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The loosening of Covid-19 restrictions tomorrow will offer tour boat operators a much needed lifeline, but more support could still be needed to keep the industry afloat. Under Phase 3 regulations, the number of people allowed on commercial boats wil...

Royal Caribbean has cancelled plans to homeport its Vision of the Seas ship in Bermuda for seven-night cruises to the Bahamas. But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it was hoped that the cruise company would be able to resume normal schedu...

Extra support to boost the struggling tour boat industry is being considered by the Government, it was revealed yesterday. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said the Bermuda Tour Boat Association had approached the Government for help to tackl...

One of the world’s largest privately-owned yachts has docked in Bermuda. The $150 million Eos, named after the Greek goddess of the dawn, arrived in Bermuda last Sunday and is berthed at Penno’s Wharf in St George. The 305 feet Bermuda-rigged schoon...

Visitor arrivals nosedived in the first three months of the year because of the pandemic, it was revealed yesterday. But tourism chiefs were optimistic that numbers could pick up later in the year as vaccination programmes around the world gather pac...

Tourism experts have backed the Government’s plans to bring in extra restrictions for unvaccinated travellers. The 14-day supervised quarantine for non-immunised travellers, which will come into force on June 6, was endorsed by the Bermuda Tourism Au...

In 2017, Terry Lister went on a slow tour of Africa. Little did he know that so many other people would be interested. Convinced to share his tales in book form, he published Immersed in West Africa two years ago. The latest in a string of accolades ...

A tour boat operator has appealed to the Government to back the industry after the loss of thousands of dollars of bookings for high-profile yacht race SailGP because of Covid-19 restrictions. The operator – who asked not to be identified – said the ...

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...

Bermuda is to join forces with Fort Lauderdale, Florida on collaborative marketing to attract super yachts to both destinations. The memorandum of understanding is for a two-year partnership to “entice vessels leaving one destination to head to the o...

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...

The Bermuda Tourism Authority will use new marketing tools to further promote sporting groups and events in the island’s tourism recovery. A new safety video is targeting sports organisers, a robust sailing race calendar and a plan to develop Novemb...