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A prediction by the Premier that the island’s first casino will open this year was backed by the chief executive of the island’s gambling watchdog.
Jean Major added that regulators are carrying out the mandated checks on an application from Hotelco, ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermuda-based virtual cooking class led by a celebrity chef will be a run as part of the Restaurant Weeks programme.
The online lesson will be held next Wednesday in a partnership between the Bermuda Tourism Authority and The MarketPlace supermarke...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Tourism and transport-related projects on the horizon could make waves across the entire island, the Minister of Transport said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott told The Royal Gazette that the “groundbreaking” developments would deliver opportunities for Be...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Black-owned tourism businesses are in the spotlight as part of Black History Month.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has promoted more than 20 businesses that signed up online as Black-owned.
The businesses and their creators are showcased on the BTA we...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Payment from the owners of the Fairmont Southampton to cover redundancy payments to staff by Government have been handed over, the finance minister confirmed today.
Curtis Dickinson said the closure of the island’s biggest resort last October had cre...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority said today it will allow flights of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Bermuda with the removal of the airspace ban and it will also permit the operation of the aircraft type on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry.
The cha...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The owners of Bermuda’s biggest hotel has paid $11 million to the Government, which stepped in to cover redundancy payments to hundreds of staff after it shut last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Westend Properties, a subsidiary of US-based firm ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Flights between Bermuda and Canada will be grounded until at least the end of April, it was announced yesterday.
Air Canada and WestJet decided to halt flights to Mexico and the Caribbean region until April 30 in an effort to prevent the spread of mo...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Another hotelier from the old Sonesta Beach resort has died just ten days after former manager David Boyd.
Charles Popper, who preceded Mr Boyd in the job, was 85.
Mr Popper, originally from the US, devoted much of his career to the Sonesta hotel ch...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Island talent will be developed “to the highest levels” the Bermuda Tourism Authority said after it announced an international search for a new chief executive officer.
A spokeswoman added that advancement programmes could mean that the organisation ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter