Press Releases

The COVID-19 crisis had a severe impact on Bermuda’s tourism industry in the first quarter of 2020, causing unprecedented declines in the island’s visitor arrivals and spending, according to data released today by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA).

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) is taking steps to counter the adverse financial impacts of COVID-19, including cutting spending across divisions and instituting temporary salary and workweek reductions.

Bermuda’s beloved eateries have long filled a need for residents and visitors alike, with menus boasting culinary favourites from peas ’n’ rice and pizza to fishcakes on raisin rolls. Now they need our help.

Further flight-service reductions for Bermuda were announced by American Airlines (AA), Delta Air Lines, and British Airways (BA).

Tomorrow’s Tourism Outlook Forum examining 2020 challenges and opportunities has been converted to a free, live webinar to satisfy public-health concerns around coronavirus.

The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Glenn Jones has been appointed Interim CEO until an executive search can identify a long-term leader for theorganisation, the BTA Board announced today.

A two-part, travel-themed podcast series recorded in Bermuda during Restaurant Weeks 2020 officially released its first instalment today online. 

A digital arrival card option for inbound passengers has been in place for a year now, and to mark the occasion, the Bermuda Tourism Authority is surprising visitors with spur-of-the-moment on-island experiences.

Chief Executive Officer Kevin Dallas is stepping down from the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA), effective this Friday, to pursue opportunities in the private sector, the BTA Board announced today.

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) Experience Investment Programme will re-open to applications from local entrepreneurs March 2. The purpose is to recruit tourism ideas ready for launch in the third and fourth quarters of this year.

Year-over-year leisure air arrivals & spending down, despite historic record in total arrivals.

A Bermudian teenager is featured as a model in Polo Ralph Lauren’s cruise campaign that launched this month after the American fashion brand was encouraged by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) to shoot on the island.

Bermuda’s spas are gearing up for a month-long promotion of health and wellness, with numerous properties preparing to offer substantial deals to travellers and residents throughout February.

Thanks to pink sand beaches, warm weather and luxurious resorts, Bermuda is already a supremely romantic winter destination for couples in need of an escape.

Flip the script on the winter blues and plan a getaway to the sunny – and pink! – shores of Bermuda.

Bermuda’s two “ambassador crew” recruits for the Clipper 2019–20 Round the World Yacht Race have successfully made it through the halfway point, passing the first two levels of intensive training over recent weeks in the United Kingdom. 

There’s a new decade looming – and the future has never looked brighter in Bermuda, the mid-Atlantic jewel located just a short two-hour direct flight from most major east coast airports in the US.

Local businesses are invited to pledge their commitment to accessibility and inclusion when Bermuda recognises “Purple Tuesday” next week.

Spaces are available for the final two open-air theatrical performances chronicling the story of enslaved Bermuda heroine Sally Bassett this month.

Less than 12 hours after the storm passed to the north of Bermuda, Airport, hotels and restaurants are up and running, welcoming visitors.