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Extra ferries have been added to the schedule this week to help service thousands of cruise ship visitors.
This week, the service has announced that it will run a ferry to and from St George’s on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, departing Dockyard at ...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The average visitor to Bermuda splashes out on restaurant meals and leisure activities to plough more than $1,000 per trip into our economy.
Tourism Minister Patrice Minors has revealed the latest on-island expenditure trends saying they are just the...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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St George’s Mayor Kenneth Bascome is calling for Government to extend time limitations on sailors visiting the Island.
Sailors can currently spend 21 days on the Island before they have to request an extension, but Mr Bascome said that by extending t...
DATE: May 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schoolchildren have been taught to give up their seats to tourists and seniors if they see them standing up on a bus.
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith shared her views on bus etiquette to infants at Elliott Primary School in Devonshire yesterda...
DATE: May 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Veendam cruise ship should head straight to Hamilton rather than “wasting everyone’s time” anchoring off St George’s.
This is the view of Shadow Transport Minister Kim Swan who says the tendering process is so timely that it threatens to ruin peo...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Tourism veterans are being called upon to sell the industry to Bermuda’s uninterested youngsters.
They are to visit schools across the Island to try to change the mindset of young people who no longer believe hospitality is a viable career.
Many yo...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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St George’s businesses reported a much-needed boost with the arrival of visitors from the MS Veendam.
The vessel anchored offshore on Wednesday, heralding the start of the cruise ship season for the East End.
St George Mayor Kenneth Bascome said: “Th...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s tourism product needs a clear identity with the Island’s key visitors found to be affluent, and eager for family or couples holidays with plenty of outdoor activities.
These are some of the points from last weekend’s Tourism Board Retreat a...
DATE: May 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The state of Bermuda’s public transport system has been scrutinised in a behind closed doors meeting between two Government Ministers.
Tourism Minister Patrice Minors and Transport Minister Terry Lister got together this week to discuss how to addres...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Nothing was off limits for tourism leaders as they put their heads together to come up with “an execution plan” to secure the future of tourism in Bermuda.
About 30 tourism chiefs thrashed out “every idea, large and small” at the weekend’s two-day to...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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