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Tourism figures are moving in the right direction despite the massive damage inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said today.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA CEO, said that a global surge in Covid-19 cases had cre...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Online registration to volunteer at the upcoming Bermuda Championship has now opened.
The Bermuda BF&M Volunteer Programme hopes to enlist more than 500 volunteers to serve on 17 committees for the golf tournament.
Sean Sovacool, the executive direct...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A marketing campaign appealing to potential visitors who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 has been launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Charles Jeffers, the chief executive officer of the BTA, spoke after Government announced that public s...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The teams taking part in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess have adopted sailing clubs as part of their community outreach programme.
The eight national teams enrolled in the grand prix have been paired with community sailing...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The second PGA Tour Championship last year generated a $13.2 million economic boost for Bermuda, according to a report by KPMG released this morning.
The report, commissioned by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, showed a significant reduction in associa...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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American Airlines is to ground its service between Miami and Bermuda, it has been revealed.
The airline will instead fly to the island from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Glenn Jones, the interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the move from ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The impact of Covid-19 on Bermuda’s tourism industry was “prolonged and decimating” according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s end-of-year report.
There were significant declines across all visitor categories but a return to some normality is exp...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died.
James E Smith was 82.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Greg Maybury, the general manager of the Port Royal and Ocean View golf courses, has died.
Mr Maybury was 65.
Steven Lambert, the assistant manager at the Port Royal, said: “For many of us Mr Maybury was more than our boss, he was also a mentor and a...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s tourism industry is on a “slow and gradual” path to recovery, according to the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Glenn Jones, the interim CEO of the BTA, told the World Tourism Network in an online presentation last Saturday that the b...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes