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Harbour Nights will return to Hamilton next week – with Covid-19 precautions in place.
While members of the public will be able to walk Front Street freely and visit shops, SafeKey will be required for those who visit the food court area.
Kendaree Bu...
DATE: Jul 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts to secure the refurbishment of the island’s largest hotel, closed since last October, remain in the pipeline according to David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt closed this week’s Covid-19 press conference by thanking the Fairmont Southampton resor...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cruise ship Crystal Symphony will be making a series of visits to Bermuda starting next month, it has been confirmed.
The liner will make 13 trips to the island and will berth at Dockyard for two nights while here.
The first four trips will depart f...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Ferries taking passengers from the Viking Orion cruise ship to St George’s have been stopped due to ‘logistics and cost’ in a blow to East End businesses.
However, the cruise operators have announced that the ship is extending its homeporting in Berm...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Plans to install a funicular and other amenities at the Bermudiana Beach Resort have been approved, despite objections from environmental groups.
The Development Applications Board formally approved the application in a meeting on July 7 after it wa...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A delay in getting financing for work on the Bermudiana Beach Resort has delayed its opening to spring next year.
At a ribbon cutting in July 2019 to relaunch the former Grand Atlantic low cost housing scheme as a hotel and condominium complex, Publi...
DATE: Jul 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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David Burt, the Premier, said on Friday that there is “cause for optimism” for tourism in Bermuda with airline capacity increasing and visitors’ length of stay double the pre-pandemic average.
In a statement to MPs, the Premier said: “Some of t...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Chamber of Commerce has committed to check Harbour Nights attendees for SafeKeys at all likely points of entry on Front Street and Reid Street.
Harbour Nights is due to resume on July 14 and will be a SafeKey event, raising questions of how it w...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Abolishing Bermuda’s controversial travel authorisation form and to allow travellers to enter the Island with proof of either immunisation or a negative Covid-19 test will not work, government said yesterday.
The proposal was made this week by Mich...
DATE: Jul 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has deployed a team of people to New York’s JFK Airport to help travellers encountering problems entering Bermuda.
It comes as some travellers were grounded by airlines because of issues arising with their travel autho...
DATE: Jun 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan