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An international travel website has highlighted Bermuda as one of the best destinations for September.
Travel and Leisure listed the island alongside the Spanish island of Ibiza, the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and the Hawaiian island of Maui in ...
DATE: Aug 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air service to Bermuda is scheduled to drop next month as services to Newark, Miami and the Azores all halt.
United Airlines is set to end its seasonal service to Newark on September 6, while American Airlines will temporarily suspend its daily servi...
DATE: Aug 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hospitality chiefs are backing claims that standards of service within the industry must be improved.
Hoteliers and restaurateurs have also thrown their support behind a drive to attract Bermudians into the tourism sector.
Stephen Todd, chief execut...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Allowing entry to unvaccinated visitors means that the island can “compete on a level playing field” with other destinations, a hotel industry leader said yesterday.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said tha...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Performers will showcase their talents in a series of events designed to offer memorable musical experiences to visitors.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority and the Government have teamed up to back the Great Sound Entertainment Series, which was designed...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is to launch a new training programme to raise standards of service and encourage Bermudians into the industry.
Tracy Berkeley, the BTA’s interim chief executive said inconsistent standards of services were “an elephant ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Fairmont Southampton was lit up last night to mark 50 years since the hotel first opened its doors.
The hotel welcomed its first guests at a gala event on August 17, 1972.
As part of this week’s anniversary celebrations, the lights in a number of...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New tuk tuk tours are proving to be a huge hit with locals and visitors alike, according the people behind the business.
It took about 30 months to get permission to get the vehicles on the roads and driver Shaun Franks said: “Having to deal with th...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
When people see the three-wheeled black and yellow tuk tuks for the first time, they often take a second look because nothing like them has been seen on the island before. The Royal Gazette’s Stefano Ausenda took a tour in one to find out more.
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DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Bermuda’s tourism is still below 2019 levels but is showing a rebound from the low point of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to second-quarter visitor numbers.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority reported a strong performance in vacation rentals for April...
DATE: Aug 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell