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Former Tourism Board head Maxwell Burgess has stepped down from the job, according to a spokesman for new One Bermuda Alliance Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Progressive Labour Party yesterday described Government’s announcement ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The former Progressive Labour Party Government severed its ties with US developer Carl Bazarian, The Royal Gazette understands.
However, new Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell yesterday offered no official comment on the status of the long-stalled deal...
DATE: Jan 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Veteran hotelier David Dodwell has been appointed chairman designate of a new Tourism Authority.
The authority was an election pledge made by the One Bermuda Alliance, which aspires to have it up and running in six months.
The news regarding Mr Dodwe...
DATE: Jan 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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With the year over and no movement apparent to build the Park Hyatt in St George’s, the new One Bermuda Alliance government should scrap its deal with developer Carl Bazarian.
So said Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force head Stuart Haywar...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s third quarter tourism for 2012 slumped by nearly three percent in comparison with the year before.
Most of the decline was attributed to an eight percent drop in scheduled cruise ship calls for July to September, 2012, over the previous ...
DATE: Jan 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s college students are being invited to act as youth ambassadors in an effort to sell the Island as a holiday destination to their peers.
The Bermuda Youth Tourism Board is holding an information session about the initiative at Docksiders to...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Corrine Fiocca has been named the Bermuda Hotel Association’s 2012 Hotelier of the Year.
The Chamber of Commerce congratulated Mrs Fiocca, formerly with Clairfont Apartments, for the win.
Chamber Executive Director Joanne MacPhee said: “We are deligh...
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new cruise ship wharf for St George’s was announced by Transport Minister Walter Roban yesterday. The new facility will be designed for the mega cruise ships which dominate today’s cruise industry and will provide the east end with a long-awaited c...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A $5,000 quarterly tourism video prize has been awarded to local videographer Alia Hamza — and the next round of the competition is open to local residents.
Ms Hamza’s piece, featuring singer Joy Barnum, is up on the video sharing site Vimeo, and wil...
DATE: Dec 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Modifications to Dockyard’s two cruise ship wharfs, needed to enable them to accommodate new, larger cruise ships, could cost millions of dollars, according to one experienced professional.
The new ships are scheduled to begin calling at Heritage Wh...
DATE: Dec 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
