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The Bermuda Tourism Authority is backing six local organisations and entrepreneurs to provide cultural experiences for visitors to the island.
Glenn Jones, the BTA’s chief experience development officer, said PinkSand Entertainment, Eettafel, the Urb...
DATE: Aug 12, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will generate a total of $14 million from MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda this year.
Financial services firm PwC said the island’s economy received a $4.7 million boost from the April event and it predicted another $9.3 million will come fro...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will unveil a new cultural tourism programme at a public stakeholder meeting tomorrow.
A BTA spokeswoman said the programme would put a spotlight on the island’s diverse cultural tourism attractions including its distinc...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government expects Bermuda will receive slightly more cruse ship visits next year, and is working to keep ships in port longer.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said that it is projected Bermuda will see 199 cruise ship visit...
DATE: Jul 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s Cup Match holiday has been used by the Bermuda Tourism Authority to attract visitors to St George’s.
A BTA spokeswoman said the organisation, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Transport and with the sponsorship of Norwegian...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Thousands of people have pledged on social media to “storm the Bermuda Triangle” as part of a spoof event that has attracted global attention.
More than 40,000 people have signed on to the “Storm the Bermuda Triangle: It can’t swallow all of us” even...
DATE: Jul 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Carnival Cruise Lines will boost its support of Bermuda next year with an almost 50 per cent increase, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
While the cruise line is scheduled to make 20 visits this year, that number will rise to 29 in 2020.
A ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Yara Shahidi, star of the hit US shows Black-ish and Grown-ish, sparked social media attention with a visit to Bermuda.
Ms Shahidi, who starred in the film The Sun Is Also a Star, visited with her family last month with the support of the Bermuda Tou...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian entrepreneur hailed as a “shining example” of a tourism ambassador has won an international award for his work in the industry.
Dennie O’Connor won the 2019 International Certified Tourism Ambassador Star Award after receiving three local...
DATE: Jun 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drive to double the number of African-American tourists by 2025 has been launched.
Kevin Dallas, the chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said that while 182,439 people flew to the island in 2017 only 7,298, about four per cent, self-i...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes