Bermuda must undo the “winter effect” and court high-end visitors to save its hospitality industry, according to restaurant manager Philip Barnett.The acting chairman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce nightclub and restaurant division told Sandys Rotary that the Island risks losing its international business visitors to less expensive jurisdictions. “We have to create a 365-day demand for ourselves as an international business domicile of choice, and as an off-season vacation destination suitable to certain segments of the travelling public.”He added: “Chances are they're probably the first world movers and shakers that don't cotton to ‘restrictions' so much.”To enhance Bermuda's winter appeal, Mr Barnett said: “Following the successes of the World Rugby Classic and International Race Week, establish similar events that attract both singles and families, and that really don't matter if it is not ‘beach weather'.”On gambling, he said, “the bottom line is most jurisdictions offer gambling as an amenity to their tourists”. “If we do it right, and in a fashion that augments what Bermuda has perennially stood for, it can be an excellent diversion for those winter visitors when the weather is iffy.”Mr Barnett recommended the building of a “multi-use fine arts centre” on one of Hamilton's incredibly under-utilised car parks on the waterfront.“Then, regularly offer both world-class and local shows, giving another option of things to do in the winter when it may not be perfect weather.”He said such a facility would appeal to international performers looking for a “busman's holiday” during the off-season in Bermuda.And he said: “Term limits are a business buster, no matter how you shake it. It is self defeatist and can be construed by outsiders as xenophobic.“Supposedly, term limits were originally put in place to inhibit long-term residency claims. However, now it is often discussed in the same breath as ‘We have to protect Bermudians' legitimate aspirations and access to jobs'. Isn't that what the whole work permit process is for to ensure any Bermudian who is suitably qualified for a job, and is willing to do said job, at said compensation package, gets the job?”He also said it should be made easier for wealthy non-Bermudians to buy vacation properties or qualifying primary homes on the Island. “If we can create enough demand, I guarantee that we will finally see shovels start to turn soil at all the derelict hotel sites we have littered around our 21 square miles.”Mr Barnett said Bermuda had to make “clear and pointed changes to our status quo”, or would risk losing what it had. “It happened before when we got complacent about our tourism in the 1980s, and look where we are now after 30 years: less beds combined in all properties throughout Bermuda than a single hotel in Las Vegas”.