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Hotel owners were urged to use their resources to help make Bermuda a year-round destination at the Bermuda Hotel Association’s Annual General Meeting.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works and Acting Minister of Tourism and Tr...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A statistician suggested that return from the America’s Cup was less than a third of the $272 million indicated in official figures.
Cordell Riley calculated the net revenue from the sailing regatta to be $75 million when he carried out an “independe...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of people expected to visit Bermuda by cruise ship in 2020 is 1,000 less than the 544,000 predicted for this year.
A government announcement this week said that next year’s schedule included “more total calls, more passengers, and more vis...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Spaces are available for the final two open-air theatrical performances chronicling the story of enslaved Bermuda heroine Sally Bassett this month.
The free evening events, held on Front Street’s Cabinet Office lawn, are generating positive reviews ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Airlines have found that seat sales do little to sell seats to Bermuda, a company hired to help boost air arrivals revealed.
Brad DiFlore and Oliver Lamb, managing directors of Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting, told attendees at a Tourism Summit a...
DATE: Oct 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism minister Zane DeSilva championed efforts to tap into the superyacht industry as he spoke at the Bermuda Tourism Summit at the Fairmont Southampton.
Mr DeSilva’s comments are copied below and are also in the PDF under “Related Media”.
Thank y...
DATE: Oct 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An American couple have made what could be their last farewell to Bermuda after they celebrated their 40th visit to the island.
Brian and Elaine LaFleur, who visited for a week last month, said their advanced years and the expense of trips to the isl...
DATE: Oct 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermuda’s cruise-ship schedule for 2020 includes more total calls, more passengers, and more visits distributed throughout the year — including a greater number of stops in the smaller ports of Hamilton and St George’s.
A total of 197 cruise-ship ca...
DATE: Oct 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Three East End ambassadors were recognised as part of Unesco’s World Tourism Day celebrations.
Kristin White, the owner of Long Story Short bookstore and a tour guide, Dennie O’Connor, the co-owner and operations director for Tobacco Bay and Clearwat...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Next week’s Bermuda Tourism Summit will look back on achievements during the National Tourism Plan’s first year—and challenges and opportunities on the horizon.
Hosted by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and titled, “The Long View,” the 2019 event take...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Press Release