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Proposed legislation to tax and regulate people who rent their homes to visitors was welcomed yesterday by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. But Michael Cranfield, of Vacation Rentals Bermuda, said the Vacation Rentals Bill 2018 is “alarming” to some ow...

Electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at Clearwater Beach to encourage visitors to make a trip to the east end location. Twizy electric car rentals can be charged at the eight stations while visitors enjoy themselves at the beach in ...

Dive Bermuda has gained a place in TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame after a five-year run of excellent reviews from customers. To reach Hall of Fame status businesses have to achieve an average of four-star reviews or above annually — out of a possible fiv...

A new Bermudian-themed escape room has opened in Dockyard. Nathan Swan and Iain Redford created Locked On The Rock, which features aspects of Bermuda’s history, giving tourists a way to discover facts about the island, and also testing the knowledge ...

JetBlue unveiled a fleet of electric Twizy cars at the Bermuda Day Parade today. The airline has teamed up with the Bermuda Tourism Authority and Current Vehicles, which offers the Twizys for rent in Bermuda. JetBlue is the first airline to brand Twi...

Betting shops are to be regulated by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission in the future — but the commission is not in charge of them yet. Jamahl Simmons, the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, told the House of Assembly on February 9 that...

Backgrounds checks are not always being done on those who profit from Bermuda’s multimillion-dollar betting shop industry, according to an investigation by The Royal Gazette. Public records held by the Betting Licensing Authority show that non-Bermud...

Tourists Corinne and Steve White were horrified when they lost their passports just after they arrived on the island. The couple said yesterday they were overwhelmed when Bermudians mobilised to help search for the missing travel documents, even thou...

Dear Sir, We are long-time visitors to Bermuda and have good friends and “family” here. We arrived last week and checked into our cottage on Needle & Thread Alley — also known as Turkey Hill Lane — in St George’s. As we had to ferry our luggage from ...

Colin Selley, a former Director of Tourism during the island’s golden years of the industry, has died. He was 90. Mr Selley was also a keen tennis player, umpire and founding president of the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association. He championed Bermuda a...

The lack of a major event like 2017’s America’s Cup will affect tourism figures in the next quarter. Kevin Dallas, chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the tourism boost created by the event will be hard to replicate, but the indust...

Hamilton’s charismatic Town Crier is to include a number of shopping stops on some of his city tours as part of a new partnership with the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Ed Christopher, below, will take visitors on a 2½-hour tour across the city every T...