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Statistics Show 6.6% Drop In Air Arrivals
Air arrivals and bookings at tourist accommodations fell by 6.6% during the second quarter of 2012, according to the Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics. The report said: “Air arrivals during the second quarter of 2012 fell by 6.6 per cent when compared to the same quarter of 2011. A total of 75,186 visitors arrived by air to the Island, down from... Read more of this article
OBA: Government Has Got To ‘Come Clean’
The Government “has got to come clean about what is going on” with the Park Hyatt project, Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said. The construction was supposed to have started some time ago, with initial press statements on the matter stating the resort was scheduled to open in 2012. Last week Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told... Read more of this article
BDOT: Campaign Has “Tremendous Reach”
The August launch of the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s [BDOT] new branding campaign ‘So Much More’ has “achieved tremendous reach” for the island in print, online and broadcast media across the U.S., U.K. and Canada, the BDOT said. “We are pleased to see so much traction so quickly from the launch of the ‘Bermuda... Read more of this article
Swan: Government’s Silence ‘Unacceptable’
Discussions around the planned Park Hyatt Resort on the old Club Med site in St George’s continue, with the developer now saying work could begin by the end of 2012 while St George’s West MP Kim Swan said the “government remaining silent on the issue is totally unacceptable.” The former Club Med hotel closed in 1988, and has... Read more of this article
Green Family “We Are In For The Long Haul”
Speaking after his family’s recent purchase of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Andrew Green said his family is “in for the long haul,” and he hopes that the hotel will be something his “kids and grandkids” will be involved in years down the road. “We are proud to be bringing this back to Bermudian ownership,”... Read more of this article
Premier On Morgan’s Point: ‘Work Has Begun’
[Updated with video] “I am pleased to announce that work has begun,” Premier Paula Cox said today [Oct 1] at a press conference held to update on progress for the hotel development at the Morgan’s Point site. The Morgan’s Point project is scheduled to include a luxury hotel and condominium project, a golf course, a marina, boat launching... Read more of this article
Videos: BDOT Release New Video Ads Online
The Bermuda Department of Tourism released four new videos online a few days ago, each featuring a different focus: Sports, General & Culture, Consumer & Leisure and Business & Meetings. The videos follow after the recent unveiling of the new branding campaign designed to spread the message that the island is as all that, plus “So... Read more of this article
OBA: ‘One Empty Promise After Another’
“The Tourism Minister’s blunder over the status of the Park Hyatt development project has to be seen as symbolic of the chaotic and unsatisfactory style of governance of this government,” Shadow Minister for Business Development and Tourism Shawn Crockwell said. Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert recently announced the Park Hyatt deal was”... Read more of this article
Plans In Gear For 2012 SheROX Triathlon
Bermuda’s terrain is being hailed as one of the most beautiful race courses in all of triathlon, the organizers of the Toyota SheROX Triathlon Series said as they gear up to host the third annual SheROX Bermuda Triathlon on November 4th 2012. This year’s event which is sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism [BDOT], will once again take place... Read more of this article
UBP: ‘Misspeak’ By Minister ‘Bizarre At Best’
Commenting on the recent “misspeak” by Minister Wayne Furbert, UBP MP Charlie Swan said the “entire episode is becoming farcical,” while his fellow UBP MP Kim Swan said the “misspoke notification” by the Minister is “bizarre at best…” The “misspeak” is the latest in the ongoing plans... Read more of this article
Minister Furbert: I ‘Misspoke’ About Park Hyatt
[Updated - Minister Furbert told ZBM that the agreement was "terminated", however later released an official statement saying he "misspoke"] The agreement between the Government and developers of the planned Park Hyatt resort has been “terminated,” Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told ZBM. The construction was supposed to have started some... Read more of this article
Green Family Purchase Hamilton Princess
Peter Green and his sons, Alexander and Andrew Green — who are Bermudian — have purchased The Fairmont Hamilton Princess from Global Hospitality Investments [GHI], which has owned the hotel since September 2007. The property will continue to be managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and there will be no changes to staff or operations... Read more of this article
