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At least six hotels will be shuttered this weekend because of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
Cambridge Beaches in Sandys and the Hamilton Princess will close on a temporary basis on Saturday night and Elbow Beach in Paget and The Reefs in Southam...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Extra precautions were to be provided for customs officers at the airport after a walkout over Covid-19 concerns, the Minister of National Security said today.
Wayne Caines explained last night that an inbound flight was on the tarmac when staff stop...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A boutique hotel will suspend operations today and move its restaurant to takeaway service only to slow the potential spread of Covid-19, it announced yesterday.
The Rosedon Hotel asked most of its staff to stay at home for the next month as the isl...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two airlines have suspended flights to Bermuda, the Government said yesterday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said that American Airlines and WestJet had dropped flights.
He said: “Effective immediately, American Airlines inb...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A cruise that was due to include a stop in Bermuda later this month has been cancelled, its operators said today.
The Divina was scheduled to arrive at Dockyard on March 26 for a 24-hour visit.
But a spokeswoman for MSC Cruises told The Royal Gazette...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A member of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s executive team will lead the organisation on an interim basis, the board announced yesterday.
Glenn Jones will act as the CEO “until an executive search can identify a long-term leader” for the public-priva...
DATE: Mar 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Premier has denied that the Government wanted to clip the wings of the island’s tourism authority.
He was speaking after Kevin Dallas, the Bermuda Tourism Authority chief, stood down last month just after Zane DeSilva, the tourism minister, warne...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition politician claimed that the “wheels are off” the island’s tourism organisation after its chief executive quit the job.
Leah Scott added that the results produced by the Bermuda Tourism Authority proved Kevin Dallas had the expertise to ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority is to quit the job tomorrow, it was announced yesterday.
Kevin Dallas will step down after three years in the post — over which the island notched up record numbers of visitors.
However, the move w...
DATE: Feb 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An effort to raise the profile of Bermuda Restaurant Weeks by introducing food experiences beyond the walls of a restaurant has won favour with restaurateurs, according to an industry survey.
Two events—a fragrance and food pairing picnic and a chur...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Press Release