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Viking Ocean Cruises appears to have become the second cruise line to plan to use Bermuda as a home port with cruises which will take passengers out into the Atlantic Ocean and into the island’s three ports.
Viking’s website is promoting six eight-d...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Glenn Jones, the former interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has announced he will soon leave the BTA after more than six years.
Mr Jones said on Twitter that he decided to step away from the BTA in January, but agreed to remain at the helm ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charles H Jeffers II has been appointed chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, effective tomorrow.
Mr Jeffers, a 26-year tourism veteran, was hired after a global search to fill the role after Kevin Dallas stepped down as CEO in February 2...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
United Airlines is to resume daily flights to Bermuda from Newark, US, in early May.
The flights were suspended owing to Covid-19.
Glenn Jones, interim chief executive at the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said: “This announcement echoes what we’ve bee...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Sail Grand Prix will go ahead without in-person spectators at Cross Island, organisers announced yesterday afternoon.
A spokeswoman for SailGP said: “While the event is very much going ahead, in light of the recent government regulations,...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cruise ship sailing from a home port in Bermuda this summer is expected to make 12 voyages from Dockyard, Government revealed yesterday.
Royal Caribbean announced on Tuesday that the Vision of the Seas, docked this week in the British Virgin Island...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is to join forces with Fort Lauderdale, Florida on collaborative marketing to attract super yachts to both destinations.
The memorandum of understanding is for a two-year partnership to “entice vessels leaving one destination to head to the o...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A food festival has had to postpone one of its signature events due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.
Bermudiana Road was due to be closed for the Bermudiana Live event - an outdoor dining experience promoting restaurants and eateries along Bermudiana ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A construction worker at the St Regis resort site in St George’s was taken to hospital this morning after a crane toppled over.
Laura Purroy, general manager of Hotelco Bermuda Holding Ltd, said the “minor accident” was the first in three years of co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hospitality leaders yesterday predicted the tourism industry would bounce back this season – despite the damage done by the Covid-19 pandemic.
And they claimed that the long-term future of the industry also looked strong – in part because of the coun...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan