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An 18-month stint in Bermuda more than 50 years ago gave Commodore Philip Pearce-Smith a love of the ocean.
That love inspired him to create the League of Venturers Search and Rescue (LVSR), a registered charity dedicated to training British youths i...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The National Tourism Plan is one step closer to becoming a reality as Government kicks off its search for an advisor.
The Ministry of Business Development and Tourism put a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the Official Gazette yesterday looking for an a...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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Tourism
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Hotelier David Dodwell has praised the dedication of his staff for The Reefs being named the top resort in the Atlantic for the third consecutive year.
Readers of Conde Nast gave the beach resort in Southampton their top honours in the annual Reader...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Tourism
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Transport Minister Terry Lister stressed last night that Government has no plans to increase the number of cruise ship visitors beyond the 400,000 a year range.
“We intend to cap the number of tourists on cruise ships in the 400,000 range,” he said. ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Tourism
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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...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has once again been named ‘Best Island in the Caribbean/Atlantic’ by readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
The Reefs also made a repeat appearance in the magazine’s annual list. The South Shore property was voted best hotel in the Atlantic.
Tourism...
DATE: Oct 12, 2011
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Tourism
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Tough decisions would have to be made if Bermuda were to accommodate larger cruise ships along all its shipping channels, a town-hall meeting was told last night.
About 30 people heard firsthand from Transport Minister Terry Lister and senior civil s...
DATE: Oct 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A new advertising campaign aims to lure wealthy Americans to Bermuda as they use the latest technology to plan their vacations.
The Bermuda Department of Tourism (BDOT) has launched its first mobile advertising campaign to target travellers from the ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Hundreds of cruise ship passengers were left to wait on the docks in Hamilton after a ferry broke down, leaving the tender Bermudian to pick up the slack.
Boston visitor Jim Clark, boarding the Bermudian at 5pm, said: “We were told they had a delay w...
DATE: Oct 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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...
DATE: Oct 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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