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An outdoor dining festival, staycation promotions and sports events help to signal the island’s attractions are open for business, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Glenn Jones, the organisation’s interim chief executive, added that the a...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Black-owned tourism businesses have been put in the spotlight on a website promoting travel to Bermuda.
The online hub, A Guide to Black Culture & Heritage, was launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority on the GoToBermuda.com website.
BTA interim chi...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Guests will return to the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club on Friday, five months after the resort ceased normal operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A raft of safety measures were introduced to mitigate the risk of the coronavirus and it is ho...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Covid-19 pandemic damage to the tourism industry has forced hoteliers to think long term, a resort general manager said yesterday.
Bushara Bushara, of Newstead Belmont Hills Golf Resort and Spa, said: “We are all planning for the future. It’s not...
DATE: Aug 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A beach club is to reopen to guests a week on Friday, the managing director said yesterday.
Tom Lamb, of Pompano Beach Club in Southampton, said: “We are happy to reopen back up finally.”
He added: “The virus has been tough on all of us. It has been ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The Inverurie Executive Suites hotel has reopened two weeks ahead of its target date.
The hotel, on Harbour Road in Paget, reopened just before Cup Match after it had scheduled an August 16 date to throw open its doors again.
Owner Philip Akeroyd sai...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Hotel workers are expected to hear plans this week designed to help kick-start the industry after it was devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bermuda Industrial Union was granted large group exemptions for four meetings to be held tomorrow and...
DATE: Aug 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An Airbnb host has been accused of “profiteering” from the Covid-19 pandemic over the booking site’s refunds policy in case of cancellation.
Patricia Symonds-Powell planned a trip to Bermuda to stay at Seven Arches on Hill View Lane, Warwick, over Cu...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Coco Reef Resort is to reopen next week on a limited basis, the property’s general manager said yesterday.
Rehanna Palumbo said the 60-room hotel on Paget’s south shore will operate from Thursday through Sunday.
She said: “That is the island’s leisur...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Making Bermuda “relevant again” in tourism is an ambitious goal for the island, David Burt has admitted.
The Premier described the challenge now faced as “a huge task”.
He said: “But there are plans laid out which have been followed by other jurisdic...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell