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Tourism goals welcomed by BTA

Bermuda Tourism Authority has welcomed the legislative goals put forward in the Throne Speech in relation to casino gaming and the cruise industry. Tourism featured heavily in the Speech, and included the announcement that Government will introduce ...
Nov 08, 2014
Tourism

Air arrivals and visitor spending both go down

Springtime arrivals from cruise ships were up ten percent on the previous year’s figures, but air arrivals in the second quarter dropped by 2.5 percent, with a total of 73,122 visitors coming through LF Wade International Airport. The figures, releas...
Nov 07, 2014
Tourism

New partnership for Tourism Authority

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has formed a new partnership aimed at enhancing business tourism to the Island. The BTA has joined the US organisation Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) and is now listed on the group’s “Global Luxury Allianc...
Nov 06, 2014
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Hospitality scheme for students

High school students considering a career in hospitality are encouraged to apply for a scheme that can help to open doors in the industry. Twelve spots are available on the free START scheme, an internationally recognised certification programme for...
Nov 06, 2014
Local Business

Going green makes economic sense for Rosedon Hotel

Rosedon Hotel has invested in green energy as part of multi-pronged strategic plan for the Pembroke landmark. Scott Kitson, a consultant for the Kitson Group of Companies and former president and chief executive officer of the organisation, along wi...
Nov 04, 2014
Tourism

Bermuda’s history through the eyes of a local cab driver

(From the Courier Times in Bucks County, Pennsylvania) It was mid-October, and the golf season was slowing down, so I thought I would take a short jaunt to Bermuda and play some of the courses there. I was greeted just outside the air-terminal by an ...
Oct 30, 2014
Other

Former Premier pays tribute to late hotelier

Former Premier Ewart Brown has paid tribute to hotelier Reginald (Toby) Dillas, who has died at the age of 76. Dr Brown said in a statement this morning: “Toby Dillas was my boss at the Bermudiana hotel when I worked there as a waiter in the sixties....
Oct 27, 2014
Other

Gonzalo could have cost tourism $1m a day

Hurricane Gonzalo may have cost the Bermuda’s tourism industry up to $1 million for every day the Island was shut down, according to Bill Hanbury. The Bermuda Tourism Authority chairman’s estimate was based on last year’s visitors’ spending of $411 m...
Oct 23, 2014
Tourism

Extra time for Club Med developers

Developers Desarrollos have been given an extra 60 days to finalise their plans to build a luxury brand hotel on the old Club Med site in St George’s The initial exclusive negotiation period between Government and the Desarrollos Hotelco Group (DHG) ...
Oct 22, 2014
Other

School soccer teams secure flights off the Island ahead of storm

Twenty-two school soccer teams visiting the Island for a tournament are all able to get off the Island ahead of Hurricane Gonzalo, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said this afternoon. “Hastily arranged” seats on charter and commercial flights were orga...
Oct 16, 2014
Opinion Writer

Between a rockand a hard place

By Bryant Trew The recent news about the Green family moving ahead with redeveloping the Sonesta Beach property should be seen as another flicker of hope in our tourism industry. Their new Princess Beach Club is yet another very welcome addition to...
Oct 10, 2014
Tourism

NY perfume launch brings Island global exposure

The launch of a new Bermuda perfume has attracted major coverage in Germany’s biggest news magazine. The story behind the 150-year-old fragrance, which was found on the Mary Celestia ship wreck, appeared in this week’s edition of Der Spiegel. The Ger...
Oct 09, 2014
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