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Bermuda may have to rethink its concentration on New York for tourism because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the island’s acting tourism chief has warned. Glenn Jones, the interim chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the organisation mi...

Key workers will be offered discounted trips on a luxury catamaran as thanks for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sail Bermuda, which charters the 47ft Wyuna, is run by Marilyn Zuill and her husband Caleb, who is a firefighter. Mrs Zuill, ...

A reduced ferry service with “limited passenger capacity” will start on Monday, May 11, the Department of Marine and Ports Service said today. In a press release, a Government spokesman explained: “In an effort to provide adequate physical distancing...

Another 16 cruise ship visits to Bermuda have been cancelled by Carnival Corporation. It means that one third of planned cruise ship visits to the island by all operators this year have now been called off. Carnival, which operates Carnival Cruise Li...

Bermuda’s tourism industry has already been dealt a $95 million blow by Covid-19. Figures released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority yesterday show visitor air arrivals fell by 38 per cent in the first quarter while cruise ship arrivals plummeted by 4...

The probable cancellation of the gay Pride march this year has given a financial boost to laid-off hotel staff. The organisers of the Pride event have decided to donate $5,000 to help support cash-strapped workers in the sector — and their move spark...

Staycations could help to support Bermuda’s hard-hit hotels — but experts said residents would need to be persuaded. Peter Everson, an economist, said there could be people interested in a holiday at home instead of overseas as the impact of the Covi...

Tens of millions of dollars that might have been pumped into Bermuda’s economy by tourist and business visitors this month have been lost because of cruise ship cancellations and the closure of the airport to commercial flights in the wake of the Cov...

Plans for the recovery of the visitor industry will be created despite massive cuts at the tourism authority, its chief executive pledged yesterday. But Glenn Jones, the interim chief executive at the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said a return to pre-p...

More cruise ship visits to Bermuda have been cancelled in the wake of Norwegian Cruise Line’s decision to extend the suspension of its voyages until the start of July. The move wiped a further 16 cruise ship visits from the island’s 2020 schedule and...