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Rosewood Recognized As Top Resort
Rosewood Bermuda has been named the #1 hotel in Bermuda by U.S. News & World Report, as well as receiving a four-star rating from Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards. A spokesperson said, “On February 2, U.S. News & World Report awarded Rosewood Bermuda, the island’s premier luxury resort, with a Silver Badge and ranked the property as the... Read more of this article
Glenn Jones: Planning Phases For This Year
“Our planning phases for this year have been long underway and we are focussing on areas where we believe it’s possible to accelerate tourism’s recovery,” Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] Interim CEO Glenn Jones said. An email sent out to stakeholders by Mr Jones said, “Year-end tourism statistics released this week are the facts and figures... Read more of this article
“BTA Is Recalibrating 2021 Marketing Activity”
“With less airline seat capacity and fewer hotel rooms available in 2021, high volume tourism will be very slow to return” and the BTA is “recalibrating 2021 marketing activity to leverage this luxury traveller trend’ as jetsetters “is a traveller segment Bermuda can win.” These were some of the points made as the... Read more of this article
Air Visitors Down 84.4%, Cruise Down 98.3%
The Bermuda Tourism Authority released its 2020 Year-End Report showing the ”impact of the 2020 pandemic with predictably deep losses” with total leisure visitor spending down 88.7% compared to 2019, total air visitors down 84.4%, and cruise visitors down 98.3%. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda end-of-year tourism industry metrics highlight... Read more of this article
OBA Commends St. Regis Resort Owners
The One Bermuda Alliance commended the owners of Hotel Co and the St Regis Bermuda Hotel and Residence for “their continued belief in Bermuda.” A spokesperson said, “The Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. N. Cole Simons, J.P., M.P., is today commending the owners of Hotel Co and St Regis Bermuda Hotel and Residence, Laura and Miguel... Read more of this article
“Bermuda Black Golf Summit & Championship”
The “Bermuda Black Golf Summit & Championship” will be held in Bermuda from November 2nd to 7th, the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] announced today. “This inaugural event is as much about the business of golf as it is about playing the game itself. And it was created by brains right here in Bermuda,” BTA Interim CEO Glenn... Read more of this article
Tourism Experiences: Apply For Funding
The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] is relaunching the Tourism Experience Investment Programme, allowing people to apply for funding to “support experiences that enhance the overall tourism product.” “Beginning this quarter, local entrepreneurs with actionable tourism concepts can apply for Experience Investment Programme [EIP] tourism... Read more of this article
BTA: Virtual Cooking Class On Feb 10th
The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] has partnered with MarketPlace to hold a virtual cooking class on Wednesday, February 10, with Chef Eric Adjepong to teach a dish of coconut curry lobster and coconut rice while sharing his Bermuda travel stories from 2019 and 2020. A spokesperson said, “In a sign of the times, a celebrity chef-led, Bermuda-inspired... Read more of this article
BTA Black History Month Social Campaign
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is “set to mark Black History Month in the U.S. with a celebration of Bermuda’s Black-owned tourism businesses.” “The February initiative will highlight more than 20 businesses which have self-identified as Black-owned on the tourism stakeholder portal BTAConnect. The businesses, and the entrepreneurs... Read more of this article
Garden & Gun Magazine Feature Bermuda
Bermudian model Kali Lespere is featured on the cover of Garden & Gun magazine, with the publication also highlighting the island in a nine-page feature story. In addition to Ms Lespere gracing the cover of the February/March 2021 issue, a number of Bermudians were hired and credited in-magazine for the photoshoot including photographer Meredith... Read more of this article
Tourism Board Announces ‘Global CEO Search’
A “global CEO search will be launched,” the Bermuda Tourism Authority Board announced, adding that the “aim is secure the services of an individual best suited to advance the core goals of the National Tourism Plan and to see us beyond pandemic recovery.” Glenn Jones has been serving as Interim CEO since March 2020 after the... Read more of this article
BTA Promotes Tracy Berkeley To New CAO Role
The Bermuda Tourism Authority promoted Tracy Berkeley to the newly created senior leadership post of Chief Administration Officer. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] welcomes the appointment of Tracy Berkeley, to a newly created senior leadership post, Chief Administration Officer [CAO]. Berkeley joined the BTA one year... Read more of this article
