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An upscale condominium development aimed at affluent investors is on the cards for Coco Reef next year.
Hotel owner John Jefferis yesterday stated his plans to break ground on a 3,500 sq ft model condo unit with its own pool, terraces and gym.
His an...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s new tourism brand ‘so much more’ created a buzz at the launch of the World Travel Market in London for more than 45,000 industry professionals this week, according to the Department of Tourism.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert is leading the ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Top travel specialists from North America visited the Island to gain first-hand experience of the Bermuda product.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said the trip was “part of a strategy to raise awareness and increase leisure travel business”.
“The bes...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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US cruise visitors who’d booked a ten-day Caribbean tour had to settle for a day-and-a-half in Bermuda after Hurricane Sandy upended plans for the Norwegian Gem.
Rather than cancelling outright, the ship opted to moor at Dockyard on Sunday, setting s...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Travellers arriving at LF Wade International Airport will be able to use a “nothing to declare” line, beginning November 19.
The start was announced in The Official Gazette last week and first mentioned in February by Premier Paula Cox.
She said then...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Government’s early release of October’s tourism figures was “an attempt to use half-baked results for political gain” the OBA has claimed.
Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell pointed to the announcement of a 5.3 percent rise in air arrivals as “e...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A Tourism Development Act will broaden concessions to tourism investors, and will make provisions for training Bermudians and for the development and hiring of Bermudian entertainment while replacing the Hotels Concession Act 2000, it was announced i...
DATE: Nov 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Air arrivals for October were up more than five percent compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary figures released by the Tourism Ministry.
However Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said the final figures for the month may be less p...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda may have been rated as the eighth friendliest place in the world in a recent survey — but that’s not good enough for politician Kim Swan.
Mr Swan, of the United Bermuda Party, said the Island should be striving for the top spot.
The survey sa...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Spending on sports tourism is to be raised 20 percent as the Island aims to ramp up hotel numbers during the season’s traditionally quieter months.
Reversing last year’s more than $500,000 cut to the budget for sports marketing, the Tourism Board yes...
DATE: Oct 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
