority is formed, it will b...
DATE: Jan 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Tourism Board head Maxwell Burgess has stepped down from the job, according to a spokesman for new One Bermuda Alliance Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Progressive Labour Party yesterday described Government’s announcement ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With the year over and no movement apparent to build the Park Hyatt in St George’s, the new One Bermuda Alliance government should scrap its deal with developer Carl Bazarian.
So said Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force head Stuart Haywar...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s third quarter tourism for 2012 slumped by nearly three percent in comparison with the year before.
Most of the decline was attributed to an eight percent drop in scheduled cruise ship calls for July to September, 2012, over the previous ...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
