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Developer Seeking Permission To Break Ground
Addax Holdings said they have submitted its first set of “detailed documents” to Planning seeking permission to start construction at the site of the former Club Med, and once they have the permits they aim to start construction in six weeks. The former Club Med hotel closed in 1988, and has not been used as a tourism resort since that... Read more of this article
Bermuda Voted Best Island In Caribbean/Atlantic
Bermuda has once again been voted “Best Island in the Caribbean/Atlantic” by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. The awards appear in the November issue [on newsstands today in New York and Los Angeles] and are derived from the Condé Nast Traveler 25th Annual Readers’ Choice survey. This year a record 46,476 readers participated in... Read more of this article
Robin Meade Attending Grand Slam Pro-Am
Robin Meade, host of HLN’s Morning Express, told her worldwide audience today [Oct 15] that she’s going to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda next week where she will play in the Pro-Am alongside Masters Champ Bubba Watson. “Robin is new to golf and has instantly become a great ambassador for the game,” said David Charles, Senior Director... Read more of this article
Message In a Bottle Travels To Norway
A Massachusetts woman who visited Bermuda in 2010 and put messages in two sealed rum bottles in memory of a friend who died from cancer and tossed them into the water, is thrilled after both bottles washed ashore in Europe. WPRI reports that during the summer of 2010, Mary Lou Manley went sailing off the coast of Bermuda. She put the messages in the... Read more of this article
Visitor Airlifted Overseas After Cycle Accident
A 70-year-old American visitor has been airlifted overseas following an accident which saw him collide with a wall while riding a rental cycle. A police spokesperson said: “Around 4:30pm on Tuesday, October 9th police and first responders attended a reported collision on Keith Hall Road in Warwick, near the junction with Harbour Road. It appears... Read more of this article
Hamilton Princess In Expedia ‘Best-Reviewed’
The Fairmont Hamilton Princess has been named to the Expedia Insiders’ Select® list for 2012, an annual ranking of best-reviewed hotels as determined by the world’s leading full-service online travel agency. The Insiders’ Select® list largely reflects the feedback from more than 500,000 verified Expedia customer reviews received during 2011,... Read more of this article
‘Quest For Adventure’ Ship Docks In Hamilton
The MV Quest for Adventure arrived in Hamilton at 8am yesterday [Oct 8] and will depart today at 5pm, with its approximately 500 passengers and 220 crew. Pictured below are Minister of Transport Walter Roban and Captain David Warden-Owen, Master on the MV Quest. Related Stories NCL Unveils 2027 Bermuda Cruise Itineraries ‘Seabourn Encore’... Read more of this article
Kim Swan: ‘Government Took Eye Off The Ball’
[Updated] The tourism decline didn’t happen overnight, the Government took “its eye off the ball” and neglected the importance of gateway cities and the disparity in spending between cruise ship and air passengers, UBP MP Kim Swan said. Mr Swan was speaking after the recent release of the 2012 second quarter statistics which showed... Read more of this article
OBA: Decline In Earnings ‘Serious & Concerning’
[Updated] Speaking after the recent release of the 2012 second quarter statistics, Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said: “The decline in hotel earnings is serious and concerning. “The industry, after years of big and small properties closing down, has been reduced to a final core of operators. It is essential that these properties... Read more of this article
Carole Holding To Close Front Street Store
Carole Holding will be closing her Front Street store after 17 years due to the lack of cruise ships scheduled for Hamilton in 2013. “I have decided to close the Front Street location mainly due to the fact no cruise ships are planned for next season,” said Ms Holding. “The stores at the Fairmont Southampton, Clocktower Mall and Heritage... Read more of this article
‘Delivered A Bit Of Bermuda To The Grave’
A Canadian writer — who said his mother-in-law always dreamed of seeing her “fantasy island” Bermuda but died before she had the chance — has told how he and his wife visited Bermuda and took a small bag of the island’s sand with them to “deliver a bit of Bermuda” to her grave. The Windsor Star’s Gord... Read more of this article
Mixed Reviews On ‘Photoshop Disaster’
[Updated: The BDOT has responded, and also replaced the photo] A photo from the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s website was posted on the PS Disaster website yesterday [Oct 4], with the website’s readers offering mixed views on whether it truly qualifies as a ‘disaster’ or not. The website highlights errors made when photoshopping... Read more of this article
