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Bermuda has been given a glowing review as a tourist destination by a top US magazine.
In an article in this month’s edition of Ebony, writer Kristin Braswell describes how she was left breathless by Bermuda’s waters and constantly in awe of local ho...
DATE: Jul 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Struggling businesses in Hamilton and St George’s could be forced to shut up shop if smaller cruise ships are not signed up for the two harbours, tourism chief Bill Hanbury warned yesterday.
Mr Hanbury said: “There will be another round of businesses...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The world wide web is the key to boosting Bermuda’s flagging tourist industry.
Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) chief Bill Hanbury said the new body had focused 82 percent of its advertising online in the second quarter of the year, compared to just 5...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermudian cruise ship worker Denika Outerbridge has been praised by Government as an example of a young person making the most of an opportunity.
Ms Outerbridge, a 22-year-old Bermuda College graduate, was one of seven young Bermudians who found work...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A US lawyer has condemned Bermuda’s “kangaroo courts” for prosecuting cruise ship passengers caught in possession of drugs.
Maritime attorney Jim Walker has suggested that authorities here target passengers in order to make money through fines — but ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
On Tobacco Bay beach in St George’s, one new hospitality worker is learning just how important Bermudians are to the Island’s tourism product.
Zarai White has been put through his paces since joining the Tobacco Bay management team in May. Beyond hau...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Bermuda Long Riders Motorcycle Club is aiming to raise the bar after a “flawless” ride across the Island on Saturday alongside foreign Harley- Davidson enthusiast group, ETA Motor- cycle Cruises.
Residents paused and cheered as an estimated 100 b...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A group from St. George’s will present their ideas and lessons on how tourism can be revived in the town based on their findings during a trip to Virginia.
Led by St George’s North MP Kenneth Bascome, the delegation included Mayor of St George Garth ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A total of five firms tendered for the redevelopment of the Club Med site in St George’s, MPs have heard.
But Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell declined to name the losing finalist in a contest which saw the field whittled down to two before the Venez...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
No project management firm was hired by the Tourism Ministry to help set up the new Bermuda Tourism Authority, Minister Shawn Crockwell said on Friday.
Mr Crockwell explained that the Ministry set up an executive steering committee for the authority ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
