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Visitor arrivals were up by nearly nine percent for the first quarter of 2012, according to statistics released by the Department of Tourism this evening.
A total of 34,571 people visited the Island from January to the end of March this year, up from...
DATE: Jun 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A popular YouTube clip of cliff-jumping in Bermuda is the inspiration for a new video competition to promote the Island.
Residents have the chance to win $5,000 by submitting their own films in a quarterly contest being arranged by the Bermuda Depart...
DATE: May 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Transportation Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday said he was “excited” by the prospect of a new flight from the US.
He was speaking at a press conference yesterday held to confirm that Delta plans to launch daily flights between Bermuda and New York...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Delta Air Lines will operate daily flights between Bermuda and New York’s LaGuardia Airport, beginning next year.
The service will run year-round, beginning April 8.
Flights are scheduled to leave LaGuardia at 9.55am, arriving in Bermuda at 1.05pm.
T...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Department of Tourism’s contract with Expedia expires this summer and the BDoT are looking for a replacement.
A request for proposal has been posted on the jobs section of US travel industry website Travel Weekly.
The department states in...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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It was chilly under the bright lights at Boston’s Fenway Park — but singing the US national anthem there was “terrific” and “one of the greatest feelings of my singing career”, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said.
A seasoned gospel singer from the ag...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert will takes the stage today before a large crowd — around 37,000 people, if Boston’s Fenway Park baseball stadium is full to capacity.
Gombey performer Shawn Caisey gets to throw the first pitch of the game, and Mr Furbe...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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While the official Opposition has sounded a sceptical tone, the United Bermuda Party is fully behind a statement on the Island’s new Tourism plan, but that’s because it is so similar to the policies that the party advocated for a decade.
On Friday, T...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The National Tourism Strategy Plan has created five “overall objectives” including returning air arrivals to 1980 peak levels and get tourists spending to $1.4 billion in the next decade, Parliament has heard.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told the ...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s Tourism Board is confident the industry is getting back on track, based on feedback from a recent retreat.
The National Tourism Plan was a primary focus at the two-day event last weekend.
The plan is intended to lay out the Island’s tourism...
DATE: May 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
