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A spectacle more typically found in science fiction films is expected to entertain residents when Bermuda hosts the world’s first event in a jet suit race series.
Gravity Industries announced today that the island will be the location for the inaugur...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Front Street will light up again when the island’s longest-running street festival returns in May.
The 2020 Harbour Nights season will begin on May 6 and run every Wednesday until August 26 with vendors, entertainers and appearances by the tradition...
DATE: Jan 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An annual event designed to encourage dining out launched in style with a picnic at an historic rose garden.
Restaurant Weeks 2020, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, kicked off at the 300-year-old Waterville property in Paget with a luxury ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Spas across the island have teamed up to offer special deals as part of a promotion by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Victoria Isley, the BTA chief sales and marketing officer, said: “By focusing this promotion in February, we aim to inspire Valentin...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sales officers for a global organisation that connects leading meeting and event professionals to luxury hotels, destinations and brands toured Bermuda this week, hosted by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA).
Eight representatives of Associated Lux...
DATE: Jan 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The recently launched Spirit of Discovery cruise ship rang in the new year in Dockyard on its first visit to Bermuda.
The ship, operated by Saga Cruises, arrived last Tuesday morning from New York with 506 crew members and 873 passengers for a one-ni...
DATE: Jan 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new booklet designed to highlight local food and produce has hit the market.
The Bermuda Food Harvest Almanac, developed by the Bermuda Tourism Authority with the help of farmers, fishermen and beekeepers, details when the best fish, fruit and vege...
DATE: Jan 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitors to vacation rental properties plunged by 3,000 in a nine-month period in 2019.
Mike Cranfield, of Cranfield’s Property Group, said the decline coincided with the introduction of a 4.5 per cent tax on vacation rental bookings through services...
DATE: Jan 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
International sporting events have put Bermuda in the spotlight, and money into island tills, the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s chief executive said.
Kevin Dallas said that MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda may have generated less buzz on the island bec...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of new tourism jobs are expected to come online in the next two years — and efforts have begun to prepare Bermudians to fill those posts.
Kevin Dallas, BTA chief executive, said: “When we look at future demand, the Azura is opening around no...
DATE: Dec 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes