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Meals part of Restaurant Weeks special deals can be home-delivered for the first time, it was announced today.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said that several restaurants involved in the annual promotion had struck a deal with delivery firm Sargasso ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute is set to reopen to the public next week after a temporary closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The East Broadway, Pembroke attraction will be open to visitors on Thursdays and Fridays between 10am and...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians travelling to the UK will need to quarantine on arrival from next Monday, the UK Government announced today.
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, said that the UK will shut all air travel corridors as the country attempted to control...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The former chief operating officer of the Bermuda Tourism Authority has taken the helm as the new head of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Karla Lacey – one of the founding members of the BTA’s executive – stepped down from the organisat...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Greg Maybury, the general manager of the Port Royal and Ocean View golf courses, has died.
Mr Maybury was 65.
Steven Lambert, the assistant manager at the Port Royal, said: “For many of us Mr Maybury was more than our boss, he was also a mentor and a...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda was highlighted as one of the best travel destinations for 2021 by a major international travel magazine.
Condé Nast Traveler included the island on its list of 21 best places to go this year alongside Angola, New Zealand, Italy and New Y...
DATE: Jan 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s tourism industry is on a “slow and gradual” path to recovery, according to the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Glenn Jones, the interim CEO of the BTA, told the World Tourism Network in an online presentation last Saturday that the b...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The total cost of the new airport project reached almost $400 million - but airport operators Skyport said the expenditure was included in the original plan.
A Skyport spokeswoman said the construction contract price for the new terminal was $274.4 m...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
US Customs and Border Control transitioned to the new airport terminal yesterday with new technology on board.
Cletus William, Port Director at CBP Bermuda, said the new terminal includes Simplified Arrival – a touchless international arrival process...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
· Almost $400 million invested in the Bermuda economy
· Almost 400 Bermuda businesses, including vendors and suppliers, contracted for the project
· 885 Bermudians employed as part of the project during the construction phase
· 1.6 million constructi...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes