Comments on: Video: ‘Tourism Forward’ America’s Cup Episode

By: Jiggs Bda

Jiggs Bda — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:22:22 +0000

The Caribbean are doing a tremendous amount of discounting in some quarters as far as the advertising seems to indicate

By: Jiggs Bda

Jiggs Bda — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:20:21 +0000

So I guess Destination DC was irrelevant?

No-one is ever singlehandedly responsible for a place’s success.

Sounds like the same strategy BTA is attempting to do in Bda getting buy in and enhancing what is already there.

You make the point.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:11:08 +0000

Does Billy get a $80,000 bonus for failing?

By: MA$E

MA$E — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:47:55 +0000

I believe Barbados Tourism seen a 15% increase with Billy Griffith heading up the Barbados Tourism Authority.
Ironic.

By: MA$E

MA$E — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:02:58 +0000

are implying Hanbury is responsible for the resurgence of Washington DC ?
Ted Lerner,Ted Leonsis , the growing use of Metro DC, developments like DC City center & a huge wave of Millennials working on capital hill and in the government moving from the suburbs of the DMV to inside the District itself are responsible.

Hanbury & Destination DC were no more influential to Business growth in DC than the Hamilton Chamber of commerce is to the growth of ReInsurance in Bermuda.

Was he around for the growth yes, played a very small role maybe ? but responsible for the resurgence of DC as a destination flatly NO.

By: Onion juice

Onion juice — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:46:05 +0000

Meanwhile Tourism numbers are down while the Caribbean Islands are climbing.

By: jiggs bda

jiggs bda — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:46:38 +0000

Do you remember the Bermuda is Me Campaign that was locally driven and very successful.

The trouble with a lot of us is we are sure we have the answers, however we have been languishing on the outside for a long time and have become unknown and under-appreciated at home and abroad.

We need to give the BTA a free hand, if a guy can turn crime ridden Washington DC into a destination of choice in the US, he must have more credentials than many of us are prepared to appreciate.

By: just the facts

just the facts — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:46:15 +0000

These videos have been running on ZBM each week, on Channel 9 following the international news. They have been widely promoted by ZBM on radio and TV as they were intended to educate and inform the local public. Folks complained that they did not know what the BTA was doing, despite their regular communication through the media. Now they are going direct to the public with information on what it’s taking to turn tourism around, who is involved, how locals are benefiting, etc., and there are still complaints like yours. At least the BTA knows that there are people who only read BerNews, otherwise you would not have known at all. Guessing you’re not local?

By: jiggs bda

jiggs bda — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:39:20 +0000

I have seen these shows on local TV, if it’s the same series.

By: Eve

Eve — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:15:32 +0000

This is #5 of 30-minute BTA episodes that very few know are on Vimeo. If it wasn’t for Bernews informing their readers of these “Tourism Forward” videos they would go completely unnoticed. These BTA videos have no hope of reaching more than some locals and the 3 ‘followers’ on Vimeo. It is time BTA got the Bermuda message out to those who might visit the island and stop their own self-promotion!!