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Cheaper flights to the Island and strong international branding are the keys to rebuilding Bermuda’s hotel industry.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette as part of a series of interviews on the status of the tourism industry, hoteliers Paul Telford, Sally ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 50 restaurants are set to take part in the fifth annual Bermuda Restaurant Weeks event.
According to the Bermuda Tourism Authority, 45 venues — the most ever involved — will offer three-course meals at reduced prices.
The initiative, which run...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new hotel in the East End — and the resurrection of the St George’s Golf Course — are finally paving the way for a brighter future for the St George’s Club, according to club president Sally Kyle.
After years of difficult business in the former cap...
DATE: Jan 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A minibus operator has complained that cruise ship passengers are being steered away from taxis and minibuses by ship staff.
Ronue Cann said he was one of several minibus operators and taxi drivers who travelled to Dockyard on Thursday to service the...
DATE: Jan 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Casinos could help to Bermuda to compete internationally as a tourist destination, according to the executive director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, Richard Schuetz.
Meanwhile, the commission’s chairman Alan Dunch noted that “exploratory t...
DATE: Dec 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is set to be highlighted with an 11-page spread in the November issue of ‘Climbing Magazine’, detailing rock climbing opportunities on the Island.
The article by Jeff Achey, entitled ‘The Bermuda Short: How to have big fun on small crags duri...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online campaign to highlight the Island asks potential visitors to “choose their own travel adventure”.
The initiative, by online travel agency Expedia and the Bermuda Tourism Authority, is intended to show visitors the range of experiences availa...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to cash in on a surge of Cup Match visitors to St George’s were hindered by misinformation from cruise ship staff, according to several shops in the East End.
Kelly Diel, of Seaglass Art on Water Street, said that while she and other businesses...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An $85 million plan to redevelop the Ariel Sands Resort has been approved by the Department of Planning.
The project, announced last year, will include a new 22-key hotel, 26 detached villas and a new beach club on the Devonshire property.
According ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor arrivals fell in the first quarter as a result of lost air routes, according the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
However BTA CEO Bill Hanbury said the quarterly figures still had positive signs, particularly noting a $6.1 million increase in visit...
DATE: May 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes