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Hotel business recovery hinges on how the Covid-19 pandemic can be contained, the Bermuda Hotel Association has said.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive of the BHA, added that hoteliers were “optimistic that we will start to see a gradual increase in ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Meals part of Restaurant Weeks special deals can be home-delivered for the first time, it was announced today.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said that several restaurants involved in the annual promotion had struck a deal with delivery firm Sargasso ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
“Covid passports” could soon become a reality, the Government’s expert on the coronavirus has warned.
Carika Weldon, the head of the island’s coronavirus test programme, predicted at a Bermuda Tourism Authority webinar that a test and vaccination pas...
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is seeking a new head of communications.
Rosemary Jones said she was stepping down from the job for the private sector.
The BTA is advertising for a new director of communications and strategy, with duties including the ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute is set to reopen to the public next week after a temporary closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The East Broadway, Pembroke attraction will be open to visitors on Thursdays and Fridays between 10am and...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians travelling to the UK will need to quarantine on arrival from next Monday, the UK Government announced today.
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, said that the UK will shut all air travel corridors as the country attempted to control...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The annual Restaurant Weeks celebration of Bermudian cuisine kicks off its tenth anniversary this week.
The festival, extended to four weeks from the usual three, starts on Thursday and will run to February 11.
More than 30 restaurants and bars will ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The former chief operating officer of the Bermuda Tourism Authority has taken the helm as the new head of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Karla Lacey – one of the founding members of the BTA’s executive – stepped down from the organisat...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Greg Maybury, the general manager of the Port Royal and Ocean View golf courses, has died.
Mr Maybury was 65.
Steven Lambert, the assistant manager at the Port Royal, said: “For many of us Mr Maybury was more than our boss, he was also a mentor and a...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two major cruise lines have made overtures for a return to Hamilton and St George’s, the Mayor of Hamilton revealed yesterday.
Charles Gosling said he was told by a Government source that two companies, including the Disney Cruise Line, had “declare...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell