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"Island must spread out its cruise arrivals Lister"

Bermuda has reached its plateau in its numbers of cruise ship visitors, Transport Minister Terry Lister told a town-hall meeting. Modifying Bermuda’s shipping channels would spread out cruise arrivals instead of overwhelming the West End at the expe...
Oct 13, 2011
Local Business

"Latin set to become North American style eatery"

Latin restaurant will be relaunched as Victoria Grill on Wednesday as it changes its cuisine to become a “North American city style bistro”. The Victoria Street eatery is closed today and tomorrow in preparation for its reopening in time for Wednesd...
Oct 10, 2011
Tourism

"Rick Astley’s dark and stormy night"

British pop singer Rick Astley has recalled a visit to Bermuda which coincided with a “perfect storm”. In a travel interview in the UK’s Daily Telegraph, he recalled Bermuda’s then more formal dress code and his nerves. The singer of “Never Gonna G...
Oct 10, 2011

"Knowing the business from the ground up"

When Len Czarnecki, the new general manager of the Hamilton Princess, says he knows the business from the ground up, he really means it. He started in the hotel business working as a bellboy in the summers when he was a college student studying phys...
Oct 10, 2011
Other

"Visitor spending rises 14% during second quarter"

Visitor spending in the second quarter rose more than 14 percent to $133.5 million compared to the same period last year. And the Island’s large resort hotels saw a rise in both sales revenue and bookings. The increase in expenditure was associated w...
Oct 06, 2011
Other

"Second quarter tourist spending rises"

Tourist spending in the second quarter rose more than 14 percent to $133.5 million compared to the same period last year. And the Island's large resort hotels saw a rise in both sales revenue and bookings. The increase in expenditure was associated w...
Oct 05, 2011
Tourism

"Bermuda entry saved at last minute"

Bermuda’s entry into the world’s largest gardening show has been secured at the eleventh hour after a family’s generous donation saved the day. Nicky Gurret feared the worst when the Department of Tourism pulled out of the chance to promote the Islan...
Oct 05, 2011
Local Business

Change of ownership for Silk and 64°

Thai restaurant Silk and 64° Bar & Grill at Port Royal Golf Course have had a change in ownership and are no longer part of the Fresco’s Group of restaurants. “We can confirm a change in the controlling shareholders,” said Andrea Dismont Trott, who...
Oct 05, 2011
Tourism

"Bermuda hires PR agency to lure UK tourists"

The Department of Tourism’s new UK public relations company has vowed to come up with innovative ways to encourage Brits to fall in love with Bermuda. Publicasity has been selected to carry out a massive marketing blitz in a bid to lure more tourists...
Sep 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Follow Jersey’s example"

September 21, 2011 Dear Sir, Through the kindness of friends I recently achieved a long standing ambition and spent a week in Bermuda. Having lived in Jersey, UK all my life I was particularly interested to compare the two islands’ approaches to th...
Sep 22, 2011
Tourism

"Businesses call for more ferry service, smaller cruise ships"

St George’s businesses yesterday expressed apprehension over a study suggesting that the Town Cut be dramatically widened to allow larger ships. Media reports detailing the study say it recommends doubling the width of Town Cut, destroying large port...
Sep 17, 2011
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