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SECTION TWO • APRIL 2006
BARBADOS
mangobay
Kicks Its
“All Inclusive
Experience”
Up A Notch
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Lifestyle Hacienda Resorts –
Doing It Your Way
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Barbados: The New Penthouse Suites
and Deluxe Rooms At mangobay
The re-opened resort kicks its “All-Inclusive Experience” up a notch.
By Mona Birch
T
he new mangobay
(formerly
the
Mango Bay Hotel
and Beach Club) in
Barbados, which
first came on the
scene in 1994, reopened in February
after a nine-month hiatus for expansion and refurbishment. The renovations added two new categories of accommodations to the property’s
inventory--Deluxe
Rooms
and
Penthouse Suites.
The US$10 million renovation not
only elevates the property to “fourand-a- half star” status, according to
Peter Odle, owner and managing director of mangobay (as well as CHA
President-elect), it also allows the
hotel to better cater to its American
market: “Historically, we have run at
83-84% occupancy, with our primary market coming from Great
Britain. As a result, we had very little maneuvering room to increase
our share of the American market.
Now, with the addition of these
deluxe rooms and suites, we should
be able to overcome that hurdle and
attract a larger share of the U.S.
market.”
The physical expansion has been a
vertical one, adding a top (fourth)
floor and elevator to the property’s
main building, and bringing to
76 the total number of rooms for
this intimate all-inclusive beachfront resort.
The new Deluxe Rooms are spacious (450 square feet) and elegantly
outfitted with the Old World touch
Peter Odle, owner and managing director
of mangobay.
of poster beds, armoires and writing
desks, as well as the New World luxuries of extra large baths with raindance shower heads.
The Penthouse Suites, each 1200
square feet in size, are glass-enclosed
on two sides to afford magnificent
ocean views. The suites include a
spacious bedroom that opens out directly into the elegantly furnished
living room and the tropical patio
with its private plunge pool.
Appointments include two 42-inch
plasma screen TVs (one in the living
room and one in the bedroom); a wet
bar service area, a deep soaking
tub, as well as a separate glass enclosed shower featuring a raindance
showerhead.
These rooms are in addition to the
resort’s Superior and Standard
rooms, all of which were refitted, repainted and re-draped. In addition
to room refurbishment, the hotel
lobby has been transformed, with
Italian marble floors spreading out
to include a new guest lounge with
big screen TV, computer/internet
stations, new office space, and a convenient changing room for guests
with late-departing flights. The
restaurant, too, has been completely
refurbished and retiled; it has also
been partially enclosed, providing
the option of both indoor and outdoor dining. Outside, the pool has
been tiled in blue glass mosaic, and
a boardwalk has been added parallel
to the beachfront, for additional relaxation space, as well as overflow
seating for dining.
The entrance to the property has
also been given a dramatic touch: an
oval shaped fountain of inlaid mosaic tiles; at nighttime it is lit up by
gas torches, giving the entrance a
dramatic flair and a signature image.
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These renovations assure mangobay’s position as the flagship
property for the Mango Bay
Properties, which include the 23room self-catering hotel Sunset
Beach; the 23-room Island Inn, a
National Treasure property; and the
Sunset Crest apartments.
The upscale addition also gives the
resort to competitive edge in attracting clients seeking out the desirable
west coast of this easternmost
Caribbean island. Barbados, geographically, slips beyond the geography of the Caribbean, with its less
developed north and east coasts
catching the tumultuous brunt of
the Atlantic surf, while the south
coast attracts the windsurfing enthusiasts. Only the west coast of the
island offers the long lengths of
white sand beaches and calm seas
commonly
associated
with
Caribbean.
mangobay is located in historic
Holetown, a happening little area
about 25 minutes north (by car)
from Bridgetown, the island’s capital, and just a 40-minute drive (approx. $30 cab fare)
from the
Grantley Adams International airport. Holetown was the first
European settlement on Barbados
(its original name was Jamestown,
founded in 1627.) Within walking
distance of the hotel guests will find
an impressive district of restaurants
and shops.
“You can find much of the same attractive shopping in Holetown as
you find in the more crowded
Bridgetown, “ says Josea Brown,
Revenue and Reservations Manager
for the resort, “and we are located
just a five minute walk away from
the restaurant district, featuring
many different types of ethnic cuisine,” including Indian, Asian, and
of course Bajan menus.
Guests at mangobay don’t need to
seek out venues for their meals,
though; the resort is all-inclusive,
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The free-form pool at mangobay is tiled in blue mosaic, and landscaped for lush privacy.
ner, as well as afternoon tea (in
salute to the island’s British traditions) in its rates. While the resort
likes to maintain a comfortable and
relaxed atmosphere for it guests, it
keeps an emphasis on service: Most
meals are sit-down full-service affairs. The menu is a combination of
Caribbean and international dishes,
and wine and cocktail beverages are
included. Tea and coffee are available 24 hours a day.
mangobay is a beach lover’s hotel,
and its main activity consists in
soaking up the Bajan sun, and dunking in the ocean or pool. More restless sorts can work off their tension
with kayaks, sunfish sailing, and
snorkeling—all part of the all-inclusive price. In addition, introductory
SCUBA lessons are offered twice
weekly at the pool by a local dive
shop called Reefers and Wreckers;
and three times a week guests are
given the option to enjoy a two-hour
catamaran cruise that features a
chance to snorkel with hawksbill and
leatherback sea turtles. A one-day
trip to Bridgetown (9:30-2PM) is
included in the package price, as is a
glass-bottom boat trip, for those who
like to see what’s in the ocean with-
out actually getting wet. Volleyball
games and Aqua Aerobics are organized weekly, and complimentary
water skiing is available every day.
mangobay’s location in Holetown
puts it in proximity of two of the
best golf courses on the island: The
Royal Westmoreland; and Sandy
Lane, which will host the World Golf
Championship World Cup in
December.
Additionally, tennis
courts
are
within
walking
distance.
In general, Barbados attracts a
European as well as American clientele; British travelers in particular
feel a fond connection to this island.
mangobay’s market is primarily couples, and families with children are
welcome. Children under four stay
free of charge. Babysitting is available on request.
mangobay can be booked through
most major wholesalers, including
Travel Impressions and GOG0,
among others. Approximate package rates from Miami are $3,165$4,075, one week all-inclusive for
two, depending on room category,
and season.
mangobay, 800-537-8483, reservations
@mangobaybarbados.com
C a r i b b e a n Tr a v e l
Dominican Republic: Lifestyle
Hacienda Resorts – Doing It Your Way
Villas, Apartments, Bungalows – Families, Couples, Singles – Pools Galore
By D. O. Christian Rieger IV
L
ifestyle
Hacienda
Resorts is a cluster of
four resorts on the
north shore of the
Dominican Republic, the lush side of
the country. The complex is on 250
acres sloping toward the Atlantic
Ocean. “The name Lifestyle is exactly that,” says
Herbert
Schoderboeck, CEO and partner, “it
is to let people know that here they
can choose their life style.”
The resorts are Lifestyle Vitalis
Garden Club, Tropical Beach Resort
& Spa, Crown Residence Suites, and
the newest of the group, Crown
Villas. Mr. Schoderboeck says, “We
recently invested more than $5.7
million in improvements for our
clientele and to make the resorts
more appealing to new clientele.”
Not Mega
Why don’t they just have one big resort with many choices of room-styles
and price instead of four separate
ones? Mr. Schoderboeck answers,
“What we have here is four different
hotels for different clientele. It was
not our intention to build a mega resort, with factory-like services, but
medium-sized hotels with personalized services. Our hotels share the
beach, pools and sport areas, amphitheater and disco, but not the
restaurants and bars.”
The units of the Vitalis Garden
Club are casitas, meaning little house
in Spanish. It is a three star category
and is for adults only with a maximum occupancy of two per casita. It
is a romantic get-away, get-in-touch
with yourselves sort of a place. Mr.
Schoderboeck describes it as a resort,
“where we combine the practice of
yoga, tai chi and special treatments
A well-appointed guest room at the 4-star Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort & Spa.
such as energy alignment and chacra
cleansing, with regular hotel activities and entertainment.” It is the
kind of resort where if the guests do
not burn the midnight oil, they can
return home relaxed and healthier.
The Lifestyle Tropical Beach
Resort & Spa is a four star beach resort. It caters to families, couples and
singles. Its new spa facility opens
this May. It will offer massage therapies for anti stress, deep muscular
massage, lymphatic drainage, aromatherapy, and so forth. Body treatments include, but are not limited to,
body wraps, dead sea mud body wrap,
European seaweed and honey. It has
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PAGE 5
a beauty salon, facials and in May will have hydrotherapies.
This resort has two swimming pools with waterfalls and
a children's section, and one quiet pool. There is also a
complimentary, supervised Kid's Club with daily activities for children 4 to 12 years. This operates from
09:00AM to 5:00PM.. The program consists of arts and
crafts, mini-disco, they have a playground and some organized activities, including the favorite of children:
Treasure Hunt (looking for Pirate Cofresi's treasure).
Baby-sitters are also at a per hour charge. It has 229
rooms, most with ocean views, and 53 junior suites.
Mr. Schoderboeck describes The Lifestyle Crown
Residence Suites as a “different concept. The units are
one and two-bedroom apartments with a living room,
dining area, kitchenette, and a large terrace. They are
perfect for people looking for a peaceful retreat and for
long stays. The majority of our clients stay here for two
to three weeks.” This has 59 one-bedroom and 33 twobedroom units in twelve three-story buildings with garden, mountain or pool view.
“Alternatively”, he says, “The Lifestyle Crown Villas resort is the luxury part of the group. It is a collection of
90 different villas, ten of which are ocean-front. They
are very large, with ample living space, terraces, dining
room, kitchen, and mostly three bedrooms, each with its
own bathroom.
They all have a private pool and manicured gardens.
It is designed for those looking for privacy in a luxury
ambiance. A private maid cooks and serves breakfast
every morning for villa guests.” The resort will also provide villa guests with chefs and help for in-villa, private
parties.
Shared Amenities
All the resorts share certain amenities: A great beach for
the sun seekers and water-sports lovers which has snorkeling, boogie boards, and a Padi 5 star diving school.
Sports facilities include night-lit tennis courts with pro,
jogging, bicycles and a gym. Off-resort facilities include
the nine-hole Los Mangos golf course which is five minutes from the resorts and offer complimentary one green
fee or clinic, and shuttle to our guests. The other is
Hacienda Rancho horse ranch which has 40-50 horses.
It is also set up for Polo and offers lessons in this sport of
kings.
Other off-resort activities include downtown Puerto
Plata and its multiple attractions: cable car, amber museum, rum factory, St Felipe fortress and its historic
English Victorian houses. Ocean World, one of the major
attractions in the Caribbean, with its famed swimming
with the dolphins, is immediately next door, not more
than a five minute walk.
Day and night entertainment includes shows in the
2,000 seat amphitheater. There is also a disco on the
grounds.
There are two buffet restaurants on the grounds, one,
the Casablanca Buffet Restaurant, is open-air at the
beachside. Additionally, there are four specialty restaurants: Asian fusion, Italian Pizza & Pasta, Tex-Mex,
Caribbean Seafood & Grill, plus a VIP Gourmet that is
exclusive for Villa guests. There are seven bars to get piña
coladas and planter’s punches at; three of them are swimup bars in three of the five pools.
There is a shopping arcade next of the beach that has
boutiques, gift shops and a mini-market for grocery shopping for those whole will be cooking-in for a well-deserved, romantic dinner.
The starting rack rates from April 17th through June
30 are: for the three bedroom villas of Lifestyle Crown
Villas, $2,300 per week (four to six people); for the
Lifestyle Crown Residence Suites of one bedroom suites,
$110 per night p.p.d.o.; for the Vitalis Garden Club,
$100 per night p.p.d.o; for the Lifestyle Tropical Beach
Resort & Spa, $120 per night p.p.d.o.
Lifestyle Hacienda Resorts , info@hacienda-resorts.com,
www.hacienda-resorts.com
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IBEROSTAR COZUMEL RE-OPENS
The Iberostar Cozumel hotel,closed since August following Hurricanes
Emily and Wilma has re-opened. Guests streamed into the new lobby
of the 306 room hotel on the west coast of the island of Cozumel and
were delighted to see all the improvements and renovations that have
made Iberostar Cozumel better than ever.
The hotel complex has a completely new look. The guestrooms,
housed in one and two-story bungalow-style buildings have been totally refurbished. The thatched roofs over all the guestrooms now have
been reinforced with a double level of protection against the elements.
Each room has a private shower, air conditioning, ceiling fan, hairdryer,
telephone, satellite TV, safety deposit box and mini-bar. All rooms have
a terrace or patio with hammocks.
Iberostar Cozumel provides scuba diving through Dressel Divers, a
CDC/PADI Gold Palm Resort Dive Center. Here guests can enroll in diving courses that range from basic to instructor levels. The center also
offers nitrox courses, local dives and night dives for certified divers,
cenote diving, equipment rental, snorkel tours and courses.
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, www.iberostar.com
LUCY RUIZ-BAEKELAND APPOINTED NEW GENERAL
MANAGER AT PARAISO DE LA BONITA
Lucy Ruiz-Baekeland has been appointed General Manager of the
only AAA Five-Diamond luxury resort in the
Riviera Maya, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort &
Thalasso.With almost 20 years of hospitality
experience, including serving as Resident
Manager at Paraiso in 2000, Ruiz-Baekeland
will be responsible for the overall management of the boutique 90-room resort. Carlos
Gosselin, the resort owner, welcomes RuizBaekeland’s appointment and says,“Ms.RuizBaekeland possesses many valuable skill
LUCY RUIZ-BAEKLAND
sets. We are thrilled that she has re-joined
our family at Paraiso.”
Ruiz-Baekeland has experience as a general resort director since 2004
where she held this position at The Avalon Resorts. In this role, RuizBaekeland supervised five hotels: two in Cancun, one in Isla Mujeres,
one in Acapulco and one in Panama City. Additionally, she established
parameters to obtain the resorts’ AAA Four-Diamond rating, oversaw
corporate departments such as purchasing, systems, reservations and
sales, and actively participated in the new image design for the hotels
division. Before holding this position, Ruiz-Baekeland served as General
Manager to Hotel Presidente InterContinental-Puerto Vallarta where
she managed the transition from an all-inclusive to a 120-room
European plan hotel and implemented a new concept called Acqua
Esencia.Prior to the InterContinental-Puerto Vallarta, she served as a research analyst for the InterContinental Hotel Group in London. As resident manager for Paraiso, Ruiz-Baekeland aided in the grand opening
of the resort, implemented the resort’s service standards and participated in the hiring and training of the staff.
Ruiz-Baekeland says, “It is a pleasure to be back at Paraiso. It is an
honor to be General Manager of a property I helped open four years
ago.” Ruiz-Baekeland began her hospitality career in 1989 at the Hotel
Fiesta Americana Condesa. Since then she has specialized in high-end
hotels where the highest levels of service and quality standards are
required.
Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso, www.paraisodelabonita.
com
CANCUN’S BEACH RECOVERY PROJECT COMPLETES
THIS MONTH
The popular hot-spot of Cancun,ranked the No.3 top international destination in Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s 2006 Travel Trends Survey, has come
back reinvigorated and with beaches more alluring than ever.
The beach recovery effort, which focused on restoring nine miles of
beach that experienced varying degrees of erosion as a result of the hurricane Wilma, began on January 16 and is moving at a rapid-fire pace.
More than 40 meters of sand (approximately 132 feet) have already been
pumped back into Cancun’s shoreline.
In addition, practically all of Cancun’s popular attractions, restaurants,
bars and shopping centers are currently open for business. Almost all
major resorts will be up and running by spring, with more than 60 percent of 27,822 hotel rooms available by the end of March.
The $20.33 million beach recovery project is expected to be completed
by April 30, 2006. The process, which does not interfere with beachgoers,
involves a barge approximately 600 feet from the shore pumping sand
onto the beaches through a pipe.
Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.cancun.info
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ANGUILLA TOURIST BOARD ANNOUNCES 19
PERCENT INCREASE IN VISITORS
The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) has announced a robust 2005 tourist
season with an increase of visitor arrivals (tourists, business travelers, excursionists/day trippers from St. Maarten) for the 12-month period of
January through December 2005 showing a 19 percent increase over the
same period in 2004. There were a total of 143,186 visitor arrivals for
2005, an increase of 22,398 persons over 2004. Tourist arrivals (stay over
visitors) increased by 15 percent during the same period with the island
welcoming 62,084 tourists surpassing targeted arrivals of 58,874.
The U.S.remained the island’s largest market by far with 41,733 tourist
arrivals in 2005 versus 35,751 for 2004, representing an increase of 16.7
percent.
The island proved once again to be a preferred destination for tourists
over the December 2005 holiday season with 7,099 selecting Anguilla as
their vacation destination resulting in a 17 percent increase over
December 2004. The U.S. represented 70 percent of those visitors with
4,960 tourist arrivals, an increase of 18 percent over the same period in
2004.
Amelia Vanterpool Kubisch, Director of Tourism, attributed the record
numbers and high profile of the island to several factors including an improved Airport Facility; increased marketing budget and a new brand
marketing campaign around the concept of “the Anguilla
Experience…Feeling is Believing.”
Anguilla Tourist Board, 877-4ANGUILLA, www.anguilla-vacation.
com
dives, dolphin beach encounter, three daily meals, three daily boat dives
with tanks, and more for $1,350 (tax included). Hotel accommodations
are in key superior room with air conditioning.
Anthony’s Key Resort owner, Don Julio Galindo, founded the Roatan
Institute of Marine Sciences in 1989.The facility is unique because the residing dolphins are integrated inside natural,flow-through sea water enclosures, allowing mothers, calves, juveniles, males and females to interact as they would in their natural habitat. In addition, some of the
dolphins are open-ocean trained and leave the facility to interact with
divers and swimmers.
Anthony’s Key Resort is located on Roatan. Roughly 96 percent of all
species found anywhere in the Caribbean can be found off Roatan,which
is part of the second largest barrier reef system in the world.
Up to six dive boats leave Anthony’s Key Resort four times a day on reef,
wall,wreck and night dives.For non-divers,there are dolphin encounters
and educational demonstrations, snorkel trips, horseback riding, and
kayaking. There are also canopy tours and fishing. Visitors can also
arrange to visit Maya Ruin sites or hike in a cloud forest in Honduras’s
National Park.
Anthony’s Key Resort has been family owned and operated for 30
years.The PADI Gold Palm 5-Star Instructor Development Center has the
best diving fleet in the Caribbean, including 10 custom-built dive boats
as well an on-site medical facility, including a hyperbaric chamber.The
all-inclusive resort offers the least expensive diver training and certification in the Caribbean.
Anthony’s Key Resort, 800-227-3483, www.anthonyskey.com
DIVE WITH DOLPHINS AND SHARKS AT ANTHONY’S
KEY RESORT
ST. LUCIA JAZZ CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY
MAY 5-14, 2006
The Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences (RIMS) and Anthony’s Key
Resort are offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dive among dolphins and sharks.The safe, new program mirrors the Institute’s mission
to preserve Honduras’ natural resources through experiential education
and research.
The 7-night, all-inclusive package is being offered August 26November 18, 2006 and includes: shark diving, dolphin diving, two night
The St. Lucia Tourist Board announces a diverse line-up in celebration
of the 15th anniversary of St. Lucia Jazz, scheduled May 5-14, 2006.
Considered one of the Caribbean's premier jazz festivals, St. Lucia Jazz
attracts more than 10,000 visitors a year who enjoy over a dozen musical acts in a variety of unique locations and venues throughout St.Lucia.
This year's roster includes stand-out performers from international star
Seal to the new dancehall queen Rhianna and R&B sensation Ciara,
as well as legendary performers Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and
Al Green.
The 10-day celebration begins with the official opening of St. Lucia
Jazz on May 5 followed by an array of performances happening each
day throughout the island. The festival will be capped off with a fourday line-up that will take place May 11 - May 14 on the main stage at
the Pigeon Island National Landmark. Nancy Wilson and Freddy Cole
will open the main stage performances on May 11. Ciara and the local
St. Lucian act Sisterhood will headline the May 12 performance.
Grammy-award winning Babyface, Kenny Garrett, and Rihanna are the
scheduled performers on May 13. Seal and Al Green, who will be joined
by percussionist Poncho Sanchez, are the final night's headliners who
will close the festival on May 14. St. Lucia Jazz packages are available
from Air Jamaica Vacations and Alken Tours.
St. Lucia Jazz Web, www.stluciajazz.org; St. Lucia Tourist Board, 8884-ST-LUCIA, www.stlucia.org; Air Jamaica Vacations, 800-LOVEBIRD,
www.airjamaica.com; Alken Tours, 800-327-9974, www.
alkentours.com
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GROUPS WELCOME AT OCEAN HOTELS
Ocean Hotels offers conference centers, facilities and a professional
staff ready to turn all events into a complete success. Group services
are available for corporate incentives, meetings, classes and all types of
banquets. They can adapt to a group's particular needs, personalizing
all of the services the hotel offers.
They offer special group advantages including a group representative at the airport, private check-in and pre-check-in guaranteed, wet
towels upon arrival, welcome cocktail, personalized greeting banner,
exclusive 24 hours service for the group, experienced coordinator assigned for the group, advanced thematic restaurants reservations, special reserved area for groups in the buffet restaurant, special banner for
the event, coordination of special activities for group members, special
rates the whole year, a personal assistant, one double room at no
charge with every 25 paid rooms, and complimentary room upgrade
for group leaders.
In addition, they offer coffee breaks, audiovisual equipment, thematic dinners, gala dinners, and entertainment.There are also internet
connection and facilities, internet connections in the conference room,
desktops and laptops available for rent,Wi-Fi Internet connection,VPN
Service (Virtual Private Network), video conference, and photocopy
machine and printers.All of the Ocean Blue and Ocean Sand Golf &
Beach Resorts suites offer private Jacuzzis.They are located 35 minutes
from Punta Cana's International Airport and near to the White Sands
Golf Course.These two resorts share facilities and activities with all inclusive services 24 hours.
Hodelpa/Ocean Hotels & Resorts, 888-403-2603, info@ocean
hotels.net, www.hodelpa. com, www.oceanhotels.net
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LAUNCHES NEW TOURISM
WEBSITE
The Dominican Republic (DR) announces the release of its new interactive website, www.godominicanrepublic.com. Developed to assist
the rapidly growing number of visitors to the country while educating
about developments within the country's tourism infrastructure, the
website will be the source for up-to-date information about the DR.
"With the DR's recent growth in tourism it was essential to develop a
website that will grow with us and our visitors' need for information,"
said Luis Simo, Vice Minister of Tourism. "The website's new design
makes navigation simple while providing more content about the
country than has ever been available in one place."
Among the features of the new site is a section entitled "planning
your trip," offering useful advice and information on everything from
airlines to activities, a "things to do" section detailing the DR's range of
activities and a media room with access to the DR's full press kit and a
convenient media request-for-information form.
Dominican Republic Tourism Board, www.godominicanrepublic.
com
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TAKES
THE LEAD AS DESIGNER GOLF
COURSE PARADISE
Ask the avid golfer what makes the
Dominican Republic (DR), with its 21 courses
the premier destination for the sport and they
will likely say it's the designers. By the end of
2006, DR's golf trail will include: Pete Dye, P.B.
Dye, Nick Faldo, Jim Fazio, Tom Fazio, Jack
Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Nick Price
and Robert Trent Jones.
The DR's designer golf legacy began with the
construction of two Dye courses - La Cana at
Punta Cana Resort & Club (PCRC) by P.B.Dye on
the east coast and Teeth of the Dog at Casa de
Campo by Pete Dye in La Romana.
"La Cana starts with a small par 4 and,little by
little, the course gets more challenging - both
physically and psychologically - with a dramatic par 5 finish by the sea" said PCRC Golf
Director Olivier Brizon.
In December 2005, Teeth of the Dog reopened. "It's basically a whole new course and
while it always had bite, the Dog has even
sharper teeth now," said Gilles Gagnon, golf director at Casa de Campo.
Golf courses have been popping up on each
of the DR's coasts over the past three decades
including Guavaberry by Gary Player in southern Juan Dolio, Dye Fore by Pete Dye (the latest
course at Casa de Campo) in La Romana, and
Playa Grande and Playa Dorada both by Robert
Trent Jones in the north.
"Guavaberry is just 30 minutes from Santo
Domingo's airport making it easily accessible,"
said Glen Powe, golf director at Guavaberry
Resort. "And with five sets of tees for each hole
it is challenging for golfers of all skill levels.”
2006 is expected to be the most exciting year
yet for the DR's designer golf course scene.
Punta Blanca by Nick Price is located near the
new Majestic Colonial Beach Resort.Also in the
line-up this year is a course at the anticipated
Roco Ki Resort by Nick Faldo; Punta Espada by
Jack Nicklaus at the new Cap Cana complex;
and Corales Golf Course by Tom Fazio at PCRC.
The Ocean Signature Course by Arnold Palmer
will be located at the pending Atlantica complex near Luperon.
"We are counting the days until Jack Nicklaus'
first Dominican golf course will be open for golf
lovers from around the world," said Sam Logan,
golf director at Cap Cana."Punta Espada will be
exceptional with eight holes directly on the
ocean and ocean views from every hole."
According to Logan, Punta Espada's unique
story began before the greens and fairways
were planned. Cap Cana gave Nicklaus his pick
of land before all other real estate and plans
were initiated. "By doing this, the golf master
used the most visual, interesting and breathtaking parcels for his course," added Logan.
"Each hole deserves recognition as an exotic
beauty of the Caribbean,especially number 17.
It will not only be enjoyable to play but also a
postcard to send home."
Dominican Republic Tourism Board, 888374-6361, www.godominicanrepublic.com
TURKS & CAICOS NAMED “FINEST
ISLAND IN CARIBBEAN”
Close on the heels of the recent announcement that the Turks and Caicos Islands will host
The World Travel Awards, the Tourist Board has
announced that the Turks and Caicos Islands;
the Chief Minister, Hon. Dr. Michael Misick;
Grace Bay Club; and American Airlines have received the highly coveted International Star
Diamond Award from The American Academy
of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS). Recognizing
commitment to excellence in luxury and
service, the award evaluates nominees based
on exceptional service, superb facilities, ambiance, gastronomy, cleanliness and, above all,
hospitality.
In a ceremony on February 17, 2006, at the
Grace Bay Club, Providenciales, the Turks and
Caicos Islands received the International Star
Diamond Award as “The Finest Island in the
Caribbean.” The Chief Minister accepted the
award on behalf of the islands for his leadership and vision in developing the Turks and
Caicos as a popular tourist destination.
The Academy’s International Star Diamond
Award is the only global award program recognizing the excellence of an exclusive network
of professionals within the luxury sector of the
hospitality industry. The Academy has expanded the International Star Diamond
Award’s selection criteria beyond five star hotels and restaurants to include resorts, airlines,
cruise ships and luxury products.
Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board, 800241-0824, www.turksandcaicostourism.com
FAMILY VACATIONS WITH PETER
HUGHES DIVING
In 2006, Peter Hughes Diving is taking the
family vacation to a new level. This summer
onboard Sun Dancer II in Belize and Wind
Dancer in Tobago,Peter Hughes Diving is teaming up with Kids Sea Camp to offer three all inclusive family vacations.
These family themed trips offer the ultimate
in family vacations. Family members who are
certified divers will explore the wonders these
dive destinations have to offer. Non-diving
children will join their parents on board and
participate in Kids Sea Camp where they will
make new friends, experience the seas, learn
about new cultures, and join in a wide range of
activities all while under adult crew supervision.Charter Rate includes: all the usual amenities and services, including morning beverage
service, fresh towels after a dive, mid-week
linen changes, and sit down dining at dinner.
For Kids Seacamp participants each day will include: four hours of adventure in the mornings
and four hours of exploration in the afternoons, and a Kids Sea Camp T-shirt, visor, water
bottle and a special land excursion.
Peter Hughes Diving, Inc., 800-9-DANCER,
800-932-6237, kidsseacamp@peterhughes.
com, www.peterhughes.com
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C a r i b b e a n Tr a v e l
CURAÇAO ANNOUNCES FIRST
ANNUAL DIVE FESTIVAL
CARRIACOU MAROON MUSIC
FESTIVAL APRIL 28-30
Curaçao has announced the First Annual
Curaçao Dive Festival, scheduled for May 20 27, 2006.
Registration is free and visitors can enjoy a
week full of guided dives, workshops, seminars
and advanced dives, while nightfall brings
happy hour gatherings with live entertainment, movies on the beach, BBQs and night
dives.
The festivities begin with opening ceremonies at Lion’s Dive & Beach Resort on
Saturday evening,May 20. Local dive operators
are offering special packages throughout the
festival.
Curaçao also offers many hotel and resort
options. 12 participating hotels are offering a
special airfare credit of for the dive festival of
$100 to $200 off the final hotel bill for stays of
five nights or longer.
Carriacou invites visitors to help commemorate centuries of tradition and celebration at
this year’s Carriacou Maroon Music Festival.
This three-day celebration is scheduled for
April 28-30. Visitors will journey to “Heritage
Village” in Belair Park where for centuries islanders have come together to give thanks for
plentiful harvest and future prosperous planting seasons. In the past, street activities known
as maroons encouraged the unifying of people
in a harmonious and fun atmosphere. At the
Sixth Annual Carriacou Maroon Music Festival,
visitors can share in the magic of connecting
with the ways of the past, while celebrating
through cultural music, dance, and theater.
The events kick-off on Friday, April 28 with
the ceremonial wetting of the grounds and
sounding of the horns where visitors can witness ancient practices first hand. There is also a
traditional Carriacou feast, featuring a menu of
smoked foods such as pork, beef, mutton and
chicken,along with local staples like rolled coo-
Curaçao Dive Festival, www.curacaoevent.com; Curaçao, 800-3- CURAÇAO (800328-7222), www.curacao.com
coo (corn), rolled rice and stewed pigeon peas.
There are performances of traditional
Carriacou dances including the “Big-Drum”and
“Quadrille,” Maroon theatre and traditional
folklore, as well as string band music.
Saturday,April 29,is a day and night full of live
performances from various top local and regional entertainers. In addition, interesting displays of cottage crafts and other various exhibits will be set up in specified areas.
On April 30 there is a cultural exhibition.
Games and live entertainment including string
band music, theater performances and “Big
Drum”dancing will be featured throughout the
evening. Established in 2001, the Carriacou
Maroon Music Festival is a unique event indigenous to Carriacou, which celebrates the island’s
rich history and culture. The Grenada Board
of Tourism is fully supportive of the Festival
that serves to augment the image of
Carriacou & Petite Martinique as a preferred
tourist destination.
Grenada Board of Tourism in Carriacou,
carriacoumaroon@yahoo.com
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C a r i b b e a n Tr a v e l
GRENADA APPOINTS NEW
DIRECTOR OF TOURISM
The Grenada
Board of Tourism
(GBT) has announced the appointment of
Jocelyn SylvesterGairy
as
the
new Director
of Tourism
based
in
St.
JOCELYN SYLVESTER-GAIRY
George’s, Grenada.
Sylvester-Gairy replaces William Joseph who
previously occupied this post.
“I am confident that Mrs.Sylvester-Gairy will
be a valuable asset to the Grenada Board of
Tourism team as we continue to work towards
elevating Grenada’s tourism sector to a standard that exceeds the expectations of our regional and international visitors,” said the
Honorable Brenda Hood, Minister of Tourism.
Sylvester-Gairy has vast experience in the
travel and tourism industry, serving as CEO for
Brooklyn-based travel agencies, Seaspice
Vacations and Jantas Corp. d/b/a Astral Travel
& Tours, for the last 19 years. She presently
serves as the CEO for Astral Travel & Tours in
St. George’s and the Chairman of the Grenada
Cultural Foundation. Sylvester-Gairy was also
the Chairman of the Grenada Board of
Tourism since 2004.
In the 80’s and 90’s, she worked as a
travel and tourism course tutor in the
adult education program at both
Medgar Evers College and Brooklyn College
in New York. Sylvester-Gairy was also a
teacher with the New York City Board of
Education in Brooklyn for 10 years. She holds
a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Political
Sciences, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Sociology from Long Island University in
Brooklyn.
Grenada Board of Tourism, www.grenada
grenadines.com
AIR JAMAICA VACATIONS NAMES
NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Air Jamaica Vacations announced the appointment of Javier Morales as the company’s
Director of Marketing and Product
Development.
“We’re very pleased to have Javier join the
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OVER-WATER SPA OPENS AT
KAMALAME CAY
96-acre private island just off Andros Island in
the Bahamas Archipelago.
The resort introduced its 2,000-square-foot
Spa in early 2006. The two-story building is
sited at the end of the new 200-foot
Kamalame Pier. Because of this location,
clients seem literally to float in any of the five
treatment rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows.
Custom spa packages can include champagne lunches on the Spa's veranda where
yoga sessions are held. The range of restorative programs includes massage, body and facial treatments.
Biotropica, a spa product company
located in the Bahamas, has provided all-natural body scrubs and oils for an authentic
pampering island experience.
Samples of spa treatments include:
Bahamian Boreh which echoes a
traditional Balinese treatment, with a
deep heat experience that increases circulation, soothes muscle aches and exfoliates
skin; Kamalame Coconut Body Glow for
Sensitive Skin which mixes freshly shredded
coconut with other natural ingredients to create a gentle and effective body scrub with an
all-natural conditioning treatment; and
Seaweed Botanical Wrap, a tropical treatment
using a synergistic blend of pure minerals and
sea extracts to nourish, soften and tone the
skin.
Kamalame Cay offers 19 accommodations
for two to six people that range from marina
rooms to cottage and villa suites. The Great
House is a gathering place where guests enjoy
evening cocktails and all meals.
Nightly room rates (exclusive of taxes
and airport transfer fees) through
May 31, 2006 range from $740 to $3,620
based on type of accommodation, which includes four standard guestrooms and 15 one, two- and three-bedroom private cottages.
Rates from June 1-November 30, 2006 range
from $561-$2,559.
Additionally,
Kamalame
Cove,
a
7,500-square-foot, 4-bedroom is available for
$4,800 per night year-round. Kamalame Cay
rates include all food, house wines and spirits,
use of snorkeling equipment, sea kayaks, access to tennis and oceanfront freshwater
swimming.
The first over-water spa in the Bahamas
opened recently at Kamalame Cay, a 19-room,
Kamalame Cay, 242-368-6281, info@
kamalame.com, www.kamalame.com
Air Jamaica Vacations family,” said Mike
Norton,Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
“He brings an incredible wealth of talent to
complement our team.”
A 17-year industry veteran, Morales began
his career in the cruise industry as Area Sales
Manager for Dolphin and Majesty Cruise
Lines, followed by an appointment as Sales
Manager for Travelodge Hotel Main Gate East
in Kissimmee, Florida. There, he was instrumental in the day-to-day management of the
446-room property while he worked to expand the property’s wholesale and corporate
accounts.
In 1995,Morales served as Sales Manager for
the Florida Marlins Baseball Club where he established a Tour & Travel program with domestic and international wholesalers and the
popular Florida Marlins game day bus pick up
system. The following year, Morales accepted
an appointment with the Palm Beach
Convention and Visitors Bureau as its
International Market Manager for Latin
America.
For two years, he worked as the Director of
Promotions and Latin American Sales for the
Palm Beach Casino Line. It was in that capacity that Morales established the company’s
Promotions Department and developed the
National Accounts Sales and Latin America
wholesale program.
Morales then moved to Certified Vacations,
Inc. where, as Product Manager for the
Caribbean & Bermuda, he was responsible for
negotiating and contracting wholesale rates
for hotels and attractions in 20 Caribbean
Islands, as well as coordinating brand marketing strategies.
In 2003, Morales accepted a position
with Marriott Offshore Resorts as Senior
Account Executive, E-commerce, where he
oversaw e-commerce wholesale programs for
eight offshore Marriott properties.He joins Air
Jamaica Vacations after serving most recently
as Senior Account Executive for Travel
Industry Sales at the Doral Resort and Country
Club, a Marriott Resort, based in Miami,
Florida.
Air Jamaica Vacations, 800-622-3009
C a r i b b e a n Tr a v e l
DIONNE WARWICK TO PERFORM
AT 2006 ST. KITTS MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Mr.Allister Williams,Executive Director of the
St.Kitts Music Festival,has announced that sixtime Grammy Award Winning artist Dionne
Warwick will be among the top acts performing at the 10th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival
taking place from June 29 to July 2, 2006.
Celebrating her 45th year in show business,
Dionne Warwick has become an indelible part
of the American music soundtrack of the last
four and a half decades. The second-most
charted female artist in Billboard history,
Warwick has more than 60 hit songs since
1962. In 1968, she received her first of six
Grammy Awards for “Do You Know the Way to
San Jose?”.
Her Grammy-winning chart-topping single,
“That’s What Friends Are For,” was the first
music industry collaboration to raise millions
of dollars for AIDS research and AMFAR.
“I’m looking forward to a wonderful time of
great music and great talent,” said Warwick of
the St. Kitts Music Festival. She added,“I commend St. Kitts for organizing this marvelous
festival that celebrates all styles of music.”
Additional musical acts will be added and
announced in the coming weeks. Now in its
10th consecutive year, the festival attracts
both locals and visitors alike. It features various musical styles on the popular market, including R&B, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Soca,
Calypso, Gospel and Contemporary music.
Past artists have included such top acts as
Kenny Rogers, Boyz II Men, Wyclef Jean, Brian
McKnight, Ashanti, Shaggy, Eve, Bobby
Caldwell, DMX, Hugh Masekala, Xtatik, the
Temptations, Chaka Khan, Maxi Priest, Ronald
“Boo”Hinkson and Busta Rhymes.
the tune of over $34 million, is underway at
Queen Beatrix International Airport. The
airport's growth plan includes the
installation of elevators to make the facility
more accessible for disabled travelers, the addition of a new central security area, updated
signage, free luggage carts and more. The improvements are well-timed as many carriers,
including American Airlines, Continental
Airlines, Delta Song, United Airlines, and US
Airways,have recently expanded service to the
island. Aruba is also planning changes at the
cruise ship terminal, which will be
expanded.The Government of Aruba is investing approximately $16 million in the creation
of the largest linear park in the Caribbean,
stretching 10 miles from Aruba's Queen
Beatrix International Airport to the end of the
high-rise hotel corridor.
Other areas of the island,such as Baby Beach,
on the east end, and downtown Oranjestad,
the island's capital, are undergoing development and upgrades. One of the most visible
sectors of change is among the island's hotels
and resorts, where over $150 million has been
invested in major renovation and expansions
spanning 2005 through 2007.
Other areas of investment include: the
launch of "The Aruba Promise," an island-wide
tourism-training program; and spa openings
at the Costa Linda Beach Resort Aruba (late
2005) and Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino
(schedule for November 2006,$5.2 million).De
Palm Tours is pumping $5 million into a new
fleet of all-terrain vehicles and Land Rovers
and a major renovation to its private island, De
Palm Island. The addition of a water park on
the island is scheduled for completion in summer 2006.
New restaurants, such as Foot Prints Beach
Grill (Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino),
The Promenade II (Aruba's Sun Plaza Center),
Sakura Sushi House (Aruba's Aventura Mall).
will open.
Aruba Tourism Authority, 800-TO-ARUBA,
www.aruba.com
St. Kitts Tourism Authority, 800-582-6208,
info@stkittstourism.kn, www.stkitt-tourism.
com
ARUBA INVESTS OVER $200
MILLION IN TOURISM
The Aruba Tourism Authority, together with
its private sector partners, is forging ahead in
2006 with major investments in its tourism
product totaling over $200 million.Expansions
and renovations encompass virtually every
sector of the travel industry, from the airport
and cruise terminal to hotels, spas and restaurants.Significant investment and expansion,to
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C a r i b b e a n Tr a v e l
LEARN TO DIVE AT DIVI
FLAMINGO & DIVI TIARA BEACH
RESORTS
Divi Resorts offers learn to dive programs at
the Divi Tiara Beach Resort in Cayman Brac and
Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino in Bonaire.
The resorts’ 7-night Full PADI Open Water
Certification Beginner Dive Packages priced
from $1,029 at Divi Tiara and $941 at Divi
Flamingo.Package rates are ppdo.
The packages include seven nights accommodation, full breakfast daily, round-trip airport
transfers, full open water certification course including five theory and five skill sessions, four
open water dives, all books, dive tables and all
required scuba diving equipment, unlimited
snorkeling from the shore (gear),welcome cocktail, beach towels and pool and beach, and all
taxes and service charges on package features.
At Divi Tiara the package also includes dinner
daily. The open water course takes four days to
complete. Package pricing is valid for travel
through December 22,2006.
Guests of Divi Tiara who plan to complete their
classroom and pool work prior to arriving at the
resort can take advantage of the resort’s Referral
Certification Beginner Dive Package which includes seven nights accommodations, full
breakfast and dinner daily, the Referral
Certification Course with four open water dives
completed over two days, round-trip airport
transfers, welcome cocktail, use of beach towels
at pool and beach, and tax and service charges
on package features. Package prices begin at
$904 ppdo.
Divi Resorts,
diviresorts.com
800-367-3484,
www.
JAPEX HEADS TO NEGRIL IN
APRIL
The 16th annual Jamaica Product Exchange
(JAPEX) will take place for the first time ever in
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Negril, Jamaica from April 23 - 25, 2006. The
event is sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board
(JTB) and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist
Association (JHTA) and will take place at the
JAPEX Centre,Negril.
JAPEX offers the ideal forum for leading suppliers of the Jamaica tourism product to meet
with travel wholesalers and tour operators from
Europe and the Americas in a professionally organized business exchange. Created in 1990,
JAPEX has become Jamaica’s premier travel
trade event and is supported by many Jamaican
organizations interested in the development of
the island’s tourism product.
Meetings are scheduled in advance through a
computerized appointment-matching system,
and additionally at the event in on-site scheduling sessions. The system creates two meeting
types:the perfect-match appointment,bringing
together a buyer and a supplier who have each
specifically asked to meet the other; and the
buyer-requested appointment, based solely on
the buyer’s request for a meeting with a supplier
of choice. “JAPEX is a dynamic arena for everyone involved in Jamaica’s tourism industry and
offers an excellent opportunity to sell the
Jamaica product and boost arrival figures,”
stated Donnie Dawson,Deputy Director of Sales,
U.S.A.,for the JTB.
JAPEX, www.jhta.org\japex.htm
SMART CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY MAY 12-14
The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau and the St.
Martin Tourist Board in conjunction with the St.
Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association and
the Association des Hoteliers de Saint Martin
has announced the 5th anniversary of SMART,
the St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional
Tradeshow.The event is set to take place May 1214 2006, at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort &
Casino in St.Maarten.
An annual event, SMART was designed to
showcase the important region of the
Northeastern Caribbean. Hotels, resorts and
other tourism products from 14 destinations will
be featured including Anguilla, Antigua,
Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat,
Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barths, St. Kitts, St.
Maarten,St.Martin and Barbados.
"We've been preparing for the best in the industry to ensure the great success of this annual
Caribbean event," said St. Maarten Tourism
Bureau Director Regina LaBega. "The synergy is
there amongst our hotel partners and sponsors
and we expect to build substantial momentum
on behalf of the entire destination."
"This event will provide tremendous opportunity each year to highlight our joined tourism
products and build on industry relationships,"
said St. Martin's new Director of Tourism, Alex
Richards
SMART organizers are working with the
Caribbean Hotel Association to pre-schedule all
meetings for delegates in advance of the
tradeshow, in order to maximize everyone's
time.
SMART management Office at the Caribbean
Hotel Association in Puerto Rico, 787-725-9139,
mlejardi@caribbeanhotels.org
St. Maarten/St. Martin, www.st-maarten.
com; www.st-martin.org; Sonesta Maho
Beach Resort & Casino, 800-223-0757,
www.sonesta.com/stmaarten
GRENADA WELCOMES
KENNEDY TOURS
Kennedy Tours is the newest addition to
Grenada’s tour company roster. The company
specializes in providing a historical angle to
every tour they offer.
Kennedy Tours offers fully air-conditioned bus
tours of Grenada’s natural and historic attractions, plantations and spice estates. In addition,
Kennedy Tours provides hiking tours to
Grenada’s spectacular waterfalls like Concord
Falls, Seven Sisters Falls and Honeymoon Falls in
Grand Etang Lake and Forest Reserve.
“The most unique feature of Kennedy Tours is
our special attention to history,” said Jawahir,
tour operator and owner. “Through our excursions, visitors will learn how Grenada’s colorful
history has influenced the island’s modern day
life.”
The company also has future plans to introduce
historical tours of Grenada’s coastline in a fiberglass boat with a seating capacity of 15 people.
A Grenadian himself,Jawahir is experienced in
the social, political, and cultural history of
Grenada. In the past, he worked with the
Grenada Board of Tourism and St. George’s
University as a tour guide, along with many
cruise lines visiting Grenada. Awarded for
“Outstanding Service as a Tour Guide”by Princess
Cruise Lines, Jawahir provides a personal touch
to every tour.
Kennedy
Tours,
kennedytours@
caribsurf.com, www.kennedytours.com
CARIBBEAN
resource directory
Alta Bella Hotels
sales@altabellahotels.com
www.altabellahotels.com
Anthony's Key Resort
800-227-3483
www.anthonyskey.com
Hotetur Caribbean Division/
Blue Bay Resorts
Fax: 305-534-7679
sales.caribbean@hotetur.com
www.catalog.hotetur.com
www.hotetur.com
Bahia Principe Clubs and Resorts
www.bahiaprincipe.com
Lifestyle Hacienda Resorts
info@hacienda-resorts.com
www.hacienda-resorts.com
Coral Gardens Beach Resort
800-950-2862
info@coralgardens.com
www.coralgardens.com
Majestic Colonial Punta Cana
809-221-9898
Fax: 809-552-9995
www.majesticcolonial.com
Costa Bonita Resort Villas
787-742-3000
www.costabonitaresort.com
mangobay
800-537-8483
reservations@mangobaybarbados.com
Courtyard by Marriott
800-791-2553
reservations@sjcourtyard.com
The Flamboyant Hotel and Villas
473-444-4247
flambo@caribsurf.com
www.flamboyant.com
Ghost Tour of Old San Juan
787-721-5709
Fax: 208-493-9425
admin@sanjuanghosts.com
www.sanjuanghosts.com
Holiday Inn San Juan
800-HOLIDAY
www.holidayinnpr.com
Hotel InterContinental San Juan
800-468-9076
www.intercontinental.com
Mayaguez Resort and Casino
888-689-3030
sales@mayaguezresort.com
www.mayaguezresort.com
Ocean Hotels
888-403-2603
www.oceanhotels.net
Osprey Beach Hotel
649-946-2666
info@ospreybeachhotel.com
www.ospreybeachhotel.com
Paradise Cove Resort
para-cove@anguillanet.com
www.paradise.net
Peter Hughes Diving
www.peterhughes.com
Point Village Resort
877-764-6852
pt.village@cwjamaica.com
www.pointvillage.com
Punta Cana Resorts
888-442-2262
info@puntacana.com
www.puntacana.com
Rincon Beach Resort
866-589-0009
www.rinconbeach.com
Riviera Maya Tourism
Promotion Board
info@rivieramaya.com
www.rivieramaya.com
St. Eustatius Tourism
Development Foundation
Tel/Fax: 599-318-2433
euxtour@goldenrocknet.com
www.statiatourism.com
St. Kitts & Nevis
800-582-6208
www.st.kitts-tourism.com
Sivory Punta Cana
sales @sivorypuntacana.com
www.sivorypuntacana.com
Sun Village Resort & Spa
888-446-4695
www.sunvillageresortsandspa.com
True Blue Bay Hotel
mail@truebluebay.com
www.truebluebay.com
Turinter
888-240-8284
www.turinter.com
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