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The Bermuda Industrial Union last night denied responsibility for a cruise ship’s cancellation of visits to St George’s.
A BIU spokeswoman said the union’s work to rule would end at midnight last night – before the Viking Orion’s first scheduled visi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than half of staff at the newly opened St Regis Bermuda Resort are Bermudian – and the number is expected to increase.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said today that it was expected that more than 90 Bermudians would start work at the St...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first in a series of summer flights between Bermuda and the Azores was welcomed to LF Wade International Airport yesterday.
The SATA Azores Airline flight from Ponta Delgada was greeted with a shower from fire trucks on the runway.
The flight de...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of new tours are set to launch this summer in St George as part of an effort to highlight East End businesses.
Kristin White, the owner of gift store and tour centre Long Story Short, said the new trips were created in partnership with elect...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The loosening of Covid-19 restrictions tomorrow will offer tour boat operators a much needed lifeline, but more support could still be needed to keep the industry afloat.
Under Phase 3 regulations, the number of people allowed on commercial boats wil...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A policy to allow group business to return to Bermuda is close to completion, the Premier has said.
David Burt added that the Government would work to bring group business back to bolster the tourism industry.
Mr Burt said that the Government had fin...
DATE: May 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of flights to and from Bermuda is to increase by more than 20 per cent next month after the return of services to Miami and Philadelphia.
The June flight schedule, released today by airport operators Skyport, showed a surge in the number o...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St Regis Bermuda resort in St George’s has welcomed its first guests after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the weekend.
David Burt, the Premier, said the opening of the luxury hotel on Saturday was “another major step forward in the start of the tou...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bad smells have forced efforts to market a disused resort to be put on hold, MPs heard on Friday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that the decision to halt the bid to get the former 9 Beaches r...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Royal Caribbean has cancelled plans to homeport its Vision of the Seas ship in Bermuda for seven-night cruises to the Bahamas.
But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it was hoped that the cruise company would be able to resume normal schedu...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor