Press Releases

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) announced funding approval for nine tourism entrepreneurs and marketing support for thirteen of the twenty-eight Experience Investment Programme (EIP) applicants.  

Bermuda’s tourism industry experienced a continued decline in visitor arrivals for the first quarter of 2021 as the island entered its second year under the weight of pandemic-induced travel disruption, according to data released today by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA).

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) today announced that SailGP and Hamilton Princess have joined forces to provide a sports bubble environment for the Bermuda Football Association’s National Team.

Bermuda Tourism Authority joined SailGP to release a message of thanks to Bermuda after a thrilling weekend of racing in the Great Sound and months training on-island.

SailGP and the Bermuda Tourism Authority have been working closely following the Bermuda Government’s tightening of COVID-19 protocols to ensure that the forthcoming Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, and the essential operations and on-water safety trials, can take place.

The second staging of the PGA TOUR Bermuda Championship last year generated a much-needed $13.2 million boost for the island’s pandemic-injured economy, according to a newly released KPMG economic impact report. 

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has today announced the appointment of Bermudian Charles H. Jeffers II, to the post of Chief Executive Officer.

Planning your trip to Bermuda is now even more convenient, with non-stop flights from London Heathrow operating to L.F. Wade International Airport from 30th March 2021.

Due to updated health and safety guidelines, the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) will make some changes to its spring calendar of events.

A series of Bermuda Tourism Authority-led Accessibility Awareness Training Workshops developed by the BTA will roll out for companies and individuals on the tourism frontline beginning March 23, 2021.

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) will leverage new marketing tools to further propel sports groups and events in the island’s tourism recovery. 

Once again, the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) and TURNER’s work promoting the island to travellers has been recognised by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) Adrian Awards, the world’s largest and most prestigious travel marketing competition, judged by top executives from all sectors of the industry.

Join us on February 19, 2021 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm as we examine the highs and lows of the past twelve months, lay out the strategic priorities guiding our steps to recovery, and consider the 2021 outlook for Bermuda tourism.   

What will be a socially conscious sporting event, the PGA Magazine Driving Diversity Summit & Championship, was unveiled today by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA), in a press conference at Port Royal Golf Course.

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) welcomes the appointment of Tracy Berkeley, to a newly created senior leadership post, Chief Administration Officer (CAO).

The re-establishment of tourism as a genuine twin pillar of Bermuda’s economy is vital to the social and economic success of the Island. These extraordinary times demand that we acquire the precise talent needed at all levels of the organization.

Bermuda has sufficient testing capacity to meet the Centres for Disease Control & Protection’s new COVID-19 testing requirements for visitors leaving the country to go to the United States.

Eating out is not the only way to enjoy Bermuda Restaurant Weeks this year. It’s also possible to eat in.  Two local companies are geared up to deliver restaurant weeks meals to visitors at their accommodation or to residents where they live and work.

Bermuda’s distinct food culture, and the harvest heroes behind it, will be front and centre starting Thursday, when an extended version of the island’s annual Restaurant Weeks kicks off the festival’s 10th anniversary.

Bermuda-bound travellers seeking COVID-19 pre-travel testing have more options now and into the New Year.