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The recent spike in Covid-19 cases could hurt revenue for SailGP Bermuda, but the new CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said the island still has much to gain from the event.
Charles Jeffers II said that while organisers have scrapped plans for ti...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The construction company hired to lead the failed Caroline Bay luxury hotel project has been accused of transferring funds meant for local subcontractors out of Bermuda, in breach of an agreement.
A written complaint was made to the Bermuda Police S...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The majority of the 15 condos opening under the first phase of the St Regis hotel are already under agreement for sale.
Laura Purroy, general manager of Hotelco Bermuda Holdings, told The Royal Gazette there was also already intense interest in pur...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Plans to build a new 12-unit hotel overlooking Warwick’s south shore have been submitted to the Department of Planning.
The plans, submitted by the Nautilus Trust last last month, proposed a four-storey hotel to be built to the immediate west of the ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The second PGA Tour Championship last year generated a $13.2 million economic boost for Bermuda, according to a report by KPMG released this morning.
The report, commissioned by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, showed a significant reduction in associa...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Plans are in place to open Snorkel Park as a “first-class facility” by this June.
Dennie O’Connor, co-owner of operator Beach Boys West Ltd and owner of its umbrella company Beach Boys Ltd, said that the pandemic was "a bump in the road“ in the plan...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A brief summer cruise season with companies homeported in Bermuda stands to bring $40 million in economic impact, the transport minister revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott said the announcement that Viking would join Royal Caribbean in launching trip...
DATE: Apr 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Viking Ocean Cruises appears to have become the second cruise line to plan to use Bermuda as a home port with cruises which will take passengers out into the Atlantic Ocean and into the island’s three ports.
Viking’s website is promoting six eight-d...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Glenn Jones, the former interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has announced he will soon leave the BTA after more than six years.
Mr Jones said on Twitter that he decided to step away from the BTA in January, but agreed to remain at the helm ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charles H Jeffers II has been appointed chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, effective tomorrow.
Mr Jeffers, a 26-year tourism veteran, was hired after a global search to fill the role after Kevin Dallas stepped down as CEO in February 2...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell