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The Fairmont Southampton was lit up last night to mark 50 years since the hotel first opened its doors.
The hotel welcomed its first guests at a gala event on August 17, 1972.
As part of this week’s anniversary celebrations, the lights in a number of...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A plan to renovate the Bermudiana Beach Resort to ready it for guests has been given the green light by the Development Applications Board.
The plan, submitted this year, includes new beach access, an arrivals building, new restaurant facilities and ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermuda-bound cruise ship was struck by a fishing boat early Saturday morning off the coast of Massachusetts.
According to the US Coast Guard, the Norwegian Pearl was about 41 miles east of Nantucket at about 2.35am that day when it collided the 92...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has been ranked among the top 20 Caribbean destination islands by readers of Travel and Leisure Magazine.
The publication’s annual Top 25 feature listed Bermuda as the 17th best island in the Caribbean, Bermuda and Bahamas.
The placement came...
DATE: Jul 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The return of regular cruise ships has brought a significant increase in visitors to the island – but arrivals remain down almost 60 per cent compared with 2019.
According to figures provided by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, 91,419 visitors had reac...
DATE: Jul 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Tourism said he has met with a range of hoteliers across the island to better understand the challenges facing the industry.
Vance Campbell said in a press statement this afternoon that since he was appointed in April he has met with ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A range of theatre stars are set to sail to Bermuda next year as part of a Broadway-themed cruise to the island.
Tony Award-winning actors Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming are scheduled to headline the five-night Broadway Cruise on t...
DATE: Jun 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charles Jeffers II, CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has left the BTA after just over a year in the post, it was announced yesterday.
A statement from a BTA spokeswoman said that Tracy Berkeley, the body’s chief administration officer, has been ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Direct flights to the Azores are scheduled to return next month, while service to Toronto slightly increases.
However, the British Airways service to London is set to be reduced for much of the month.
According to the June 2022 flight schedule, the w...
DATE: May 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work on the St George’s marina project is expected to begin this summer – but the estimated cost of the project has risen by almost 50 per cent.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly this morning tha...
DATE: May 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes