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A husband-and-wife team has launched a new business venture that could see a life-size Johnny Barnes mascot welcome visitors to Bermuda.
The project, which had the blessing of both Mr Barnes and his wife, Belvina, has been designed to help keep the l...
DATE: Aug 30, 2016
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Tourism
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The second half of 2016 is expected to be even brighter than the first six months of the year, according to Bermuda Tourism chief executive Bill Hanbury.
Arrival figures for the first two quarters of the year have been well up on previous years and M...
DATE: Aug 29, 2016
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Tourism
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The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute is offering train tours to the museum from Hamilton city centre.
Visitors can visit BUEI following a 35-minute narrated tour which includes discounts and free offerings at some of Hamilton’s shops.
Directo...
DATE: Aug 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda tourism may have had a small boost this year as a result of the outbreak of the Zika virus.
Speaking yesterday, Glenn Jones of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said that there had been a “noticeable spike” in business interest this summer as tra...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rosewood Tucker’s Point has again been certified as a “world leader of sustainable travel and tourism businesses.”
The recognition comes from Green Globe, which has 147 members in the Caribbean, North, Central and South America. The accolade puts the...
DATE: Aug 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A boost in the number of young visitors to Bermuda fuelled increased arrival rates for the first half of the year.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said the growth was the result of targeted marketing at younger demographics and families, which could br...
DATE: Aug 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor air arrivals increased by more than 10 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Figures released yesterday show a total of 201,084 visitors came to the island between April and June this year, compar...
DATE: Aug 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Designs for the highly anticipated St Regis hotel in the East End are now before the Department of Planning.
Building the 122-key St George’s resort is expected to take three years, as part of the development’s first phase.
Assuming that a licence is...
DATE: Aug 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air arrivals, one of the coveted indicators for the Bermuda Tourism Authority, rose 11.3 per cent for the first quarter of the year according to the Department of Statistics.
Bermuda hosted 32,233 air visitors during the first quarter of 2016, althou...
DATE: Jul 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitors arriving in the West End were not faced with transportation chaos this morning despite some a withdrawal of labour from taxi drivers.
Although many went ahead with their protest, the impact was reduced when minibus associations dropped their...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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