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Bermuda will see 24,000 fewer cruise visitors next year, according to Government forecasts.
Meanwhile, the final tally for 2012 is expected to come in at 360,000 — largely due to the loss of the Carnival Cruise Lines visits that propelled 2011 to its...
DATE: Oct 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island's forthcoming cruise ship schedule shows a sharp drop in the number of overall calls to Bermuda, according to a shipping source.
Next year's cruise schedule will deliver 35 less ships for the season, from 163 this year down to 128.
However...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A year into his role as head of Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Len Czarnecki is focused on a $50 million renovation of the property.
Work on a new marina and upgrades to the Pitts Bay Road hotel’s rooms and public spaces is expected to start within the ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A floating condo for the world’s well heeled is visiting Bermuda.
The World arrived yesterday, and will be docked on Front Street for three days.
The ship serves as a residential community owned by its residents. They live on board as the ship slowly...
DATE: Oct 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The latest air arrivals figures are no endorsement for Bermuda’s tourism marketing strategy, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Calling the third-quarter figures “volatile”, Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said they showed a lack of clear...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Members of the Norwegian Star show band, Nightwatch, buried a time capsule packed with many markers of life in 2012 at Warwick Long Bay on Wednesday.
The group members decided to bury a time capsule to mark their final voyage to Bermuda in 2012, and...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Island’s new brand image was given an upbeat appraisal by Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert, in light of a modest increase in air arrivals.
Two months after Bermuda was rebranded as ‘So Much More’ for tourists, Mr Furbert presented a two percent ris...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Developer Carl Bazarian has formally applied for permits to start work on the first phase of a proposed Park Hyatt resort in St. George’s.
He says he is seeking to break ground in just six weeks on excavation and a foundation for the resort’s beach c...
DATE: Oct 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, New York resident Patti Svika-Buckner made it her goal to visit Bermuda one last time.
Mrs Svika-Buckner’s final trip became a reality this summer, but she passed away shortly after returning home.
Now her daughter, Ch...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two months after the expiry of a financing deadline for a new hotel in the capital, City of Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge says that developers are meeting all their obligations under the agreement.
While developers and the City are giving little ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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