Dr Grant Gibbons Trip To New York Cost $628.90

December 15, 2014

According to the latest listing on the Government’s travel webpage, the trip by Minister of Education and Economic Development Dr Grant Gibbons to New York for the America’s Cup announcement cost $628.90 — which is the lowest cost listed for a trip since the webpage went live.

Chart showing the total listings since the webpage went live in October 2014:

Minister's Travel Costs as of Dec 15 2014

The trip duration was listed as from Monday, December 01 – Tuesday, December 02, 2014, and the webpage listing said: “Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons, Minister of Education and Economic Development accompanied Premier Dunkley who was invited by the America’s Cup Event Authority to New York to witness the announcement of the venue selected to host the 2017 America’s Cup. Bermuda and San Diego were the two finalists.”

Expenses

  • Air Travel: $628.90
  • Ground Transportation: $
  • Accommodation: $
  • Meals: $
  • Miscellaneous: $
  • Total Cost: $628.90

The travel costs webpage went live in October 2014; you can view all our coverage of it here.

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  1. Raymond Ray says:

    “Right on” Dr. Grant Gibbons ! Of course many aren’t going to believe that it only cost Bermuda Govt. $628:90 yet that’s what happens when your on the “friend and family plan” :-)

  2. Craig Clinton says:

    So he slept on the street and walked from the airport?

    • Forrest Gump says:

      Perhaps Dr. Gibbons made private arrangements for accommodation and food while in New York.

    • bermudaglobetrottersdotcom says:

      Funniest comment ever…

  3. Triangle Drifter says:

    My word Grant, what did you do stay in your own place, drive your own car & cook your own food?

    Maybe he could not be bothered with the paperwork & swallowed the expense himself. If that was the case, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.

  4. Stunned... says:

    Come on Dr Grant, you’re making me look bad. My weekend jaunts costs more that, but “Thank you” for keeping the costs down for Bermuda.

  5. serengeti says:

    Five or six years ago that number would have been ten times higher.

  6. Kangoocar says:

    Amazing what can be saved when you don’t take all your friends along, rent limos for transportation, drink the finest wine, stay off Island way longer than what was nessassary and also throw in there at OUR expense, taking the gombeys along???? We done Dr Gibbons!!!