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A bid to boost the hard-hit restaurant business will serve up a second course next week.
For the Bermuda Tourism Authority said it will promote the second Great Bermuda Takeout Day next Thursday.
Victoria Isley, the BTA’s chief sales and marketing of...
DATE: May 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three major cruise ship operators that sail to Bermuda have secured billions of dollars in public debt and through equity markets to help them stay afloat for the next 12 months.
The companies also reported a strong level of bookings for next year as...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Flights between Bermuda and five cities are expected to be available when the airport reopens to commercial flights, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said yesterday.
However, Zane DeSilva — who did not give a timetable for flight resumption — wa...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda may have to rethink its concentration on New York for tourism because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the island’s acting tourism chief has warned.
Glenn Jones, the interim chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the organisation mi...
DATE: May 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A reduced ferry service with “limited passenger capacity” will start on Monday, May 11, the Department of Marine and Ports Service said today.
In a press release, a Government spokesman explained: “In an effort to provide adequate physical distancing...
DATE: May 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Key workers will be offered discounted trips on a luxury catamaran as thanks for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sail Bermuda, which charters the 47ft Wyuna, is run by Marilyn Zuill and her husband Caleb, who is a firefighter.
Mrs Zuill, ...
DATE: May 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Another 16 cruise ship visits to Bermuda have been cancelled by Carnival Corporation. It means that one third of planned cruise ship visits to the island by all operators this year have now been called off.
Carnival, which operates Carnival Cruise Li...
DATE: May 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s tourism industry has already been dealt a $95 million blow by Covid-19.
Figures released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority yesterday show visitor air arrivals fell by 38 per cent in the first quarter while cruise ship arrivals plummeted by 4...
DATE: May 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The probable cancellation of the gay Pride march this year has given a financial boost to laid-off hotel staff.
The organisers of the Pride event have decided to donate $5,000 to help support cash-strapped workers in the sector — and their move spark...
DATE: May 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staycations could help to support Bermuda’s hard-hit hotels — but experts said residents would need to be persuaded.
Peter Everson, an economist, said there could be people interested in a holiday at home instead of overseas as the impact of the Covi...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes