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The interim head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority has welcomed today’s abolition of the controversial Travel Authorisation form, claiming that it will “make travel to Bermuda seamless again”.
Tracy Berkeley, interim chief executive officer of the tax...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A popular Hamilton outdoor eatery will be closing for the off-season next week.
Last orders at the Hamilton Princess Hotel’s 1609 restaurant and marina bar will be taken on Sunday, November 20.
A spokeswoman for the hotel said that cooler weather was...
DATE: Nov 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Visitor arrivals are still heavily down on pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest statistics.
Figures released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority show that there were 52,000 air arrivals in the third quarter of this year – down from almost 90...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s loss of direct flights to the major New England gateway city of Boston is linked to the island’s fall in hotel capacity, according to the Minister of Tourism.
Vance Campbell said he was “confident” that transport minister Wayne Furbert wou...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The end of the $40 Travel Authorisation form has been welcomed by Vance Campbell, the tourism minister, who said it was “good that we have that distraction out of the way” to focus on real issues.
The form, originally imposed as border protection aga...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A couple whose cruise to Bermuda was cancelled because of a tropical storm had to wait five months to get a refund of their Travel Authorisation fees from the Government.
Rob Butler, who was due to visit the island with his wife, Jean, in June, said ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Visitors to a West End resort will be able to enjoy work by island artists when their prints and photographs feature in guest rooms.
An interior design renovation project at Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa is themed around the spirit of a world trav...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The controversial Travel Authorisation form imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic is to be dropped three weeks earlier than previously announced.
The Government announced yesterday that the TA’s elimination would be effective November 13, saying the m...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
As temperatures start to drop in New England, Boston residents were offered a taste of sunny Bermuda as part of a promotion organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The BTA promotion featured a Lost Yet Found “glass truck” which offered those who ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
British Airways will resume daily service to Britain next year, the Bermuda Tourism Authority announced.
A spokesman said that daily service between Bermuda and London Heathrow is expected to start on March 26 and continue until at least October, bol...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes