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Cruise ships steering away from visits to Bermuda could cause a huge hit to some already-suffering retailers.
Next year, Carnival Cruises will only visit the Island once, while the Holland America Line’s Veendam is not scheduled to visit the Island a...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda resort manager said the Island needs to create a tourism authority to better brand the Island as a destination.
Wilhelm Sack, who ran the Horizon’s Cottage Colony (now Newstead) for 20 years, said: “This has to be affirmative and not...
DATE: Oct 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An 18-month stint in Bermuda more than 50 years ago gave Commodore Philip Pearce-Smith a love of the ocean.
That love inspired him to create the League of Venturers Search and Rescue (LVSR), a registered charity dedicated to training British youths i...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government shouldn’t widen Town Cut to bring in tourists who traditionally spend little, insisted new Greenrock president Judith Landsberg yesterday.
Media reports have said a study recommends doubling its width and removing large parts of three isla...
DATE: Sep 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team of Bermudian Tourism representatives took to Toronto in an effort to raise interest in the Island.
The group, led by Minister of Business Development and Tourism Patrice Minors, spent three days meeting with travel agents, planners and members...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Tourism needs to solidify a tourism strategy before deciding if Town Cut should be widened, according to environmental activist Stuart Hayward.
Speaking out yesterday following media reports that a study on Town Cut recommended cutt...
DATE: Sep 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s businesses yesterday expressed apprehension over a study suggesting that the Town Cut be dramatically widened to allow larger ships.
Media reports detailing the study say it recommends doubling the width of Town Cut, destroying large port...
DATE: Sep 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of St George will learn the results of a report on Town Cut next week, after a scheduled Tuesday meeting was cancelled.
St George Mayor Kenneth Bascome said the results of a study ordered last year into the possibility of modifying To...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government last night met with the Corporation of St George’s to disclose the results on a report on the possibility of modifying Town Cut.
The report, ordered last year and completed earlier this summer, is said to look at the potential cost and imp...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans for the proposed Park Hyatt resort have received planning approval with 45 conditions attached.
The Development Applications Board agreed to the controversial plans at a meeting on August 31.
E Michael Jones, representative of developer Carl Ba...
DATE: Sep 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
