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Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell is confident the industry can bounce back from a “disappointing” year in 2012.
At a press conference yesterday unveiling a raft of promotional initiatives and strategies planned for 2013, Mr Crockwell warned that the ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government officials were on hand at LF Wade International Airport yesterday afternoon to welcome the arrival of Delta Air Lines’ inaugural flight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
The Boeing 737 jet touched down on schedule at 2.30pm and, in true a...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Television commercials promoting Bermuda as a top tourism destination in the US are also being aired on local television this month.
The So Much More advertising campaign, which targets the North America market, features a series of 15-second and 30-...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Mike Winfield wants Bermuda to become a place people aspire to visiting, rather than the mid-market destination it has gradually turned into.
Visitors must want to escape to the Island, and the Tourism Board member believes the fact that not everyone...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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At first glance, giving a bunch of celebrities and journalists an all-expenses paid trip to Bermuda to play in a golf tournament hardly seems like a reasonable use of the Department of Tourism’s dollars.
However, dig a little further, and the raison ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The month of April has been designated as Hospitality Month with a host of events on tap organised by the Department of Tourism and the Bermuda Hospitality Institute (BHI).
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell officially launched the events with students...
DATE: Mar 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Daily Delta flights between Bermuda and New York’s LaGuardia airport are set to start early next month.
The flights are set to begin on April 8, and could operate year-round should demand warrant it.
Delta flight 437 is scheduled to depart LaGuardia ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell told Members of Parliament the new season will “see some of the world’s top-rated cruise lines this year that will bring in a total of $82 million in revenue.
“This will include Azamara Club Cruises, Oceania Cruises, ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell said that service between Bermuda and New York will be improved, with Delta launching daily flights between the Island and Laguardia.
Regarding the ferry service, the minister said talks were underway to reduce the ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Green family has purchased the former Sonesta Beach Resort from a US-based financial institution.
The family is now conducting a review of the Southampton Beach Resort to determine the way forward with the 32-acre South Shore property.
They inten...
DATE: Mar 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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