Comments on: Video: BTA Wraps Up 2015 Restaurant Weeks

By: Tourism Advocate

Tourism Advocate — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:38:15 +0000

Well you’ve got a good point there.

By: Ruthless

Ruthless — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:30:10 +0000

If they would’ve just bought $1,000,000 worth of plane tickets, there would’ve been roughly 100,000 people here to fill the hotels and also take advantage of the specials on offer at our restuarants! They could have gave tickets away to people along the east coast that had to be used during the winter months.

By: Eve

Eve — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:09:02 +0000

TA I see your point too but shouldn’t the hotel and restuarant management have figured that out years ago without funding from BDOT or BTA? BTA should be in the tourism marketing business not doing the work of stakeholder management.

By: Tourism Advocate

Tourism Advocate — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:51:11 +0000

I definitely see your point. They certainly didn’t boast about visitor numbers being up. But I think the theory is that you have to build an authentic food culture first, earn a stellar reputation second and then visitors will come for the food.

But in order to build the food culture, restauranteurs, who after all are business people, need proof there’s a market for Bermuda-inspired dishes. I think BTA proved Bermuda-inspired cuisine is not only cool, it’s profitable. Follow the money.

By: Eve

Eve — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:21:59 +0000

It is good that sales were up during Restaurant Weeks but how many tourists did BTA bring in just for the food?????? In my opinion this event brought out more locals and visitors were not here just for the food.