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A burglar who broke into a hotel room and fought a tourist had his sentence more than doubled in a Supreme Court appeal.
Stanley Davis, 46, had been sentenced to 12-months imprisonment for the 2010 incident, but Chief Justice Ian Kawaley found that t...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The National Tourism Plan will be tabled in the House of Assembly today, according to Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert.
The plan, which has been developed over the last five months, is said to lay the groundwork for Bermuda’s tourism strategy over the ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda came in for a bit of priceless free publicity as a tourism destination by way of The Bachelorette which aired on the US network ABC on Monday night.
Emily Maynard, ‘The Bachelorette’ treated eight men vying to become the ‘apple of her eye’ to...
DATE: Jun 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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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 last night.
A total of 34,571 people visited the Island from January to the end of March this year, up from 3...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
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
