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Property managers at Royal Palms Hotel believe the America’s Cup has provided a positive impact on their business operations.
Co-owner Nicholas Weare said in a press release: “We’re enjoying a very successful year with May and June being particularly...
DATE: Jun 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two public information sessions on superyacht tourism will take place this week.
The first is at the World Heritage Centre, St George’s, tomorrow, from 9am to 10.30am. It will be followed by the J Class Regatta spectating at Fort St Catherine from 11...
DATE: Jun 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Queries on beach accessibility dominated the question period at a town hall meeting on the St Regis hotel development.
A standing-room only crowd packed into Penno’s Wharf for the presentation on Tuesday night.
Those in attendance included Quinell ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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Tourism
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Bermuda could be “the next great Hamptons alternative”, according to a Bloomberg luxury travel article.
The piece, “Why Bermuda Should Be Back on Your Travel Radar”, was published on Wednesday and describes itself as a guide to the “island paradise” ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Some businesses are benefiting from increased visitor spending although the boost has not been universal.
Bermuda institutions such as the Crystal Caves have enjoyed a rise in visitors but others such as Hartley’s Helmet Diving have not yet felt the...
DATE: May 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senator Michael Fahy said JetBlue’s year-round service from Boston and New York highlights a renaissance period for Bermuda’s tourism product as the first flight arrived yesterday.
The JetBlue craft made a grand entrance as two fire engines performed...
DATE: May 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
St George’s welcomed the Seven Seas Navigator for the first of a series of scheduled visits to the East End yesterday.
Mayor Quinell Francis and area MP Kenneth Bascome celebrated the ship’s arrival in the historic town in a brief press conference ye...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of Canadians arriving in Bermuda for the first quarter this year improved by 35 per cent, according to visitor arrival data from the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
But the announcement prompted Jamahl Simmons, the Progressive Labour Party’s sp...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Visitor air arrivals were up 19 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
At a press conference at the Land Rover BAR base in Dockyard, BTA CEO Kevin Dallas also said visitor spending rose 30 per ce...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The deal for the East End’s first hotel in decades has been bolstered with a Bermuda government guarantee of up to $25 million for the St Regis resort.
Parliament heard that the guarantee will go towards a $60 million loan from Butterfield Bank for H...
DATE: May 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell