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It was chilly under the bright lights at Boston’s Fenway Park — but singing the US national anthem there was “terrific” and “one of the greatest feelings of my singing career”, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said.
A seasoned gospel singer from the ag...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island was awarded air time by two US broadcasters this week, courtesy of CBS Radio’s partnership with the Bermuda Department of Tourism.
Hundreds of thousands of listeners in the Washington, DC and Baltimore area covering Delaware, Maryland and ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
College Weeks exceeded expectations according to the Tourism Department about 250 visitors were drawn by the event’s relaunch.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert had earlier expressed hope that as many as 200 students from universities and colleges in No...
DATE: Mar 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda proved to be the calm after the storm for the Island’s first cruise ship visitors of the season, as the Artania arrived at Heritage Wharf, Dockyard.
Pursued from New York by the same frontal system that brought yesterday’s high winds, the shi...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Top UK travel writer Simon Calder is in Bermuda for a two-day whirlwind tour of the Island’s attractions.
The aptly-named ‘48 Hours with Simon Calder’ is also being filmed for The Independent newspaper’s website.
Mr Calder aims to share Bermuda’s cha...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s popularity with golfers is being marketed by the Department of Tourism, with an incentive for visitors to get in a couple of free rounds.
The ‘Tee for Free’ deal offers two free rounds of golf plus $100 credit at any of eight local spas. Th...
DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
On-line travel website Expedia has given Bermuda its Top Destination of the Year Award for 2011.
It said Bermuda had received the award, given at a marketing award event in the Bahamas on Saturday, because it had demonstrated “the motivation, commitm...
DATE: Jan 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The second-highest number of cruise ship visitors in the Island’s history is expected to arrive next year, according to Transport Minister Derrick Burgess.
Out of the Island’s regular weekly visitors, the West End will take in thousands more next yea...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cruise ship schedule for 2012 shows Bermuda’s regular visits down ten percent for the coming year, with the occasionally-visiting ships showing the sharpest drop overall.
However a Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said 2012 is expected to record...
DATE: Dec 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda cooking has been served to New York by Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert in his first North American visit promoting travel to the Island.
Along with celebrity chef Juan-Claude Garzia and his culinary team, the Minister brought local dishes, inc...
DATE: Dec 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
