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Bermuda is set to tap into the world’s fastest-growing cruise ship market, with two more visits from the German cruise line Aida scheduled for this month.
Transport Minister Terry Lister announced that the company’s inaugural Bermuda cruise, the Aida...
DATE: Oct 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton’s shops will have to start opening on Sundays or the Ministry of Transport will divert cruise passengers elsewhere for on-shore fun, according to Minister Terry Lister.
His warning came as he announced that a state-of-the-art new cruise ship...
DATE: Oct 07, 2011
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Tourism
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Government has called Town Hall meetings, for the public to have their say on alterations proposed for Bermuda’s shipping channels.
Transport Minister Terry Lister said no decisions have yet been made on Government’s recently-commissioned study of th...
DATE: Oct 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s entry into the world’s largest gardening show has been secured at the eleventh hour after a family’s generous donation saved the day.
Nicky Gurret feared the worst when the Department of Tourism pulled out of the chance to promote the Islan...
DATE: Oct 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The owners of Willowbank are to hold crunch talks with Tourism Minister Patrice Minors to discuss the fate of the 50-year-old hotel.
Fernance Perry, chairman of the trustees, plans to meet the Minister when he returns to the Island next week, as “not...
DATE: Oct 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Willowbank Hotel is to close with the loss of 46 jobs, the trustees have announced.
A letter was sent to staff members by Fernance Perry, chairman of the Willowbank board, saying the hotel will close on November 30.
The letter says: "We did not a...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Tourism bosses have turned down the chance to once again fly the flag for Bermuda at the world’s biggest gardening show.
The Department of Tourism has decided not to get involved in next year’s Chelsea Flower Show just four months after they were bea...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Bermuda Department of Tourism hosted North American travel agents for a familiarisation trip on-Island.
The travel agents visited local hotels classified as boutique properties during their visit last week.
Sites visited on the trip were Pink Bea...
DATE: Sep 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Department of Tourism’s new UK public relations company has vowed to come up with innovative ways to encourage Brits to fall in love with Bermuda.
Publicasity has been selected to carry out a massive marketing blitz in a bid to lure more tourists...
DATE: Sep 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Tourism Minister Patrice Minors is today in Canada for a global conference on the African Diaspora Heritage Trail.
Mrs Minors will speak as part of a panel on the topic, ‘The Role of Government in ADHT Development’.
The three-day conference in Halifa...
DATE: Sep 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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