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Phillip “Phoopa” Anderson, a councillor for the Town of St George and an ambassador for the East End, has died.
Mr Anderson was 58.
He was a fixture in the town who ran the Visitor Information Centre on Kings Square and led tours around the area.
Ren...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of new tourism jobs will be created in the next two years as the industry continues to grow, a Bermuda Tourism Authority consultant has predicted.
Anthony Bennett, managing director of marketing consultants RedSky Strategy, said the island h...
DATE: Dec 06, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tax breaks will be offered for the conversion of a failed housing development in Warwick into a hotel if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly is passed.
The Bill was designed to give customs relief on materials imported to turn the Grand Atlan...
DATE: Dec 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will be visited by both the Carnival Radiance and the Carnival Sunrise in 2020, according to Carnival Cruise Lines.
The 2020 season will be the first for the Carnival Radiance, formerly the Carnival Victory, after an estimated $200 million re...
DATE: Nov 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has partnered with Airbnb to host information sessions in advance of the introduction of Airbnb Experiences.
Airbnb Experiences will bring visitors together with passionate locals for unique tourism experiences.
Each E...
DATE: Nov 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has been voted top choice in island destinations in the Caribbean and Atlantic by readers of an upmarket tourism magazine.
The Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers Choice Awards ranked Bermuda above competitors St Vincent, Aruba, the Cayman Islan...
DATE: Oct 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation designed to attract superyachts is needed, the Bermuda Tourism Authority has said.
Figures have shown that yacht arrivals dropped by almost 17 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018.
The number of boats longer than 30 feet ha...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor spending has risen for the tenth consecutive quarter, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Tourists spent $96.2 million in the second quarter of the year, up $5.6 million on the $90.6 million recorded for the same period in 2017.
The...
DATE: Aug 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A $13,500 event at an East End beach was value for money, the chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Kevin Dallas said the cost of the promotion at Shelly Bay in Hamilton Parish on Thursday, which featured five island vendor...
DATE: Aug 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Horseshoe Bay may be one of the most Instagrammed beaches in the world, but GQ has pointed readers to some of Bermuda’s less widely know beaches.
In an online article, the magazine highlighted four “hidden, almost-private” beaches around the island.
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DATE: Jul 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes