Bermuda Officials to Visit Buckhead

A delegation from Bermuda will visit Buckhead this week under a sister community exchange program sponsored by the Buckhead Coalition.

Following a visit by Buckhead leaders to Bermuda in May, the officials from the British island are meeting with their counterparts here to explore common business and civic interests, according to a news release from the coalition.

Bermuda officials who will be here from from Tuesday through Thursday include Patrice K. Minors, minister of business development and tourism; Charles Gosling, mayor of Hamilton; Stephen Todd, president of the chamber of commerce; and Travis Gilbert, assistant financial secretary, ministry of finance. 

In May, a half-dozen leaders from the Buckhead Coalition membership traveled to Bermuda on the inaugural flight by AirTran Airways to initiate the partnership. An official proclamation in Bermuda heralded the communities' similar services and facilities, such as shopping, dining, golfing and visiting, plus the comparable geographical and population sizes.

Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell said in an announcement that “A trade mission like this is a generator of development.” He added, “Our nonprofit organization doesn’t have grant money or other material incentives, but we strive to build a brand that makes Buckhead the ‘address of choice’ for businesses and individuals … and it works.”