TOURISM & HOSPITALLITY
Race to benefit Hope kids
Proceeds from this Sunday's 7.2-mile Fairmont to Fairmont Race will be donated to The Friends of Hope Academy. Online entry closes at 5pm Thursday.
January 26: Business Briefs
Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd has been added to the Standard and Poor's MidCap 400 Index.
Italian street life inspires Fresco's makeover
Fresco's restaurant is to get a makeover inspired by the Italian childhood of its owner, Claudio Vigilante.
'We must support local shops to boost tourism'
Shopping overseas could damage tourism and islanders' quality of life, warned Kristi Grayston, retail division chief at the Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday.
La Serena voted top spa in Bermuda
La Serena Spa at the Reefs is the top-rated spa in Bermuda, according to Conde Nast Traveler.
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Spa is first to offer bermuda.com deal
Bermuda.com has launched a site focused on providing deals for customers to save money on dining, entertainments, shopping and more. The first deal was on Wednesday.
Bermuda voted Best Caribbean Island by Condé Nast readers
Conde Nast Traveler readers voted Bermuda "Best Island in the Caribbean/Atlantic" and an award was presented to Minister Patrice Minors at a ceremony in New York on Monday.
Development officers appointed to new EEZs
William Spriggs and Corey Butterfield have recently joined the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation to help the Somerset and St George's areas.
Carlita Lodge new Fairmont Southampton internet marketing manager
Bermudian Carlita Lodge was announced as The Fairmont Southampton's new internet marketing manager on Thursday.
Restaurant Week deals aim to whet appetites
Bermuda's top restaurants will be cooking up some great deals as they try to spark business in the New Year. Don Burgess explained the "great initiative" on Friday.
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Could you get by on a pot-washer's salary?
In hospitality, the 2010 Employment Survey listed the average salary for a non-Bermudian pot washer as $32,090. Some Bermudians may be unwilling to work for these wages.
Wedding planners band together to maintain standards
The island's wedding planners have formed The Bermuda Association of Wedding Planners to bolster professional standards.
Minister Furbert: Bermuda is like an eagle
Business Bermuda concluded its latest tour by wrapping up with a Financial Services Conference in London on Tuesday.
Business Bermuda delegation 'delighted' with Singapore
Business Bermuda CEO Cheryl Packwood and Minister of Business Development and Tourism Wayne Furbert led a delegation to Singapore last week.
Passport to Taste promotion 'a great success'
Organizers have hailed this year's Passport to Taste restaurant promotion a success.
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