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IT IS CLEAR that people are stillprepared to travel to the Caribbean.The region’s wonderful weather and

diverse experiences continue to make ithugely popular with travellers of all ages,budgets and interests despite theongoing economic crisis and its impacton UK holiday budget purse strings.

Limited results from the first quarterof 2011 allow us to see that visitornumbers remain steady and we areconfident that exciting new openings,renovations, flight routes and excellentvalue deals to the region, backed by ourfull marketing plan for the coming year,will continue to inspire people to visitand re-visit the region.

Here, at the Caribbean TourismOrganisation, we work with more than 30member destinations from all over theCaribbean, as well as airlines, cruisecompanies, tour operators andhoteliers. Our varied range ofmembers allows us to worktogether, tailoringinformation to our differentaudiences and obtaining amuch wider reach.

Over the last year, wehave lobbied hard against theair passenger duty rises thathave placed the Caribbean inan unfair tax band, puttingthe region at a disadvantageand harming Caribbeaneconomies. In March, wewitnessed our first

important, albeit small, victory in theCaribbean’s battle against APD.

George Osborne’s speech on 23 Marchacknowledged the anomaly in thecurrent APD banding system in which ahigher tax is placed on flights to theCaribbean than flights to California fromthe UK and also pledged not to increasethe tax further in the coming year. Thislittle bit of progress has given us hopeand we feel optimistic that over the nextyear, we will be able to contributetowards a fair revision of APD and furtherencourage travel to the Caribbean.

Over the coming year, we also hope togrow our membership and arrange anumber of events where we will be able tointeract directly with both consumers andthe media. We look forward to hosting ourannual Rum and Rhythm and Meet the

Media events this summer, as well asrunning a number of road shows

across the UK and trainingprogrammes in the Caribbeanthroughout the year. We are alsokeen to promote new andincreased flight routes, includingBritish Airways’ first direct flightto Puerto Rico which launched

in March, and KLM’s increasedservices to Aruba via the

Netherlands starting inOctober.

With all this inmind, we hope youwill agree that theCaribbean continues

to be an unrivalled year-rounddestination with plenty to recommend.You can find further information on ourwebsite www.caribbean.co.uk, throughour training programmes, tradenewsletters, or through our networkingevents within the Caribbean TourismOrganisation UK Chapter.

Carol Hay, European/UK marketingdirector, Caribbean Tourism Organisation

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Saint LuciaThe Saint Lucian resort of Cotton BayVillage has teamed up with BritishAirways Holidays to mark the launch ofBA’s new daily service to the island.

The hotel, in conjunction with theoperator, is offering seven nights forthe price of six to celebrate the newflights, which also include the onlyfirst-class service to the island. Theairline previously served Saint Luciafive times a week.

BA Holidays features seven nights’room-only from £1,209.

The resort is also offering 14 nightsbed and breakfast for the price of 11 andtickets to any event in theisland’s world-famous jazz festival.

The new ‘Jazzy Easter’ package leadsin at £1,499 per person.

Windjammer Landing Villa BeachResort in Saint Lucia is marking its 21st

birthday yesterday with a raft ofspecial offers. The resort is offeringguests the chance to enjoy the Forever21 rejuvenation package including afree 21-themed spa treatment, ashopping trip, sunset cruise andthemed cocktails.Sample product: Thomson Tailormadeoffers seven nights’ room-only from£899 per person.

St Vincent and The GrenadinesAnyone who has the slightest interest inholidaying in the Caribbean would havefound it hard not to have heard aboutthe opening of the new all-inclusiveresort of Buccament Bay this month.

Part of the Harlequin Hotels and Resortsfamily, not only will Buccament Bay offerluxury on a grand scale but some of itsfacilities are a first for the Caribbean, inparticular its Liverpool FC Soccer School.

There is also a Pat Cash TennisAcademy and the Harlequin PerformingArts Academy, along with a fitnesscentre, diving and water sports centre,private beach, marina and a collectionof new concept bars andrestaurants. Accommodation is alsotailored to the family market with one,two and four-bedroom villas.Sample product: Virgin Holidays offersseven nights’ all-inclusive for £1,735per person.

BarbadosElegant Hotel Group has recentlycompleted the refurbishment of anumber of its properties.

As part of the renovation work at thechain’s luxury, all-inclusive Crystal Coveresort in Barbados, all of the hotel’s 88guestrooms and communal areas havebeen given a distinctively Bajan feel.

Work on sister property, the family-friendly Turtle Beach, is expected to becompleted in June and includes therefurbishment of communal areas andall suites, the launch of a new Flying Fishkids’ club.Sample product: Caribtours offers sevennights’ all-inclusive at Turtle Beach,Barbados from £1,834 per person, whileseven nights’ all-inclusive at CrystalCove start at £1,886 per person.

The Barbados Tourism Authority willbe holding this year’s Barbados SportsCamp 2011 at the University of the West

Former England footballplayer and current first teamcoach for TottenhamHotspurs FC, Les Fredinandvisited the Saint Lucianhideaway of Cotton BayVillage recently to start his‘Search for a Star – SaintLucia’ project. Ferdinand,together with Tottenham’sassistant technical co-ordinator youth development,Chris Ramsey and talentscout Leslie Fevrier, visitedthe island to lay thegroundwork for the projectthat will provide up to twoSaint Lucian boys with achance to undergo training atTottenham Hotspur FC.

The islands in the Caribbean are not ones to rest on theirlaurels, so they have been busy sprucing up their propertiesor opening new ones in time for the start of the new sea-son, while operators have added to their programmes withsome offering free nights and upgrades

Pictured from left to rightare Debbie Melchor, projectdirector, Search for a StarSaint Lucia; Michael Bryant, marketing director, CottonBay Village; Les Ferdinand;Chris Ramsey, assistanttechnical co-ordinator, Tottenham Hotspur FC;Leslie Fevrier, scout, Tottenham Hotspur FC.

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Indies, August 2-26, from 10am-2pm, Monday to Friday(excluding the first week) and will be open to children agednine to 17. Famous names from the world of football, cricketand netball will be taking part and visitors who have kids keento take part in the the camp, should enrol them atwww.barbadossportcamp.com.

Antigua and BarbudaThe Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority is rolling out itsSummer Gold card again this year. The card, which debutedlast year, offers holidaymakers savings and value-added dealsat 30 companies on the island, including hotel day passes,diving trips, duty-free shopping, spa treatments, restaurants,discounts, tours and yacht charters.

The card will be valid for use between 1 June and 30 September.

JamaicaDiscover Jamaica has added the island’s newest all-inclusive,adult-only property, SuperFun Beach Resport and Spa bySuperClubs, formerly Hedonism II, to its 2011 programme.Prices lead in at £995 per person for bookings made beforeMay 1 for travel from May 1 to November 30.

Meanwhile, in the hotel sector on the island, Sandals ismarking the fifth anniversary of the opening of itsWhitehouse European Village and Spa by unveiling a $10million upgrade to the resort.

As part of the upgrade, the top two categories of suiteshave been completely refurbished with updated furniture,upgraded soft goods and new plasma TVs.

Couples resorts has introduced mini bars and room servicefrom 6am to 11pm in all its rooms at Couples Tower Isle in OchoRios. The couples-only, all-inclusive hotel group, which has fourproperties in Jamaica, has also revamped its Romance Rewardsprogramm. Couples runs an online agent training programme,www.resortacademy.co.uk. For every training module thatagents pass or bookings that they log, they will receive freenights at any of the Couples resorts.

Caribbean super all-inclusive resorts SuperClubs has rolledout a series of special offers for 2011. The Summer 123 offerincludes one free night for seven-night bookings, two freenights on 10-night holidays and three nights free on a 14-nightbreak. SuperClubs is also looking to raise its profile with the UKtrade with the launch in May of an online training programmethat will offer a range of incentives to agents and theappointment of Martin Grass and Tracey Denham-Hughes tohead up SuperClubs’ new UK and Europe office.

The 223-room Beaches Boscobel Resort and Golf Club hasreopened after a $14 million upgrade with expandedrestaurants, redeveloped pool area, new entertainment areasand updated guest rooms and suites.

Island Outpost has celebrated the expansion of its famedGoldenEye resort with 11 new luxury beach cottages andlagoon suites, owned by Island Records icon Chris Blackwell.

The Ian Fleming International Airport, formerly known asBoscobel Aerodrome, opened at the beginning of this yearfollowing a $300 million upgrade project.

The airport can now accommodate up to six internationalaircraft and three small domestic planes.

On the attractions front, Dolphin Cove has expanded its

operations to western Jamaica to make the swim-with-the-dolphins tour more accessible to people holidaying in theresort towns of Negril and Montego Bay.

KuoniNew hotels and destinations, along with free nights, roomupgrades, early-booking discounts feature in Kuoni’s Caribbeanand Mexico 2011 brochure.

Brochure highlights include: transfers in Cuba in ‘50s classiccars; a bottle of champagne, $200 resort credit per room perweek and one champagne breakfast at the Cove at BlueWaters in Antigua; free nights at Buccament Bay in St Vincentand the Grenadines; and free spa treatments at AnseChastanet in Saint Lucia on bookings of seven nights.

New properties include the all-butler, oceanfront resort atSandals Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, oceanfront apartmentsat Oceans Two Resorts and Residences in Barbados and theSirenas Playa Turquesa in Cuba. Prices lead in at £889 for sevennights at the Turtle Beach in Tobago.

Sunset Faraway HolidaysFour new properties feature in Sunset Faraway’s 2011/12 brochure.These include: Buccament Bay Resort on St Vincent and theGrenadines; the Jalousie Plantation and Windjammer Landingin Saint Lucia; and the Viceroy Anguilla.

The operator is offering seven nights at Buccament Bay for£1,619 per person for travel from May 17 to June 30, includingtwo free nights, free internal flights and a room upgrade.

ArubaThomson Airways is extending its service to Aruba by a monthdue to increased demand. The weekly service from Gatwickwas due to end in October but will now finish in Novemberand start again two months earlier in March 2012.

British AirwaysBritish Airways has launched a twice-weekly service to SanJuan in Puerto Rico. The service will operate on Mondays andFridays via Antigua. ■

Villa-style accommodation at the new five-star Buccament Bay in StVincent and The Grenadines.



AITO fam tripsAITO Specialist Travel Agents is offeringits eight top-selling agents in the firstsix months of 2011 a place on a luxuryCaribbean fam trip, courtesy of ITCClassics.

Ted Wake, deputy chairman of AITOAgents and joint managing director atKirker Holidays, says: “The All-Starsscheme is an excellent way to drivecompetition and success across the AITOAgents community, as already seen withthe 11% sales rise they reported in Januarycompared with the same month lastyear.” The AITO All-Stars incentivescheme rewards its agent members forbooking AITO holidays. The schemeinvolves an ongoing league table of top-booking agents and rewards them withmonthly prizes and annual awards too.

JamaicaAMResorts is offering six agents theopportunity to win a place on a four-night educational to Jamaica.

The fam trip is due to take place fromJune 15 to 19 and will include stays atSecrets St James and Secrets WildOrchid plus island excursions. To be inwith a chance of securing a place on thefam trip, agents need to register atwww.amragents.com and complete thetraining modules before May 1 to becomea master agent and receive entry into theballot for a place on the educational.Agents making bookings to anyAMResorts hotels will receive an

additional entry, so make sure you registeryour bookings at www.amragents.com

St KittsThe St Kitts Tourism Authority iscontinuing its series of operator andagent educationals this year.

The fam trips will form a majorcomponent of its marketing strategyover the year to increase awareness ofthe island and to keep the travel tradeinformed about the island’s variedaccommodation sector, visitorattractions and new initiatives such asthe family programme, Kids r VIPs.The educationals taking place inSeptember, October and November,will be open to agents who have soldfive or more Caribbean holidays in thepast year.

The fam trips will take place fromSeptember 20 to 24 and October 4 to 8,with dates for the Novemberhomeworkers’ educational yet to beconfirmed.

The BahamasBahamas Flavour is offering 12%commission to agents throughout 2011.

The online tour operator is alsooffering a complimentary stay for one toseven nights for any agents that bookfive or more holidays. Any agents whomake two or more bookings withBahamas Flavour could be in with thechance of winning a place on theoperator’s next fam trip.

AntiguaThe Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authorityis launching a new agent incentive.

Consultants that accumulate bookingsto Antigua to the value of £20,000 in afull holiday, including flights andaccommodation will be enlisted intoAntigua’s A List and will receive a crystalplaque, £200 worth of gift vouchers andfree nights’ accommodation at the hotelthat the booking was made for. The top 10A-list agents will be invited on a specialfam trip in December.

The tourist board will also becelebrating Antigua Month in May with anumber of events and incentives foragents around Britain. For moreinformation, log on towww.visitantiguabarbuda.co.uk

Sunset Faraway HolidaysSunset Faraway is offering a range ofincentives to agents with its SunsetRewards scheme.

Consultants can earn points by sellingholidays, which can then be cashed infor Capital Bonds, pamper days, theatrebreaks, or if they accumulate 6,000points or more, they could win aholiday to one of Sunset’srecommended luxury resorts. For April,all bookings made with Sunset FarawayHolidays to any of the Caribbeandestinations in the operator’s brochurecan earn £50 worth of Capital bonds ontop of their current reward points. Toregister, go towww.sunset.co.uk/rewards.

Almond ResortsThe hotel group has an online trainingprogramme at www.almondtraining.com,which includes six training modules tobecome an Almond Specialist. There isalso a picture library, downloadableresort factsheets, resort news, updatesand information and all Team Almondinformation including ‘Report yourBookings’ available on the site. Thehotel group is also supporting this year’sGimme 5 and Fly Fam to Barbados,which will take place from June 23 to 28.

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Agent Focus From educationals in St Kitts toholidays to Antigua, there areplenty of reasons for agents to getbehind the Caribbean this year

St Kitts Tourism Authority is hosting anumber of educationals this year.



WHEN IT COMES to catering forthe family market, manyhotels in the Caribbean have

tailored their kids’ entertainment to theirUS guests, who have, for many years,provided the lion’s share of arrivals.

However, things are starting to changethis year as the resorts are starting tofocus on the needs of the British marketwith the launch of the Caribbean’s first-ever soccer school at Buccament Bayand story-telling week in conjunctionwith children’s publishers Puffin.

And that’s just the tip of theiceberg. Here is a round-up of howresorts make keeping the kids – andparents happy – seem like child’s play.

St Kitts and NevisKids r VIPs is the new family programmein St Kitts and Nevis which is an all-islandprogramme developed in conjunctionwith activity companies, hotels andrestaurants across both islands with theemphasis on adventure, fun and learning.

The programme offers discounts andspecial deals on activities from learning

how to sail with the St Kitts SailingSchool, cricket coaching in St Kitts andNevis, hiking and exploration with GregsSafaris or even doing night patrols withsea turtles (St. Kitts and Nevis).

Hotels, such as the Marriott, Ottley’sPlantation Inn and Frigate Bay Resort, aretaking part too with offers including kidseat free or stay free when sharing withparents.

Meanwhile, the newly refurbished FourSeasons Resort has a range of newactivities for children including the ‘KidsFor All Seasons’ complimentaryprogramme that offers supervisedcreative, recreational and educationalactivities for kids aged three to nine.

There is also the sea-turtle programmethat allows kids the chance to track themigratory patterns of the Nevisian turtlevia the Sea Turtle Conservancy. There’salso a Teen Centre for teenagers and aSail Laser programme six-hour trainingcourse for families

GrenadaThe True Blue Bay Boutique Resort andAquanauts PADI dive centre have comeup with a family package for 2011.

The package, which is available fromJune 1 to September 30, includes sevennights’ bed and breakfast, transfers, 10boat dives, free dive for children aged 10to 14 when diving with paid parent, freebubble maker dive programme for eight

to 10-year-olds, free meals for kids, twobabysitting sessions and kids’ activities.Prices lead in at £674 per person.

Saint LuciaWindjammer Landing Villa Beach Resortis encouraging busy working families tomix work and pleasure. Managingdirector Mark Ozawa says the resort hasseen an increase in the number of visitorscombining their family trips with work,and as a consequence, the hotel is keento highlight the facilities that allow forremote working.

Windjammer Landing has internetconnection in every room, conferencefacilities, fax, photocopy amenities andPAs to help business travellers with theirvirtual office experience.Sample product: seven nights’ room-onlyfor a family of four starts at £2,324.Located on Smuggler Cove beach in SaintLucia’s Cap Estate in the north of theisland, Cap Maison boasts the perfectaccommodation for families with villasthat can host up to six guests, with largeliving and dining rooms and facilitiessuch as internet connections and iPoddocking systems.

Families can take advantage of theisland activities from zip lining and tree-top gondola rides in the rainforest, turtlewatching and mountain biking.Sample product: Seasons offers sevennights’ bed and breakfast for the price of

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six, starting at £6,460 for a family of four.Cotton Bay Village on the east coast ofSaint Lucia has introduced a Bring theBaby, Not the Baggage concept in anattempt to help guests overcomeairlines’ increasing baggage restrictions,charges and security procedures.

All parents have to do is log on to theresort’s website(www.cottonbayvillage.com) and pre-order anything they need for their baby,from nappies and baby food to carsafety seats and armbands.Sample product: Pure Luxury Holidaysoffers seven nights from £1,389 per person.

BahamasThe Atlantis, Paradise Island in Nassaudoes everything on a big scale, evenwhen it comes to keeping the childrenentertained.Crush is its latest club for teenagersand it has an internet lounge, a gamingroom with games consoles and iPads.Multi-purpose video walls decorate

the dance club’s VIP sections and a liveDJ is accessible via a touch screen songrequest system.Meanwhile, the resort’s 2011 FantasyCamp, which runs from July 11 toAugust 4, has teamed up with Lego fora camp experience led by one of thebrand’s ‘Master Builders’. Aspiringmarine biologist will be able to gobehind the scenes to get a glimpse ofmarine habitat, snorkelling and a sharkwalk at Stuarts Cove, with the AtlantisMarine Adventure Camp. All these new

additions will join a vast array ofexisting entertainment for the kids.

There’s Dolphin Cay where childrencan interact with dolphins, while theAtlantis Kids Adventures club offers anendless number of activities to stop thekids from saying ‘Mum, I’m bored’.

Aquaventure is 140 acres of non-stopwater thrills, with slides, tubes, drops,falls, lazy rivers and lagoons.Sample product: Caribtours offers sevennights’ room-only from £4,648 for afamily of four.

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Kids who love water will be keen to try out sea-kayaking Photo: Buccament Bay


AntiguaRosewood Hotels and Resorts Jumby BayResort has launched a new Camp Jumbyprogramme for three to 12-year-olds withlots of activities to keep the little onesentertained, including Little Chefs,Wildlife and Ocean Adventures, DiscoverScience, Pirates of the Caribbean, Danceand Sing and day at the beach.Kids will also be able to sign up for TurtleWatch from June to November to see thebaby turtles as they hatch and make theirway to sea.

Jumby Bay has also developed a newspecial family package, called RoseBud. Inspired by the Montessori Methodof teaching, Rose Buds aims to givechildren endless opportunities to think,learn, experience and discover.Sample product: Seasons offers sevennights’ all-inclusive for the price of sixwith prices starting at £3,945 per person.The ultra-luxury Antiguan resort ofCarlisle Bay has introduced a newprogramme of activities for teenagers.Crush has been created for 13 to 19-years-olds, giving them access to their ownchill-out room with a Wii entertainmentsystem, the option to participate inexclusive teen activities and their ownevent evenings.

The Crew Blue Programme, which isdesigned for children aged seven to 12years old, includes a variety ofsupervised, daytime activities for children.Sample product: Caribtours offersseven nights’ full-board for a family offour for £7,769.

Meanwhile, the team at St James Clubin Antigua are teaming up with VirginHolidays, Elite Island Resorts andchildren’s publishing company Puffin tohost story-telling weeks in May half-termand November.

Rachel Bright, whose books includeMy Sister is an Alien, will be hostingthe event, which will have workshopsdesigned to encourage children to getinvolved and create their own talesand masterpieces.Sample product: Virgin Holidays offersseven nights for the storytelling weekfrom £1,672 per adult and £875 per child.

BarbadosAlmond runs kids’ clubs at their resorts inBarbados and St Lucia, which cater for

children from newborns to 16-year-olds.The children’s entertainment

programmes make the most of theresort’s facilities, which includeplaygrounds, kids’ pools, activity centresand a teen centre.

The Almond Beach Village is popularwith families due to its location on thewest coast of Barbados, its 10 swimmingpools, two Jacuzzis and its vast range ofwater sports, a nine-hole, par-three golfcourse and tennis courts for day andnight play.Sample product: ThomsonTailormade offers seven nights’ all-inclusive from £4,095 for a family of four.

Beaches family resortsToo old for the kids’ clubs, but tooyoung for the adult activities, tweensand teens are tricky to cater for.

Beaches family resorts has decidedto turn its attention to this age groupthis year with the Sandals-owned rangeof family-friendly resorts rolling out awhole raft of new facilities andactivities to keep the tweens and teenshappy at its resorts in Jamiaca and Turksand Caicos.

These include the Scratch DJAcademy, Teen Concierge Room, Pirate’sIsland water parks, teen spa experiencesat the Red Lane spas, Club Liquid, Xbox360 Game Garage, Trench Town teenand tween hangout and the Beach Stack.Sample product: Sunset Faraway offersseven nights’ all-inclusive from £5,995per family. ■

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Children get cooking at the Atlantis, Paradise Island in Nassau

The Saint Lucia Tourist Board isencouraging families to ‘Go Bananas’this summer with free accommodationand excursions for under 17s.In partnership with many of theisland’s family-friendly hotels andattractions, children can play, eat learnand even stay for free, when visitorsbook a holiday to Saint Lucia fromJune 1 to September 30.Kids will get their chance to try theirhand at ‘Go Bananas’ mixologysessions, learning to make tasty andnutritious banana beverages - whilethere’s also a choice of complimentaryexcursions such as a skyride, whale

watching and horseback riding.Parents can enjoy perks such ascomplimentary room upgrades and adiscount card for participating shopsand restaurants.In addition to all these freebies,families visiting Saint Lucia will havethe chance to return for free whenthey take part in the ‘Go Bananas’treasure hunt. After completingactivities across the island andreceiving special ‘Go Bananas’ stamps,families will be entered into a draw towin a return trip.For further information, visitwww.saintlucianow.co.uk/gobanana

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THE CARIBBEAN HAS built itsreputation on its beautiful beachesand azure blue seas but as recent

trends show people are looking to get moreout of their holidays than just sun, sea andspa treatments. As luck would have it, theislands of the Caribbean can cater for alltastes; from foodies who love nothing morethan to indulge their passion for a secretrecipe while on holiday, to active types whocherish the thought of ziplining through therainforests.

Get sportyBritain’s former number-one tennis playerand sports correspondent Jeremy Bates ishosting two professional tennis weeks atAntigua’s Carlisle Bay resort from July 10 to16 and November 13 to 19.

Guests take part in small group morningclinics taken by Jeremy, where they work onimproving and perfecting their technique,skills and match play. The week includestwo hours of coaching every day, an end-of-week competition and a prize-giving dinner.

The weeks are designed for people whoare passionate about tennis and is alsotailored for solo travellers as there is nosingle supplement and plenty ofopportunity to meet and mingle with otherplayers at the Sunday night welcome drinks’reception.

ITC Sports offers seven nights’ full boardfrom £2,995 per person.

Meanwhile, golf enthusiasts who fancyindulging in a little bit of golf during theirholiday, should consider a stay at the newlyrefurbished Fairmont Royal Pavilion on thewest coast of Barbados.

The luxury resort has golf privileges atnearby Westmoreland Golf Club so isperfect for golfers who fancy a round ortwo, while their holiday partner makes themost of the hotel’s facilities, which include

a swimming pool, complimentary watersports, tennis, gym and spa.

Keen golfers should also consider aholiday in the Dominican Republic, whichboasts a number of award-winning coursesdesigned by golfing legends such as JackNicklaus, Gary Player and Nick Faldo.

Water sportsThe Cayman Islands have always been apopular destination with divers but it’s likelyto attract more divers to its shoresfollowing the sinking of the USS Kittiwake.

The former submarine rescue ship,decommissioned in 1945, was sunk earlierthis year off the Grand Cayman’s Seven-MileBeach to create a new dive attraction thatwill provide underwater and overwaterenthusiasts of all skill levels with a year-round diving attraction.

The Kittiwake joins Russian frigateCaptain Keith Tibbetts that was sunk off thecoast of Cayman Brac in 1996, as well ascentral dive sites in the artificial reefmovement in the Cayman Islands.

Cabarete in the Dominican Republic isthe kite-boarding capital of the world, so iswell worth a visit to see hundreds of kitesurfers in one place.

The Dom Rep is also popular for the

number of other water sports it offersincluding surfing, white-water rafting andwindsurfing.

Museums and heritagePetrolheads will love nothing more than totake a break from their Cayman beach andhead for a new museum that has opened onthe island.

The new Cayman Motor Museum has apriceless private collection of cars, includingthe original Batmobile and Batbike, theworld’s first car and Elton John’s Daimler.

This year sees the launch of the BarbadosTourism Authority’s new online trailsprogramme that allows visitors to discoverBarbados’ fascinating history and heritageincluding the island’s rum distilleries and theannual Oistins Fish Festival.

St Kitts has a number of must-see sites onits tour agenda, including the newlyrestored 18th-century Fairview Great Houseand Botanical Gardens.

The Brimstone Fortress National Park isalso a remarkable attraction. Known as theGibraltar of the West Indies, work on thefortress was started in 1690 by slave labourunder British rule and is the only man-madeUNESCO World Heritage site in the easternCaribbean.

Leave the sunbedbehind...

and discover the history,heritage and adventure thatthe Caribbean has to offer

Head to the Samana region of the Dominican Republic to experience themagnificent waterfalls and maybe see a daredevil diver or two

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Nature trailsA new nature tour enterprise CaymANNature is offering visitorsthe chance to discover the less-visited areas of the destination,which range from mangrove swamps, wetlands, dry forests,shrubland and man-modified parks and gardens.

CaymANNature Tours offers half-day private island overviewtours, a full-day up-close nature tour of Grand Cayman andnature walks. Tours are priced from £95 per person.

Promoting itself as the nature island of the Caribbean,Dominica is hoping to capitalise on its abundance of lushrainforest, stunning waterfalls, variety of exotic species andsmall, family-run hotels to attract visitors keen to pull on theirwalking boots and take to the hills.

The island has just launched the first and only long-distancewalking trail in the Caribbean.

The new Waitukubuli National Trail runs for 115 miles from thesouth to the north of the island and is divided into 14sections. There are miles of hiking trails in the DominicanRepublic with the most popular walks around the Pico Duarte,the tallest peak in the Caribbean. The island also has a numberof stunning waterfalls, the highest of which (at 492ft) is AguasBlancas at Jarabacoa National Park.

FestivalsPeople in the Caribbean love to party so the yearly calendar ofeach destination is often packed with festivals and carnivals.

Trinidad and Tobago have a number of events throughout theyear including the Tobago Underwater Carnival, the Tasteculinary festival, the Tobago Heritage Festival, the Carib GreatRace and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival.

Antigua hosts the week-long DeJam Festival from September23 to 30 which involves beach parties, catamaran cruises, clubdiscos and gala dinners.

The festival aims to celebrate international DJs andacknowledge their talents.

Meanwhile, November sees the start of Cricketfest atAntigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium where Lashings World XIwill play two exhibition matches against the Antigua Nationalteam.

Over in Dominica, the Caribbean’s longest running divingfestival, Dominica Dive Fest, takes place from July 8-17.

Dive Fest aims to raise awareness about the diving

opportunities and unique marine life in Dominica. Otheractivities include a whale-watching excursion, beach parties anda canoe race.

Culinary experiencesPicking up a few recipes and cooking tips during a seven-nightholiday is becoming a popular pastime with many visitorsheading back to the Caribbean for a dedicated culinary holiday.

Antigua is hosting the Caribbean Food Festival from May 9 to16 where TV chef and BBC presenter Simon Rimmer will join ATaste of Rex Resorts to create Caribbean recipes during livefood demonstrations.

Meanwhile, over in Barbados, boutique hotel Treasure Beach,which is popular with foodies, has relaunched.

One of the USPs of the resort is its newly named Kathy’srestaurant which offers a daily changing menu of the freshestCaribbean fare with international inspirations from award-winning chef, Kirk Kirton. Dishes include wahoo on curried puylentils, coconut-crusted flying fish with mango and sweetpotato gnocchi with herb and parmesan cream sauce.

Adventure and adrenalineFancy getting up close with some stingrays? Head to Antigua’sStingray City where people can feed and touch them whilesnorkelling in coral reefs.

To get the adrenaline pumping, the Antigua RainforestCompany offers visitors the chance to go on a zipline tour, someof which are up to 300ft long and criss-cross a 300ft-high gorge.

The Dominican Republic is the place to holiday if you don’tfancy being glued to your sunbed.

There’s canyoning in Jarabacoa, cascading down rivers atDamajagua, caving in the Los Hatises National Park, ATV safaristhrough the countryside, helicopter tours, horse-riding, kayaking,monster truck tours, mountain biking, rock climbing and sandboarding. ■

The wreck of the USS Kittiwake which was sank at the beginningof this year to provide another diving attraction

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WHILE THE RECESSION hasforced many of us to watchthe pennies, couples keen to

get married are finding ways to beat thesoaring cost of organising their big day.

A great way to do this is to headabroad to the warmer, charmingenvironment of the Caribbean wherehotels have years of experience oforganising weddings and honeymoons.

There are packages to suit everybudget, so for couples keen to feelthe sand between their toes as theysay ‘I do’, read our guide to give youan insight of what the Caribbean hasto offer, so the next time a dreamy-eyed, loved-up couple walk intoyour agency, you will know where tosend them.

Sandals and BeachesSandals and Beaches has launched anonline honeymoon and wedding giftregistry, where friends and family canlog on to buy the happy couple aSandals experience they can enjoywhen they are either celebrating theirwedding or enjoying their honeymoon.

Gifts range from a bottle ofchampagne, dinner on the beach, anIsland Routes adventure eco-tour, anupgrade to a honeymoon suite, scuba-diving certification or a day ofdeep-sea fishing, a romantic spatreatment for two, or a credit towardstheir honeymoon stay.

The hotel group also offers coupleslooking to get married a series ofSandals Weddings by Martha Stewart.

Couples booking a WeddingMoonbefore November 30 for arrivalsbetween August 16 and December 15 ina premium room category at any of theLuxury Included Sandals Resorts willreceive a free Beautiful Beginningswedding by Martha Stewart.Sample product: a seven-nightSandals Weddingmoon costs from£1,049 per person at Sandals Carlylein Jamaica, including flights,transfers and a Beautiful Beginningswedding package.

Jolly Beach Resort and Spa, AntiguaVirgin Holidays recommends the Antiguanresort of Jolly Beach for couples on atight budget.

Jollly Beach is set along a mile-long

stretch of white, sandy beach so guests canchoose to say ‘I do’ on the beach, ina wedding gazebo or at any other locationinside the resort.

Beverley King, the wedding co-ordinator,is on hand to help guests devise theirperfect wedding day, and while there aretwo wedding packages – the dreamwedding and the silver wedding – tochoose from, wedding extras can beincluded to help couples tailor-make theirwedding day.Sample product: Virgin Holidays’ luxurywedding package starts at £1,229 perperson, including flights and seven nights’all-inclusive accommodation.

Windjammer LandingLocated in Labrelotte Bay, this 99-room StLucian property combines Mediterraneanarchitecture with the warmth of Caribbeanhospitality and service, and is a popular

A dayto remember

Just the two of you or bringing your family andfriends along? A wedding inthe Caribbean is a great wayto enjoy your big day without the huge bills at the end

Couples getting married at Windjammer Landing have a choice of packages to choosefrom depending on their budget

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location for weddings and familymoonswhere the children come along to thewedding or honeymoon too.

The hotel has rolled out new weddingpackages, based on the ‘something old,something new’ proverb which lead in at£725 and include the civil ceremony,marriage licence, certificate, registrar fees,bridal bouquet, groom’s buttonhole, chilledchampagne, a decorated setting and dinnerat the couple’s villa.

At the top end, packages cost £3,600 andinclude extras such as musicians, three-tiercake, ceremony music, cruise and threenights’ accommodation for the couple’sfirst anniversary.Sample product: Caribtours offers 10nights from £2,814 per person includinga wedding package.

Rendezvous Boutique Hotel for Couples, Saint LuciaWhen it comes to finding your innerromantic, even the most die-hard cynic

would find it hard not to feeloverwhelmed by the beauty and intimacyof Rendezvous and its location.

Set in seven acres of tropical gardenson a two-mile stretch of Malabar Beach,couples have the services of a dedicatedwedding co-ordinator. Being a couples-only, all-inclusive resort, Rendezvous hasall the ingredients required for a romanticgetaway, including a brand new Spa in theWater Garden.

There is also the opportunity to dineout at the The BodyHoliday, LeSport.Couples staying seven nights in averandah suite receive the weddingpackage free.Sample product: Thomson Tailormadeoffers seven nights from £1,399 per person.

Almond ResortsAlmond Resorts can organise weddings atany of its properties in Barbados andSaint Lucia and pledges an “all about youpackage to ensure the wedding goes offwithout a hitch”.

Almond also offers an exclusive‘wedding for you’ package where thewedding organiser at the resort willtailor-make a wedding to the couple’sexact requirements at no additional cost.

Wedding spa packages are alsoavailable with hairdressing and nail careincluded and the wedding organiser atthe resort will organise treatments onbehalf of the bride and other members ofthe party.Sample product: Sunset Faraway offersseven nights’ all-inclusive from £3,185 percouple. The price includes a Wedding ForYou package. ■

A Beautiful Beginnings Wedding by Martha Stewart package is included in the price of aWeddingMoon at Sandals

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We spoke to two couples who decidedto swap the stress and strain of gettingmarried in the UK for the peace andtranquillity of the Caribbean.

Helen and Jamie Bonner, fromoperator Seasons tied the knot in theBlue Waters Hotel in Antigua.

Why did you choose Antigua?

The ease of flying to Antigua, and thehotel were the key factors for us.

How did you find getting all your

wedding outfits transported there?

I carried my wedding dress in addition tohand luggage and the cabin crew tookcare of it for me. My husband’s suit wentin his luggage.

How many in your wedding party?

Just the two of us.

Did everything go to plan?

No problems at all. Everything waswell taken care of by the fabulouswedding staff at Blue Waters.

Did you book any extras

such as romantic excursions?

We were given a complimentary sunsetcatamaran trip. We also took asnorkelling trip to a desert island andswam with the dolphins, and we had achampagne breakfast delivered to ourroom on the morning after the wedding.

Romance factor out of 10?

It has to be 10.

Graham and Jenny Jowers,from Seasons also chose the BlueWaters Hotel in Antigua for theirnuptials

Why did you choose Antigua?

Jenny had always wanted to go there.

How did you find getting all your

wedding outfits transported there?

No problem at all. We arranged for thewedding dress and my outfit to be takeninto Club World and hung in thewardrobe.

How many in your wedding party?

Just the two of us.

Did everything go to plan?

Yes, all on time and no hitches. Thephotographer was great and the pictureswere amazing. Wedding took around 30minutes and then a quick change andinto the swimming pool.

Did we book anything extra?

I arranged for champagne andchocolates to be in our room when wereturned from our dinner on ourwedding day.Romance factor, out of 10?

I’d go for an 8.

Saying ‘I do’ in Antigua

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THE CARIBBEAN HAS its fair shareof luxury hotels with impressivespas that offer a wide range of

treatments from manicures andpedicures to Better than Botoxprogrammes. We spoke to the expertsto find out where are the best resortsto turn up, tune in and drop out.

Red Lane Spa at Sandals and BeachesSandals has expanded its partnershipwith Dermalogica which means the skin-

care range will now feature in 11 Sandalsresorts along with being introduced toBeaches properties. Treatments includeDermalogica’s brand of signatureconcepts such as Skin Bar, Face Mappingand a variety of MicroZone treatments.Dermalogica offerings exclusive to theRed Lane Spa, include: Red Lane Renewand Revive, which replenishes skin bycalming redness and reducinginflammation; Red Lane Rehydration,preparing jetlagged skin for the newclimate through exfoliation,aromatherapy and a vitamin recoverypack; and Recovery Lane for Men, a 50-minute treatment that includes the art ofshaving techniques.

Almond ResortsAlmond Resorts has rebranded its spas toPraana Spas, with London spa companyO Spa operating in all three AlmondResorts in Barbados.

Almond Beach Club and Spa has thelargest spa in the Almond Resort groupwith six treatment rooms offering a widerange of spa therapies along with waxing,hairdressing, sauna, steam rooms and nailcare. Praana Spa offers a number ofdifferent treatments that range in pricefrom £20 for a lip plump treatment to£106 for some of the more involvedtreatments such as the fire and iceancient stones.

Some of the more unusual treatmentswhich are offered at the Praana Spasinclude thalassotherapy algae andseaweed baths, couples massage,aromatherapy salt scrubs, fire and iceancient stones and a royal polynesianhead and scalp ritual.

The Tamarind Resort and Spa,BarbadosFormerly Tamarind Cove Hotel, the newlytransformed Tamarind resort has the

Relax andunwind

From replenishing body massages to green coffeewraps, a stay in a spa hotelin the Caribbean is guaranteed to leave youfeeling refreshed and rejuvenated

Guests can enjoy treatments outdoors atthe Red Lane spas in the Sandals andBeaches resorts

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Tamarind Spa which promises intimacy and attention to detail.The spa has just two treatment rooms, a spa pool, and a

team of therapists who will create a customised wellnessexperience for each spa-goer. Local ingredients, from Bajansea salt to Barbadian Moscovado brown sugar are used inthe treatments.

These range from the spa’s signature treatment – anaromatic Indian head, neck and shoulder massage with warmaromatic oils – to massage therapies, body scrubs and wraps,facials by leading skin-care specialist Sothys, and a selection ofmanicures, pedicures and waxes. Complementing thesetreatments is an array of holistic therapies.

The one-hour Tamarind’s Signature massage is a bodymassage using lemon grass and tamarind infused oil whichincreases circulation, boosts immune system and reducestension. The treatment costs £73.

Carlisle Bay, AntiguaThe Blue Spa at Carlisle Bay has launched a spa programme,products and signature tropical treatments following a newpartnership with Spanish skincare brand Natura Bisse.

The therapists at the spa, which has six treatment rooms andis located in a two-storey pavilion in the resort, specialise intreatments that combat the Caribbean heat, in particular sundamage, sun burn and dehydration.Signature treatments: Blue Spa has a number of treatments tochoose from including the 90-minute diamond ice lift facial at£200 to the 50-minute honey and mango body treatment for £37.

British Virgin IslandsRosewood Little Dix Bay is hosting two yoga retreat weeksfrom June 16 to 19 and June 23 to June 26. The classes willconsist of multi-level yoga, meditation, core strength andstretch, and the choreography of asana and alignment.

Sample product: Elegant Resorts offers seven nights’ bedand breakfast for £2,225 per person including flights andprivate transfers.

Saint LuciaLocated at the bottom of the World Heritage-listed Petit PitonMountain, the Rainforest Spa at the Jalousie Plantation has themost idyllic setting, with streams and small natural pools liningthe Rainforest Spa walkway.

Facilities at the new spa include a couple’s treehousetreatment room, six multi-use single treehouse treatmentrooms, manicure and pedicure room, specialist skin treatmentroom, a hairdressing salon, an al fresco relaxation area and asteam room warmed by mineral-rich volcanic spring water.Signature treatment: Romantic Renaissance is for couplesand includes a 50-minute massage followed by lunch andsparkling wine in the double cabana. The treatment costs£198 per couple.

A holiday for mind, body and soul, the BodyHoliday atLeSport promises to send guests home feeling fully restoredand rejuvenated.

All of the activities and food are included in the price so allguests have to do is decide how to spend their day.

Guests can choose from a number of activities including

working out at the gym, water sports, golf, bicycle tours,volleyball, fencing, archery, aerobics, morning walks, tai chi,yoga and stress management classes. Guests can also use thePavitra Ayurvedic Centre and Coubaril Valley which hasfloodlit tennis courts.

For those who love to get their adrenaline pumping, theyshould try out the Extreme Sports/Extreme Spa programme,which involves abseiling, hiking and mountain climbing,complemented by spa treatments especially for men that havebeen devised to incorporate into the package.Sample product: Thomson Tailormade offers seven nights’ all-inclusive from £1,729 per person.

La Source, GrenadaThe marketing blurb that LaSource distributes says that theteam at the resort “believes that amazing things happen whenyou introduce your body to your mind”.

The Grenadian resort on Pink Gin beach certainly pulls outall the stops to cater for guests who want to look after theirmind, body and soul. Guests can choose from a wide range ofactivities with diving at one end of the spectrum and yoga andtai chi at the other.

LaSource is the only resort on the island to offer six spatreatments at the price of a seven-night stay. These includefacial, massage and body treatments. Additionally, the a lacarte menu offers hot stone therapy, facial acupuncture,reflexology, firming body treatments and high performancefacials that are tailored, with prices from approximately £70.Signature treatment: the Spicy Grenadian Body Scrub for £60.

Parrot Cay, Turks and CaicosThe COMO Shambhala Retreat at Parrot Cay has teamed upwith Guinot to launch the Ultimate Facial Boot package. The‘Better than Botox’ package is a seven-day programme, whichincludes three Guinot Hydradermie Lift Treatments, arelaxing signature massage, daily yoga and pilates, and aspecially designed COMO Shambhala Cuisine menu thatmaximises performance by addressing energy levels andblood-sugar imbalances.Sample price: from £480 for the seven-day programme. ■

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The its terraced ‘Versailles’ cloister gardens atthe One&Only Ocean Club in the Bahamas

THE HIKE IN air passenger duty andthe continuing recession have puta strain on many people’s budgets

but one thing people with money tospend are still prepared to pay for isluxury, of which the Caribbean has alimitless supply of.

So, the next time a client contactsyou about where to go for their nextluxury holiday, make sure you suggestthe Caribbean.

Here is a just small selection of whatthe islands have to offer.

British Virgin IslandsLuxury knows no bounds on the privateisland retreat of the Peter Island Resort

and Spa in the BVIs. With breathtakingviews from any spot on the island, PeterIsland is the largest island among theloose array of 60 islands, cays and reefsthat make the BVIs.

It’s steeped in history and if visitorbooks had existed hundreds of years ago,21st-century guests would be addingtheir name to a long list of the rich andfamous – think Blackbeard, Sir FrancisDrake and Christopher Columbus.

Part of the Peter Island experience isthe VIP treatment visitors receive. Theresort offers bespoke amenities: a guestto staff ratio of 2:1, a no-fly zone forcelebrity guests and the piece deresistance – the Island Host

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programme. From the minute guestsarrive, they are given their own personalIsland Host who will tend to their everyneed. Two of the island’s villas have beenrefurbished recently and new designerfurnishings and technology upgradeshave been added.

Getting there: visitors can getinternational flights to the BVI of Tortolaor the USVI of St Thomas and thencharter a boat, yacht or helicopter to getto Peter Island.Sample product: Kuoni features sevennights’ full board from £1,850 per person.

GrenadaFor your wealthiest of clients who wantcomplete luxury and privacy, suggestthey try the private island of Calivignywhich is only available for exclusiverental to one party at a time.

Accommodation comes in the shapeof the Beach House that has 10 suitesfurnished with bespoke furniture byOscar de la Renta and Richard Frinier.New luxury villas and beachfrontbungalows opened at the end of last yearthat can house 20 guests.

A team of staff are available 24 hours aday including chefs who tailor-makemeals from locally sourced produce. Theisland offers a number of water activitiesincluding the use of fishing boats, speed

boats, a yacht, quads, jet skis and scubadiving. There is also a fully-equippedgym, a grand piano, a giant outdoormovie screen and a selection of games tochoose from.

Saint LuciaOne resort that has certainly made a bigimpression on the UK travel industry thisyear is Jade Mountain.

Images of five-star resort have beenbrightening up the pages of many travelmagazines since it opened.

For the ultimate luxury experience,advise your clients to take advantage ofBritish Airways’ new first-class serviceto Saint Lucia.

Upon arrival, they will be whisked awayto Jade Mountain by helicopter as theresort has its own helipad.

The rooms are referred to asSanctuary – all with infinity pools – andeach one has its fourth wall missing toallow guests to wrap themselves up intheir surrounds.

Also, every room as a ‘major domo’ totend to clients’ every need.

The hotel is an exclusive resort withinthe resort of Anse Chastanet, so guestscan take advantage of the resortsfacilities that include a world class PADIdive centre, ocean kayaking andmountain bike centre.

Sample product: Caribtours offers sevennights’ half-board from £3,111 per person.

JamaicaThe adults-only, all-inclusive, luxurybolthole of The Caves ticks all the rightluxury boxes.

Perched away from the busy stretchof Negril with unobstructed views ofthe Caribbean Sea, the resort’s 12cottages, comprising of one, two andfour bedrooms, are nestled deep inacres of vegetation and cavernouscaves. The property also boasts twomain dining gazebos, private cavedining, a cave rum and cigar bar, aswimming pool and an Aveda spa.Sample product: Virgin Holidays offersseven nights’ all-inclusive from £2,199per person.

The BahamasA staple of luxury and opulence in theCaribbean for more than 45 years, theOne&Only Ocean Club indulges guests inprivacy, style and top-class service.

Visitors have a choice ofaccommodation from suites with privateterraces to villas perched on the beachwith infinity pools and garden cottages,more suited to families.

The hotel prides itself on its gourmetdining, provided by celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongericten, its 18-holechampionship golf course and itsterraced ‘Versailles’ cloister gardens.

The hotel also has a spa with eightprivate Balinese-style treatment rooms, agym, a kids’ club and complimentary accessto the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort.Sample product: Caribtours offersseven nights in the Bahamas from£2,314 per person staying at One&OnlyOcean Club followed by Pink Sands,Harbour Island. ■

Live like a king in one of Jade Mountain's Sanctuaries,with a 'major domo' to wait on you hand and foot

Luxury

For a taste of ultimate luxury, VirginHolidays suggests visitors head to thesmaller islands in the Caribbean.The Bahamian islands of NewProvidence, Grand Bahama and theAbaco islands are the perfect place toescape the rat race.A few days on the islands of StMartin, St Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla,

Tortola, the Grenadines and Turks andCaicos are also guaranteed to helpvisitors forget the stresses of strainsof every day life.Virgin has a Platinum Collection of12 hotels to choose from, includingThe House in Barbados, the CoveSuites at Blue Waters in Antigua andAnse Chastanet in Saint Lucia.

The Platinum collection



NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS WEBSITE/EMAIL

Antigua & Barbuda TourismAuthority, Suite UG 07,

25 Floral Street, Covent Garden,London WC2E 9DS

Tel: 020 7031 [email protected]

www.antigua-barbuda.com

Bahamas Tourist Office,10 Chesterfield Street,

London W1J 5JLTel: 020 7355 0800

[email protected]

www.bahamas.co.uk

Barbados Tourism Authority,263 Tottenham Court Road,

London W1T 7LATel: 020 7299 7175

[email protected]

www.visitbarbados.co.uk

Bermuda Departmentof Tourism,

675 Third Avenue, 20th Floor,New York, NY 10017, USA


www.bermudatourism.com

Breezes Resorts and Spa Tel: 0161 884 [email protected]

www.roomsresorts.com

British Virgin IslandsTourist Board,

BVI House, 15 Upper GrosvenorStreet, London W1K 7PJ


www.bvitourism.com

Cayman Islands Department of Tourism,

6 Arlington Street,London SW1A 1RE


www.caymanislands.co.uk

Cuba Tourist Board,1st Floor, 154 Shaftesbury Avenue,

London WC2H 8JTTel: 020 7240 6655

[email protected]

www.travel2cuba.co.uk

Dominican Republic Tourist Board,18-21 Hand Court,

High Holborn, London WC1V 6JFTel: 020 7242 7778

[email protected]

www.godominicanrepublic.com

Grenada Board of Tourism Tel: 020 8328 0644 www.grenadagrenadines.com

Jamaica Tourist Board,1-2 Prince Consort Road,

London SW7 2BZ Tel: 020 7225 9090

[email protected]

www.visitjamaica.com

Rex Resorts,Marketing and Reservations Int'al Ltd, 9

Galena Road, London W6 0LTTel: 020 8741 5333

[email protected]

www.rexresorts.com

Sandals,34-36 Ives Street, London SW3 2NQ


www.sellingsandals.co.uk

St Kitts Tourism Authority,10 Kensington Court,

London W8 5DLTel: 020 7376 0881

[email protected]

www.stkittstourism.kn

St Lucia Tourist Board,Lower Ground, 1 CollinghamGardens, London SW5 0HW


www.stlucia.org

St Vincent and GrenadinesTourist Office,

10 Kensington Court,London W8 5DL

Tel: 020 7937 6570

[email protected]

www.svgtravel.com

www.discoversvg.com

Trinidad & Tobago Tourist Office,Lion House, 111 Hare Lane,Claygate, Surrey KT10 0QY


www.gotrinidadandtobago.com



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