Comments on: Tourism Authority Announce Five New Hires

By: Double S

Double S — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:54:30 +0000

“What we have here is a group of grossly over paid under performing people who have hired more grossly over paid people at the tax payers expense who more than likely will also be under performing.”

That comment can be applied to whole civil service.

By: Kevin Dallas

Kevin Dallas — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 18:46:16 +0000

Hi Acegurl -

I may be many things, but silent isn’t one of them! If you have a look at the BTA corporate website you’ll find just about every fact and figure you’d ever want to know. You’ll also find the quarterly and annual activity report where we lay out specifically what we’re working on and the results (or in some cases failures) we’re seeing in full transparency for the Bermudian public.

Have a read of the most recent reports, and if you still don’t think that a an appropriate urgency and bias to action is clear, I’d be very happy to talk to you about it.

Best,

Kevin

By: Acegurl

Acegurl — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 22:10:47 +0000

The BTA never ceases to amaze me. I think they are in the recruitment business as opposed to the Tourism business. It would appear all they do is hire personnel. Where is all of this funding coming from? As if we don’t know, taxpayer funds. I had great hopes for Kevin Dallas and he has blurred into oblivion. One outspoken remark on the LBTQ and he was silenced. Is there any accountability from this group? What exactly do they do because it sure takes lots of highly paid personnel to do it? They should be on the cutting edge of the tourism business feeding back facts, figures innovative and ideas to the local community, instead of their laid back, unconcerned approach to the revitalization of the tourism product.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:24:20 +0000

And it is obvious you are not familiar with the importance of actually reading a story, and a responding post, before commenting.

By: Eve

Eve — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:39:41 +0000

With these new high paid people and the consultants BTA should be putting more effort into self-funding.

By: Eve

Eve — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:36:14 +0000

If you look closer I believe you will find It is the additions, changes and renovations with direct marketing by the Princess is responsible for a major portion of their increase in guest numbers. The Green Family wasn’t waiting for BTA or any other group to get the message out.

By: sage

sage — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 12:28:32 +0000

Everything is up but vacation rentals need to be taxed to ‘even the field’ yet enjoy no concessions? Are you a ‘content specialist’ a ‘destination services manager’ or ‘BS artist’?

By: smile

smile — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:30:29 +0000

Princess hotels have been 98%+ capacity for weeks!! They weren’t in 2012-2013 before BTA got going……. 5 years of hard and tireless work and Bermuda is relevant again in the tourism world……..

BTA takes so much crap as a political football getting booted about…… No one says thanks for all the great work they are doing. But keep it up!

By: smile

smile — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:26:42 +0000

Marshall.

You may not be familiar with the Bermuda tourism product. But #’s are going up nicely since BTA was established. Hotels and businesses in the tourism sector are benefiting….. Thus – hiring more Bermudians rather than lay offs and closing of business which we saw Pre-BTA.

By: smile

smile — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:24:01 +0000

Declining results?? Clearly you are not very familiar with the tourism industry in Bermuda.

Air arrivals UP.
Hotel occupancy UP.
Cruise travelers (don’t knock them….. many people with a few $’s is better than Zero people with Zero dollars!!)
*** I agree it is a shame we don’t get smaller high end ships into Hamilton and St. Georges. We’ve lost Veendam for next year (That boat is the Biggest impact per passenger in the Bermuda economy than any other). Hopefully BTA can lure more high end boats where the cruise line focus Bermuda as the destination.

But smoke and mirrors….. Nope. BTA is doing an incredible job

By: PANGAEA

PANGAEA — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:11:21 +0000

Why do we not have a few 5 star properties here ? We have 5 star prices !

5 night is free, that sort of thing ! We are selling service!

What happened to the hotel college ?

The doors of a functioning hotel never closes !

A holelier is an honerable profession !

We are living in a changing world where people can become qualified or certificated in many vocations, administration, entertainment elecrtical repair ,plumbing repair . reservations and so on the job oppertunities list is endless.

We need some enthusisasm here Mr. D you got 30 days to make it happen.

You can not a make a million sitting on your thumbs.

How about another East coast show and tell ! $40,000 . would just about do it.

By: Um....

Um.... — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:10:45 +0000

Hard to disagree with you there. Mr. Dallas is all about spin while enjoying his hefty salary.

By: Observation

Observation — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:35:01 +0000

Unfortunately this comment is very true.

By: Ac

Ac — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:19:43 +0000

Well said!

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 10:27:47 +0000

Dallas uses the word ‘growth’ within the context of the BTA’s time in charge which is very misleading. Their first year was pathetic and because their third year was less pathetic it’s referred to as ‘growth’?

What we have here is a group of grossly over paid under performing people who have hired more grossly over paid people at the tax payers expense who more than likely will also be under performing.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:48:33 +0000

What a farce, declining results muddied by smoke and mirrors, more pubic money being thrown at an underperforming Department, tourists don’t come to Bermuda just because it’s there anymore, there needs to be incentives, and hotel rooms that cost less than $500 a night! Typical spin by the current Government

By: rumsoak

rumsoak — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:47:59 +0000

It’s how they make money

By: What

What — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:56:00 +0000

Well I hope to God that this means a return to maximum visitors by air because just bringing cruise ships in is not helping our business!!!

All these highly paid people are necessary when we have a multi million $ contract with consultants?!?!?