Bermuda number one in travel magazine

Owain Johnston-Barnes

Published Oct 9, 2018 at 2:15 pm (Updated Oct 9, 2018 at 2:15 pm)

Bermuda has been named the top island destination in the Caribbean and Atlantic by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.

The 2018 Readers Choice Awards, released today, ranked Bermuda above competitors St Vincent, Aruba, Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos.

Bermuda is also featured on the front cover of the magazine’s November issue.

The awards were based on surveys filled out by 429,000 readers, with separate top-five lists for different regions.

The magazine said: “Though this small island sits in the North Atlantic, its climate is decidedly subtropical.

“A British Overseas Territory, Bermuda is a melting pot of British, American and Caribbean cultures, and offers a long list of things to do: snorkelling near pink-sand beaches, golfing, shopping, museum-hopping and more.”

The magazine also highlighted the ease of travelling to the island from the US East Coast and the recent refurbishments at Rosewood Bermuda.

Paulie Dibner, managing editor at Traveler, said: “We stayed in a suite that overlooked Castle Harbour and came with our very own golf cart perfect for zipping the 10 minutes down to the beach.

“There’s plenty to do in Hamilton if you want to walk around a bit — grab brunch one morning at Devil’s Isle — but there’s several restaurants and a gigantic spa on site, so I didn’t feel even slightly guilty for staying right where I was.”

The Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry and are commonly known as “the best of the best of travel.”

Kevin Dallas, CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the spotlight on Bermuda in the magazine was “one of the biggest PR moments of the year”.

He said: “The November issue represents two important validations for us as Bermuda’s marketers: we have validation from consumers who voted Bermuda to the top of the list and validation from industry experts who deem our destination worthy of a Condé Nast Traveler cover.”

In April, Bermuda was featured on the front cover of Travel + Leisure, which included a first-person account of a young couple travelling to the island with their toddler.

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