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A luxury superyacht has docked in St George for an extended visit.
Jamaica Bay, built in 2010 by German company Nobiskrug, arrived on May 27 from Palm Beach, Florida, and is scheduled to leave on July 7.
A spokesman for Bermuda Yacht Services, th...
DATE: Jun 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Industrial Union last night denied responsibility for a cruise ship’s cancellation of visits to St George’s.
A BIU spokeswoman said the union’s work to rule would end at midnight last night – before the Viking Orion’s first scheduled visi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A glowing review of the “glorious” St Regis Bermuda Resort has been published in luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller.
Writing for the US edition, Betsy Blumenthal gave a comprehensive overview of the hotel and Bermuda’s offerings including t...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Viking Orion has cancelled a two-day visit to St George’s after a union work to rule meant a tender was not available to ferry passengers to shore.
The cruise ship had planned to visit the town on Friday and Saturday with a tender, provided by t...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Passengers said yesterday they were happy to be guinea pigs for the cruise ship industry as it emerged from pandemic restrictions as they embarked on the Viking Orion.
The ship is one of the first to sail since the pandemic started and a couple boar...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than half of staff at the newly opened St Regis Bermuda Resort are Bermudian – and the number is expected to increase.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said today that it was expected that more than 90 Bermudians would start work at the St...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Royal Caribbean International scrapped plans to send cruise ships to Bermuda this summer because of the Government’s insistence that all passengers had to be vaccinated, it was revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said that oth...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The organisers of a controversial raft-up that involved US high fashion firm Revolve and guest influencers today claimed the Government and tourism authorities were aware of the event.
A statement from Victoria Greening, a lawyer, issued on behalf of...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The first in a series of summer flights between Bermuda and the Azores was welcomed to LF Wade International Airport yesterday.
The SATA Azores Airline flight from Ponta Delgada was greeted with a shower from fire trucks on the runway.
The flight de...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rebrand for the Bermuda Tourism Authority will bring it closer to the public, its chief executive said yesterday.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA’s chief executive, added: “I am committed to our organisation being more connected with the community.
“T...
DATE: Jun 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan