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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards last night described an increase in fees for visitors seeking extended stays on the Island as “nonsensical” and a “throwback to an age of dinosaurs”.
He told the House of Assembly he couldn’t understand why Govern...
DATE: Mar 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Democratic Alliance is calling for Bermuda Hospitals Board to ensure waiting times for locals don’t go up as a result of medical tourism.
Candidate Michael Branco said the BDA is keeping an open mind on the topic, and criticised Shadow He...
DATE: Mar 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
February's air arrivals were not impacted by the cancellation of the Love Festival Minister Patrice Minors told Parliament on Wednesday.
Ms Minors delivered a three-hour speech on her tourism portfolio outlining how the 201½012 Budget would be spent....
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Ministry of Tourism will not have an advertising agency for most of the year because a new contract was not prepared in time for the summer season.
Minister Patrice Minors, who took over from former Minister of Tourism Ewart Brown in November las...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda was recently highlighted on a BBC Travel website, listing it as one of several ideal places to own a Caribbean home.
The article acknowledges the high cost of living here and also remarks on the advantages of Bermuda’s isolation. “The cab dri...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Tourism Minister Patrice Minors said an aggressive marketing campaign was taking place in the United States to boost visitor numbers to the Island.
She said Government was moving away from advertising agencies and going directly to overseas media, l...
DATE: Feb 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Minister of Tourism should outline Bermuda's advertising strategy, and its cost, after members of Government made contradictory statements this week.
Bermuda Democratic Alliance leader Craig Cannonier said it was important Minister Patrice Minors...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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An online petition has been created, calling for an SDO for the Rosewood Tucker’s Point Resort to be abandoned.
The petition, which appeared online yesterday, asks the Ministry of the Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy to reverse the d...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Shadow Tourism Minister Cole Simons believes Bermuda suffered a 30 percent drop in air arrivals over the past decade through poor planning and brand awareness.
Tourism Minister Patrice Minors announced on Wednesday that 232,262 people arrived on the ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda must undo the “winter effect” and court high-end visitors to save its hospitality industry, according to restaurant manager Philip Barnett.
The acting chairman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce nightclub and restaurant division told Sandys R...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
