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The change in government will not have a significant impact on the Bermuda Tourism Authority, CEO Kevin Dallas said yesterday.
Speaking after the release of the latest tourism statistics, Mr Dallas said the BTA had a solid working relationship with t...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of people arriving on the island by air rose by 16 per cent in the first half of 2017, according to statistics released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Figures until June of this year also show visitor spending was up by 31 per cent comp...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has called for legislation to encourage tourism investment and superyacht visitation in advance of the General Election.
With Bermudians set to take to the polls tomorrow, the BTA listed five policy priorities that they ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Some businesses are benefiting from increased visitor spending although the boost has not been universal.
Bermuda institutions such as the Crystal Caves have enjoyed a rise in visitors but others such as Hartley’s Helmet Diving have not yet felt the...
DATE: May 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s welcomed the Seven Seas Navigator for the first of a series of scheduled visits to the East End yesterday.
Mayor Quinell Francis and area MP Kenneth Bascome celebrated the ship’s arrival in the historic town in a brief press conference ye...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor air arrivals were up 19 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
At a press conference at the Land Rover BAR base in Dockyard, BTA CEO Kevin Dallas also said visitor spending rose 30 per ce...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Superyacht owners could travel straight from the airport to their boats by water during the America’s Cup, after plans were lodged for a temporary dock next to Kindley Field Road.
ACBDA has applied for planning permission for a T-shaped floating dock...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Victoria Isley, chief sales and marketing officer at the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has been named one of the top minds in the global destination marketing business by an international body.
Ms Isley has been included in a list of the “Top 25 Extraor...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Boston-based adventure tour operator is poised to bring a group of leisure road cyclists on a tour of Bermuda next weekend.
The tour will be the first offered by Ciclismo Classico in Bermuda, and the inaugural group will consist of eight visitors. ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tashae Thompson, Bermuda Tourism Authority product development manager, has been named the chairwoman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Tourism Division.
Ms Thompson has worked in the tourism industry for ten years and played a critical role in the ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes