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Bill Hanbury, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said it was unrealistic to expect to reverse declining visitor numbers overnight after the latest figures showed a continuing downward trend. Mr Hanbury’s comments came ahead...

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has hired Glenn Jones to a full-time position in charge of public and stakeholder relations. Mr Jones, has been at the authority since September 2014 on a part-time basis and began his full-time position as director of p...

The quarterly bulletin of statistics released by the Department of Statistics today shows that visitor arrivals have declined by 4,617 year-over-year. During the third quarter of 2014, air arrivals decreased 5.6 per cent compared with 2013. A total o...

Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide and the Bermuda Tourism Authority have teamed up for an online video series promoting the Island. The “Orbitz Originals: Bermuda — Proper Fun” series, viewable at Orbitz.com/Bermuda, will consist of seven videos...

A bus driver has been hailed “a tourism ambassador” for going above and beyond the call of duty. Mark Anderson was recently awarded the Visitor Industry Partnership’s Sunshine Award for his tireless work to showcase Bermuda and make visitors feel wel...

Community leaders in St George’s have expressed high hopes for the coming year with the prospect of ground being broken on the old Club Med site and the completion of a new marina. MP Kenneth Bascome told The Royal Gazette he was confident that the D...

Bermudians have revealed their favourite Island hideaways as part of a video project for an award-winning US travel magazine. The magazine, Afar, which was featured on Martha Stewart’s show for its launch in 2010, focuses on experiential travel — st...

A fresh focus on the heritage and history of St George’s will be championed this year to boost visitor numbers. Corporation of St George’s leaders, together with local MPs, will concentrate efforts on promoting cultural tourism in the East End as wel...

I’d like to tell you a fascinating story about the birth of the America’s Cup Race in Britain in 1851. It was a dramatic, David and Goliath contest, pitting upstart American yachtsmen against their tradition-loving British counterparts. It all began ...

Bermuda will be marketed as an “Atlantic” destination and not a “Caribbean” destination, and also as a year-round place to vacation. Chief executive officer of the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) Bill Hanbury made the announcement yesterday to Hamilt...

Catering firm Flying Chef has crashed and shut up shop. Now the firm has lodged a petition with Supreme Court to wind the long-standing company up. Flying Chef owner Sara Masters said the firm — which provided outside catering services — was a victim...

Gaming legislation passed in the Senate yesterday, paving the way for a new casino industry in Bermuda. Minister of Tourism Sean Crockwell was in the Senate chamber after lunch to hear the debate. The Casino Gaming Bill 2014 will allow up to three c...