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A hotel’s off-season bargain drew fresh Opposition scepticism for Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert’s optimistic assessment of the Island’s rebranded tourism industry.
Shadow Minister Shawn Crockwell said Government’s ‘So Much More’ marketing campaign b...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
US cruise visitors who’d booked a ten-day Caribbean tour had to settle for a day-and-a-half in Bermuda after Hurricane Sandy upended plans for the Norwegian Gem.
Rather than cancelling outright, the ship opted to moor at Dockyard on Sunday, setting s...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Spending on sports tourism is to be raised 20 percent as the Island aims to ramp up hotel numbers during the season’s traditionally quieter months.
Reversing last year’s more than $500,000 cut to the budget for sports marketing, the Tourism Board yes...
DATE: Oct 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will see 24,000 fewer cruise visitors next year, according to Government forecasts.
Meanwhile, the final tally for 2012 is expected to come in at 360,000 — largely due to the loss of the Carnival Cruise Lines visits that propelled 2011 to its...
DATE: Oct 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island's forthcoming cruise ship schedule shows a sharp drop in the number of overall calls to Bermuda, according to a shipping source.
Next year's cruise schedule will deliver 35 less ships for the season, from 163 this year down to 128.
However...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest air arrivals figures are no endorsement for Bermuda’s tourism marketing strategy, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Calling the third-quarter figures “volatile”, Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said they showed a lack of clear...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s new brand image was given an upbeat appraisal by Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert, in light of a modest increase in air arrivals.
Two months after Bermuda was rebranded as ‘So Much More’ for tourists, Mr Furbert presented a two percent ris...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Professional photographer Bruce Leseur says he’s perplexed by online chatter over his romantic photograph used to advertise Bermuda tourism.
The picture of a wedding couple embracing set tongues wagging on Friday after Psdisaster.com labelled it a “P...
DATE: Oct 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A romantic picture advertising the Island’s delights had to be pulled by the Bermuda Department of Tourism after being branded a “Photoshop disaster” online.
The unintended attention centred on a seemingly stump-armed bride kissing a groom.
According...
DATE: Oct 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Not everyone on shore was pleased with the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn — which had to scramble to get to Bermuda after being delayed by Tropical Storm Leslie.
The ship was yesterday at anchor in the Great Sound, to make way for other vessels booked in...
DATE: Sep 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
