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A disused resort is set to receive a new lease of life after investment from an international developer.
Michael Douglas, a Hollywood star and owner of Ariel Sands, has teamed up with Slovakian real estate developer JTRE to redevelop the 13.8 acre Ar...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cruise ship has steered away from the island ahead of a scheduled visit next month due to the cost of Covid requirements.
However, the Government said it expected a “close to normal” cruise ship schedule for 2022 based on early numbers.
Carnival Cr...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new restaurant and bars could be built on the site of a Somerset landmark.
A planning application by property owner Sandys Holding Company said the firm wanted to partly demolish the former Somerset Country Squire – which shut its doors last year –...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The cost to fly to Heathrow will rise next summer as the airport is set to increase passenger taxes.
The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK aviation regulator, has said it could allow the airport to increase charges by up to 56 per cent by 2023 as it a...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Front Street received a rare visitor this week with the arrival of The World – the world’s largest residential yacht.
The ship arrived in Hamilton on Wednesday morning and was due to depart this afternoon after two nights at port.
The World mea...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air service to and from the island has increased slightly this month with three new flights per week added to the schedule.
The October flight schedule, released by Skyport, includes 34 flights to and from the island a week, compared with 31 at the e...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will put out a request for proposal to rebrand the island’s tourism industry, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee.
The report, tabled in the House of Assembly, said it was hoped that a Bermuda firm wou...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda still has a reputation as a safe country despite a warning by US health authorities that Americans should steer clear of the island after a jump in coronavirus cases, the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Charles Jeffers I...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new post of head of cultural heritage will help boost the island’s appreciation of its past, a Bermuda National Trust spokeswoman said yesterday.
She was speaking as it was announced that Charlotte Andrews, the former executive director of the St G...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal-winner returned to the spotlight last night at the US Open tennis championships as part of efforts to promote the island.
Triathlon superstar Flora Duffy was a guest on the US Open Facebook Live show The Changeover ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes