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Details of any financial support the Government might give to aid the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton Hotel were demanded by the Opposition yesterday.
The One Bermuda Alliance said it also wanted a time frame for how long public involvement...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Premier says hotel to get $200m upgrade and to be open in spring 2023
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Air service between Bermuda and London is set to slightly increase next month, according to Skyport.
The February schedule, released today, shows British Airways resuming Tuesday service between the island and the UK on February 8 after a four-week p...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A British Airways flight to London was expected to leave tonight after a “technical issue” delayed the service by about 24 hours.
The airport website said that fight BA158 was scheduled to leave at 8.55pm, despite the absence of a Friday service on t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The owners of the island’s biggest hotel were this week locked in talks with the Government in a bid to get the Fairmont Southampton up and running again.
David Burt, the Premier, told news site TNN that getting financing in place for a major renovat...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An airline has confirmed that its Bermuda routes will shift to a summer only service as the company made changes in line with “customer demand”.
JetBlue said that its flights to New York and Boston would halt in October and return in spring 2023.
A J...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Plans to build new tourist accommodation at a hotel have been given the green light.
The Coral Beach Club in Paget was given permission by planners to develop a maintenance yard and build eight new tourist units in six new buildings.
The club said in...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air Canada flights to Bermuda will restart on May 1, the company has confirmed.
The airline halted the service between Toronto and Bermuda on January 9 after the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
A spokesman said at the time: “Air Canada continues to e...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pause on flights to the island from Boston and New York is expected to be limited to the 2022-23 winter season, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA chief executive officer, said he wanted to clarify plans for the JetBlue...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
JetBlue’s decision to downgrade its service to Bermuda came as no surprise, two air industry executives said yesterday.
Aaron Adderley, the president of airport operators Skyport, also highlighted the island’s strict travel restrictions to combat Cov...
DATE: Jan 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell