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A senior who took it upon himself to tidy Government property so it looks better for tourists has been honoured with a new award.
Wilfred Furbert, 73, was named yesterday as the first recipient of the “Unsung Heroes” awards, which are the brainchild ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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An increased focus is being placed on social media and the Internet to market Bermuda as a destination, according to Minister of Tourism Wayne Furbert.
“We continue to look at the way our customers like to communicate with us and with each other. In ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Government is in talks with developers and unions to help bring down the cost of building new hotels, according to Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert.
He also revealed that talks are taking place about travel restrictions and plans are being made to put ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s popularity with golfers is being marketed by the Department of Tourism, with an incentive for visitors to get in a couple of free rounds.
The ‘Tee for Free’ deal offers two free rounds of golf plus $100 credit at any of eight local spas. Th...
DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is making steady progress toward meeting its goal of reducing by 100 the number of work permits for waiter/servers, thanks to a new training course.
And, according to Karla Lacey, CEO of the Bermuda Hospitality Institute which plays a coor...
DATE: Jan 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Millions of potential visitors to the Island are being targeted by the Tourism Department’s latest media campaign.
A press release issued by the Department announced the launch of a campaign involving radio, television commercials, billboards and wra...
DATE: Jan 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda appears to be suffering from an “Island-wide depression” and its people need to “pull themselves up by their Bermudian socks and get to work”.
That is according to Elaine Murray, a part-time resident, homeowner and investor on the Island, who...
DATE: Jan 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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On-line travel website Expedia has given Bermuda its Top Destination of the Year Award for 2011.
It said Bermuda had received the award, given at a marketing award event in the Bahamas on Saturday, because it had demonstrated “the motivation, commitm...
DATE: Jan 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda brand has lost its focus and affluent potential visitors do not know about the Island, according to a leading hotelier.
And employers in the industry are faced with a revolving door of employees who are trained and then leave and who shou...
DATE: Jan 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Apparently a lot of people are saying this video is the sort of thing that the Department of Tourism should be doing: because it makes Bermuda look like a lot of fun!
What do you think?
DATE: Jan 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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