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A French hotel giant has taken over the parent firm of Fairmont hotels, which owns The Fairmont Southampton and manages Hamilton Princess, Bermuda.
AccorHotels has acquired Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), giving it a total of 155 hotels...
DATE: Dec 14, 2015
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell has backed the new Bermuda Tourism Authority in the wake of the latest visitor figures.
Mr Crockwell said: “Although it’s still very early days into the BTA’s stewardship, I am much encouraged by all the positive acti...
DATE: Aug 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Struggling businesses in Hamilton and St George’s could be forced to shut up shop if smaller cruise ships are not signed up for the two harbours, tourism chief Bill Hanbury warned yesterday.
Mr Hanbury said: “There will be another round of businesses...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The world wide web is the key to boosting Bermuda’s flagging tourist industry.
Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) chief Bill Hanbury said the new body had focused 82 percent of its advertising online in the second quarter of the year, compared to just 5...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A total of five firms tendered for the redevelopment of the Club Med site in St George’s, MPs have heard.
But Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell declined to name the losing finalist in a contest which saw the field whittled down to two before the Venez...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
No project management firm was hired by the Tourism Ministry to help set up the new Bermuda Tourism Authority, Minister Shawn Crockwell said on Friday.
Mr Crockwell explained that the Ministry set up an executive steering committee for the authority ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s Masterworks art gallery has won a prestige award from the world’s biggest travel site.
The Botanical Gardens museum of Bermuda art picked up the award for excellence from TripAdvisor, which honours tourist attractions based on customer revi...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Tourism chiefs have unveiled an ambitious drive to double the rounds of golf played in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) wants the number of rounds to increase from 50,000 to 100,000 over the next five years in a bid to boost tourism, part...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda business people are queuing up to take advantage of a series of seminars designed to help them boost tourism and win a share of a $1 million pot of cash.
The series of “lunch and learn” seminars run by the new Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) ...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government is today set to announce a developer has been signed up for the old Club Med site in St George’s.
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell is slated to make a St George’s tourism announcement in the House of Assembly this morning.
And it is though...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
