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Dear Sir, As a former resident of Bermuda from 1994 to 2000, I regularly read The Royal Gazette online. Therefore, I note with some sadness that the economy is not providing the good jobs and benefits to Bermudians that it did in the past. As an exam...

Visitors to vacation rental properties plunged by 3,000 in a nine-month period in 2019. Mike Cranfield, of Cranfield’s Property Group, said the decline coincided with the introduction of a 4.5 per cent tax on vacation rental bookings through services...

Bermuda is too small to accommodate businesses like Airbnb because of the impact they have on the property rental market for residents, according to an expert who works in the real estate business. Ambika Scott, chief executive officer/broker of Moon...

Four tourism-related businesses have qualified for certification that recognises top-level customer service standards. Strykz Bowling Lounge in St David’s, Hog Penny Restaurant & Pub in Hamilton, charter business Sail Bermuda, and the Bermuda Tourism...

The new owners of the Fairmont Southampton will spend more than $25 million in upgrades to the 47-year-old hotel. Miami-based Gencom, which already owns Rosewood Tucker’s Point, said its 2017 venture into the island’s hotel business had inspired them...

Hundreds of new tourism jobs are expected to come online in the next two years — and efforts have begun to prepare Bermudians to fill those posts. Kevin Dallas, BTA chief executive, said: “When we look at future demand, the Azura is opening around no...

The Fairmont Southampton hotel has been sold to a Miami-based company, it was announced last night. Karim Alibhai, the founder of investment firm Gencom, said he planned an ambitious programme of renovations at the landmark hotel. Mr Alibhai added: “...

Direct employment in Bermuda’s tourism industry rose by more than 200 jobs in 2018, while visitors spent $544 million purchasing tourism products on-island, a report released yesterday revealed. The Tourism Satellite Account Report shows that direct ...

Representatives from the Hilton hotel chain visited Bermuda this week to discuss the Bermudiana Beach Resort. The vacation hotel/residential development, to be open next summer, will be a part of the hotel’s Tapestry Collection. Jenna Hackett, global...

When Thoshlae and Taylor Williams got married in Bermuda two years ago they thought they’d stay in a vacation property with some of their wedding guests. Things did not go well. “We had a lot of maintenance issues,” Mrs Williams said. “The water ran ...

A new almanac designed to highlight when island food is at its best will be produced for next year’s Restaurant Weeks, the Bermuda Tourism Authority has said. Glenn Jones, chief experiences development officer with the BTA, said Restaurant Weeks will...

Two years after opening The Loren at Pink Beach in Bermuda, The Loren Hotel Group is expanding to the United States. Site work is under way for The Loren at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas with a grand opening planned for the first quarter of 2022. ...