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Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert took to the Big Apple this week as part of a brief media campaign promoting the Island.
Mr Furbert attended represented Bermuda at two events in New York with Conde Nast Traveler; a 25th anniversary celebration for the ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is seeking young people to promote Bermuda to help make next year’s Spring Break a success.
The Department of Tourism announced yesterday that it is looking for students enrolled in college or university in the US or Canada to join their A...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s new advertising campaign has captured the attention of the New York Times.
The paper highlighted the recently-launched So Much More campaign in an article by Stuart Elliott.
Dennis Franczak chief executive of advertising agency Fuseideas d...
DATE: Aug 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new Bermuda “brand” will be unveiled by the Bermuda Department of Tourism next week in a presentation at Fairmont Southampton Princess.
According to a spokeswoman, Bermuda’s new print and television advertising strategy will be shown on Thursday to...
DATE: Aug 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Destiny Tours Limited will today take over the responsibility for running Hamilton’s Visitor Information Centre (VIC).
The VIC will also move from it’s current location at 1 Point Pleasant Road, next to the Hamilton Ferry Terminal, to Juice ‘n Beans ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s residents are losing hope that the promised Park Hyatt Hotel will come to fruition after years of waiting.
According to lease agreements, construction on the resort should have been completed within 48 months after the site was cleared in...
DATE: Jul 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cruise ship visitors are raiding Ireland Island South’s Bottle Beach and removing buckets of sea glass, according to West End residents.
One resident admitted taking a handful of pieces of glass from the spot and said visitors are coming to the beach...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to build a boutique hotel in the heart of St George's have been put on the back burner as a result of challenges finding financing.
However, Alderman Garth Rothwell told attendees at a town hall meeting in St George's that plans to build a mari...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Tourism Board Amendment Act 2012 was passed in the House of Assembly last night, but not before a lengthy debate with questioning by the Opposition on specific clauses.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told his parliamentary colleagues that “every ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A burglar who broke into a hotel room and fought a tourist had his sentence more than doubled in a Supreme Court appeal.
Stanley Davis, 46, had been sentenced to 12-months imprisonment for the 2010 incident, but Chief Justice Ian Kawaley found that t...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
