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Direct employment in Bermuda’s tourism industry rose by more than 200 jobs in 2018, while visitors spent $544 million purchasing tourism products on-island, a report released yesterday revealed.
The Tourism Satellite Account Report shows that direct ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Representatives from the Hilton hotel chain visited Bermuda this week to discuss the Bermudiana Beach Resort.
The vacation hotel/residential development, to be open next summer, will be a part of the hotel’s Tapestry Collection.
Jenna Hackett, global...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 14 entrepreneurs and event producers could receive up to $210,000 in investments, the Bermuda Tourism Authority has announced.
The BTA has already approved funding for nine applicants to its Experience Investment Programme.
Another five pa...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Hospitality stakeholders are encouraged to engage with the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) industry portal to access news and data, benefit from exclusive content, and manage events and listings on GoToBermuda.com.
Launched a year ago, BTAConnect is...
DATE: Nov 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Tourist air arrivals have dropped 6 per cent compared with the same time last year, but spending in the sector went up, figures from the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
Reduced capacity and storms were thought to have affected the numbe...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A speed-networking event to help tourism businesses battle red tape could help to turn bright ideas into reality, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said this week.
Glenn Jones, the BTA’s chief experience development officer, said the event tapped into a ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Theatre fans will be able to cruise to Bermuda next autumn with a glittering cast of Broadway stars as part of a theatre-themed cruise on the Norwegian Pearl.
The inaugural Broadway Cruise, set to sail from New York next October, will feature perform...
DATE: Oct 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hotel owners were urged to use their resources to help make Bermuda a year-round destination at the Bermuda Hotel Association’s Annual General Meeting.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works and Acting Minister of Tourism and Tr...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A statistician suggested that return from the America’s Cup was less than a third of the $272 million indicated in official figures.
Cordell Riley calculated the net revenue from the sailing regatta to be $75 million when he carried out an “independe...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of people expected to visit Bermuda by cruise ship in 2020 is 1,000 less than the 544,000 predicted for this year.
A government announcement this week said that next year’s schedule included “more total calls, more passengers, and more vis...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter