12 results returned for search: "" category ("Tourism" AND "News") author Rebecca Zuill
Developer Desarrollos Hotelco Group has signed a statement of intent with Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell told the House on Monday.
He made the statement while clarifying an answer he gave to the question in an earlier ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bermuda’s decades of decline in tourism numbers coupled with an overview of the difficulties the industry has still to overcome are detailed in a Travel Weekly report, published in its most recent issue.
Travel Weekly describes itself as “the travel ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bermuda is being touted as a golf lover’s paradise in a magazine for “discerning golfers who like to live the high life”.
Great Golf, which describes itself as a luxury travel and lifestyle magazine, has featured the Island’s courses in a lengthy, pr...
DATE: Feb 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The impending opening of the largest resort in the Caribbean is not likely to be a threat to the Island’s tourism product, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The new mega resort, the Baha Mar, on Nassau, Bahamas, will boast art galleries, a ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
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...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
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...
DATE: Jan 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Three Bermuda hotels have made Travel + Leisure’s 2015 list of ‘World’s Best Hotels’.
Rosewood Tucker’s Point, Cambridge Beaches Resort and The Reefs are all included in the list, the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) announced.
“This is a tremendous ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A new cruise ship wharf for St George’s was announced by Transport Minister Walter Roban yesterday. The new facility will be designed for the mega cruise ships which dominate today’s cruise industry and will provide the east end with a long-awaited c...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Modifications to Dockyard’s two cruise ship wharfs, needed to enable them to accommodate new, larger cruise ships, could cost millions of dollars, according to one experienced professional.
The new ships are scheduled to begin calling at Heritage Wh...
DATE: Dec 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A Bermuda Hotel Association report shows a four percent increase in room bookings last month compared to October 2011.
The number of room nights was recorded at 1,231, according to the PACE report; an assessment that is specifically geared to the ho...
DATE: Nov 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill