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A series of workshops designed to boost accessibility for disabled tourists and residents will be launched next week by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The Accessibility Awareness Training Workshops, to start next Tuesday, will offer virtual sensitivi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A major resort could be under new ownership later this year, it was revealed yesterday.
New York-based hotel development firm Dovetail is in talks with the Frascati Hotel Company, the owners of Cambridge Beaches in Sandys, with a view to taking over...
DATE: Mar 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has won two top awards in recognition of its efforts to promote the island in the wake of Covid-19.
Two BTA campaigns, which targeted the Afro-American market and encouraged people to work in Bermuda, were recognised at ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The owners of the Fairmont Southampton expect to eventually make a trading profit of more than $32 million after the hotel is renovated, their agents have told potential investors.
Bermuda’s largest resort – which contains about a quarter of the isla...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
New hires will get an intensive hospitality training course before the St Regis Hotel opens in May, it was revealed yesterday.
Arianna Hodgson, the Junior Minister of Labour, said that more about 90 Bermudian new staff were expected to start work at...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Government is considering a request to provide a multimillion-dollar guarantee in support of the stalled redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton.
The request is the second after hotel owners Gencom last year failed to meet a number of condition...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will shine a light on the island’s local food industry through the Bermuda Food Harvest Journey.
The event, held at The Loren, will be coordinated by eight “tastemakers” to offer a taste of the island.
Hors d’oeuvres...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Last night’s American Airlines flight to Bermuda from Miami had to abort its landing because of high winds.
Flight AA 308 made its approach to L.F. Wade International Airport on schedule, but the pilot opted not to land because of safety concerns.
Af...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Jobs will be lost at the Bermuda Tourism Authority as the organisation grapples with a second year of Covid-19, the body’s interim CEO said yesterday.
Glenn Jones said: “Like any travel industry business struggling into a second year of the pandemic,...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has ordered the Cabinet Office to make a decision on whether to release records about an entertainment company which was lent $800,000 from the public purse.
The Royal Gazette requested the documents ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor