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Bermuda is set to lose its direct air service to Boston, a major US gateway city, when JetBlue airlines cuts its service at the end of this month.
The quick flight to Boston is a popular link for Bermudian students in the US as well as for medical tr...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Front Street received a rare visitor this week with the arrival of The World – the world’s largest residential yacht.
The ship arrived in Hamilton on Wednesday morning and was due to depart this afternoon after two nights at port.
The World mea...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Potential buyers for the stalled Caroline Bay resort have dropped out of the running, the finance minister said yesterday.
It was understood that buyers for the Morgan’s Point development were on track to sign a deal earlier this year.
But Curtis Di...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
David Burt, the Premier and tourism minister, has painted a positive picture of the industry – despite the fact that visitor numbers have plummeted in the past 18 months.
At last night’s Covid press conference, Mr Burt said that the Government was w...
DATE: Oct 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The owners of the island’s biggest resort lobbied the Government for a delay to $11 million in redundancy payments to staff until a year after they were laid off.
Karim Alibhai, the founder and principal of Gencom, warned David Burt, the Premier, tha...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Unexpected losses at two Bermuda hotels were predicted to hit about $30 million by last spring, the head of the company that owns them told the Government.
Karim Alibhai, the founder and principal of Gencom, apparently attached “pre and post- Covid-1...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Talks about the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton continued in the Government last week, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
But officials did not answer a series of questions about problems that have dogged the redevelopment.
A government spokeswom...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An entrepreneur keen to get his guided tour vehicle business on the road will have to wait after senators blocked key legislation.
Kevin Burrows said he had waited 18 months for the three-wheeled tour vehicles, called tuk tuks and used as taxis in As...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda ranked thirteenth out of 20 Caribbean destinations in a recent visitor satisfaction survey.
But tourism chiefs pointed out that the survey, conducted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine, was done in April and May, when the island was under strict...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Air service to and from the island has increased slightly this month with three new flights per week added to the schedule.
The October flight schedule, released by Skyport, includes 34 flights to and from the island a week, compared with 31 at the e...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes