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Chantelle Byron - Brinley’s Gold Represenative

Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
March 03, 2010 (CUOPM)

While most of the New York metropolitan area was blanketed in snow, there was only sunshine and warm Kittitian hospitality at the St. Kitts booth!  The island participated in the New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Center again this year from February 26-28, 2010, enticing attendees to get out of the cold and feel the warmth of St. Kitts.

According to South Florida News, over the course of the three-day event, thousands of Show attendees including potential travelers, travel professionals, and media stopped by the St. Kitts booth to learn more about the destination and sample various flavors of the island’s own Brinley Gold Rum.

Representatives from the St. Kitts Tourism Authority’s New York office, Ms. Jacinth Henry-Martin, Mr. Sinclair Chiverton and Ms. Chantelle Byron were joined by Jeff Pirkl from The Hermitage on Nevis, all providing a first-hand experience of genuine Nevisian hospitality.

As a special treat, two of St. Kitts’ authentic masquerades, Lenbo and Tumba Freeman, performed traditional folkloric dances in their colorful costumes and tall, feathered headdresses right in front of the booth, drawing a large crowd as people walking by stopped to watch. Many interested folks took home brochures and other materials, so their inquiries can continue even after the Show’s end.

“Participation in the New York Times Travel Show is a wonderful way for us to have direct contact with potential visitors in this key metropolitan area,” said Mrs. Rosecita Jeffers, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority.

“Anyone attending the show is already interested in travel, so encouraging them to choose St. Kitts gives us the opportunity to support the non-stop flight from JFK on American Airlines and also impact our arrival numbers for 2010.”

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Tourists Board The Bob and Elvis Party Bus
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
January 18, 2010 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis has become one of the leading sports tourism destinations in the region, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas boasted Saturday.

“We have expanded and improved the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport so that our Federation can now proudly boast of direct flights to London, New York, Miami, Atlanta and Charlotte,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

Since taking office in July 1995, the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Administration American Airlines has begun scheduled daily flights from Miami and twice daily flights from JFK in New York. US Airways operates a weekly flight from Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturdays. Delta Airlines has flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays to the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport. British Airways has been operating a weekly flight from Gatwick-London every Saturday and will introduce a second flight on Wednesday in March this year.

“We have redesigned Port Zante and secured it with an expansive revetment project so that we are now one of the leading cruise ship destinations in the region, and we now attract nearly a half million cruise passengers to the Federation each year,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

Dr. Douglas also boasted of his administration’s construction of the Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium, the Conaree Cricket and Football Stadium, the St. Paul’s Stadium and the Warner Park Stadium.

“These provide convenience to our people, to create opportunities for our young people, and to establish St. Kitts and Nevis as one of the leading sports tourism destinations in the region,” said the St. Kitts and Nevis leader.

Dr. Douglas said that the Federation’s progress in tourism has impacted people from all walks of life in society.

“Some 130 new taxi drivers were licensed in 2009 alone and we have seen a range of new tourism related enterprises established throughout our Federation,” said Dr. Douglas, who pointed to expansion in the range of restaurants, arts and craft vendors, caterers, tours operators, entertainers and performers and various supplier and service providers in other sectors of the economy have all benefitted by selling to the tourism sector.

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St. Kitts Delegation To Caribbean Marketplace

Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
January 12, 2010 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts is said to be starting the new year off on an optimistic note at this year’s Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Marketplace which ends in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday.

According to Caribbean Net News, St. Kitts is demonstrating measurable advancement in the development and promotion of the island’s tourism industry and a positive outlook for 2010.

The message from the St. Kitts delegation is that St. Kitts is “the” island to watch for the coming year and beyond.

While at Marketplace, members of the St. Kitts delegation have the opportunity to meet and interact with key tour operators and/or wholesalers covering the travel industry and Caribbean region, while also networking with select journalists, distribution systems, and publishing companies. The two day event consists of pre-scheduled appointments between suppliers and buyers as well as various social events and receptions.

“Taking part in the CHTA Caribbean Marketplace is an excellent way to kick off our efforts for 2010,” said Mrs. Rosecita Jeffers, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority. “The networking opportunities here are outstanding and we intend to take full advantage of all those afforded to us. St. Kitts is well on its way to becoming a world-class tourism destination and our new developments continue to progress steadily, which gives us plenty of positive news to discuss with event attendees.”

Moving forward in 2010, St. Kitts will maintain its strategic niche-driven approach to promotion of its tourism product, and, with the growing influence of online and social media, St. Kitts will be directing more efforts to these tactics in 2010. To further support the predicted uptick for 2010 and encourage inbound travel, St. Kitts has extended its island-wide value added programs. The island’s hotel and resort developments are continuing to advance through various planning and construction phases. Environmental sustainability will be a key area of focus, as will the development of product standards to positively impact the overall visitor experience.

During the first quarter of 2010 alone, St. Kitts has a peak season Delta Air Lines non-stop flight from Atlanta that just began on December 23, 2009; British Airways will begin a second direct flight from London Gatwick airport through Antigua on March 30, 2010 in addition to the daily flight by American Airlines from Miami and the twice weekly flight from JFK in New York and US Airways flights from Philadelphia and South Carolina.

Cruise arrivals for the 2009/2010 peak season are set to increase 18 percent over the previous season, approaching the half-million mark for the first time in the island’s history.

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