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Viking lines’ cruise ship Orion will drop anchor tomorrow to complete quarantine before it homeports in Bermuda.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said today the ship will remain in the Great Sound for six days so the 460 crew members can compl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Extra support to boost the struggling tour boat industry is being considered by the Government, it was revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said the Bermuda Tour Boat Association had approached the Government for help to tackl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of free workshops designed to improve accessibility across the island has been launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The online workshops, organised with OBMI Bermuda Accessible Solutions, were designed to help participants learn more a...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo has partially reopened more than a month after the pandemic forced it to shut its doors.
The attraction, which closed to guests on March 29 in the wake of a spike of Covid-19 cases, began to welcome visitors into...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has opened new accommodation for a different type of guest – island birds.
The hotel has installed bird feeders – painted pink with white roofs to match the hotel – around its lawn area.
A spokeswoman for the hotel ...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St Regis hotel has been given the green light to move forward — a week after retroactive changes to the approved plans were rejected.
The Development Applications Board refused to grant retroactive planning permission at a hearing last week.
But ...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A temporary cut in the cost of liquor licences for bars and restaurants was toasted by the trade yesterday.
Karl Massam, the general manager of restaurant group Yellowfin and chairman of the restaurant division of the Chamber of Commerce, said the 50...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The developers of a new hotel were caught off guard by Bermuda’s planning regulations, documents submitted as part of an appeal to get approval for changes admitted.
Hotelco, the firm behind the St Regis Hotel in St George’s, filed a retrospective pl...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is to revise plans to create an events area at a South Shore resort earlier proposals were rejected.
The original proposal, which included an events lawn, restrooms, storage areas and a 42-space car on land to the west of the Bermudiana Be...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The developers behind a new hotel project have launched an appeal after an after-the-fact planning application was rejected weeks before the scheduled opening.
The retrospective application by Hotelco, the firm behind the St Regis resort in St George...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes