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Transportation Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday said he was “excited” by the prospect of a new flight from the US.
He was speaking at a press conference yesterday held to confirm that Delta plans to launch daily flights between Bermuda and New York...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Delta Air Lines will operate daily flights between Bermuda and New York’s LaGuardia Airport, beginning next year.
The service will run year-round, beginning April 8.
Flights are scheduled to leave LaGuardia at 9.55am, arriving in Bermuda at 1.05pm.
T...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Department of Tourism’s contract with Expedia expires this summer and the BDoT are looking for a replacement.
A request for proposal has been posted on the jobs section of US travel industry website Travel Weekly.
The department states in...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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It was chilly under the bright lights at Boston’s Fenway Park — but singing the US national anthem there was “terrific” and “one of the greatest feelings of my singing career”, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said.
A seasoned gospel singer from the ag...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert will takes the stage today before a large crowd — around 37,000 people, if Boston’s Fenway Park baseball stadium is full to capacity.
Gombey performer Shawn Caisey gets to throw the first pitch of the game, and Mr Furbe...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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While the official Opposition has sounded a sceptical tone, the United Bermuda Party is fully behind a statement on the Island’s new Tourism plan, but that’s because it is so similar to the policies that the party advocated for a decade.
On Friday, T...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The National Tourism Strategy Plan has created five “overall objectives” including returning air arrivals to 1980 peak levels and get tourists spending to $1.4 billion in the next decade, Parliament has heard.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told the ...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s Tourism Board is confident the industry is getting back on track, based on feedback from a recent retreat.
The National Tourism Plan was a primary focus at the two-day event last weekend.
The plan is intended to lay out the Island’s tourism...
DATE: May 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
For many couples, a horse and carriage is the transportation of choice after tying the knot in Bermuda
But Larry and Dana Hill, from Cartersville, Georgia, elected to ride away from Holy Trinity Church in Hamilton Parish on their rented moped.
The c...
DATE: May 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will this month be highlighted in a series of travel videos produced by Emmy Award winning journalist Karen Schaler.
The Bermuda Department of Tourism last week hosted the journalist as she travelled the Island, filming local landmarks such a...
DATE: May 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
