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COCONUT BEACH
CLUB OPENS MID OCTOBER
August 2004
REMARKS AT INAUGURAL
INDEPENDENCE HOMECOMING FESTIVAL
August 9, 2004
CARIBBEAN STAR AIRLINES SPONSORS ANTIGUA CARNIVAL 2K4
July 21, 2004
NEW
YORK OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM SPONSORS "ISLAND NIGHT"
AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER
July 7, 2004
RECOVERED
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FLAG HANDED OVER IN BRIEF CEREMONY
July 6, 2004
CARIBBEAN
STAR AIRLINES ANNOUNCES JOINT FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMME WITH VIRGIN ATLANTIC
June 2004
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA PARTICIPATES IN DESTINOS TRADE SHOW IN SAN JUAN
June 17, 2004
CARIBBEAN
SUN AIRLINES INCREASE DAILY FLIGHTS FROM SAN JUAN TO ANTIGUA
June 15, 2004
OPENING
CAPPUCCINO LOUNGE
June 2004
CARIBBEAN STAR AIRLINES OFFERS TRAVEL PACKAGES FOR VINCY MAS
June 9, 2004
PM SPENCER
LAUNCHES TOURISM TRANSFORMATION TASKFORCE
June 10, 2004
CARLISLE BAY
THIS SUMMER
It might just be more affordable than you think …
May, 2004
38th Annual Antigua Sport Fishing
Tournament
27th - 31st May 2004
May, 2004
JOLLY BEACH RESORT OFFERS A 7th NIGHT FREE
FOR MORE SUN AND FUN
March, 2004
HAWKSBILL
BEACH RESORT
February 4, 2004
PM BIRD TO ATTEND SOD TURNING EXERCISE FOR NEW SANDALS PROJECT
February 15, 2004
RESTORED NELSON'S DOCKYARD SEAWALL HANDED OVER TO GOVERNMENT
January 22, 2004
ADVENTURES
IN TRAVEL EXPO A SUCCESS
January 12, 2004
AIR JAMAICA OFFERS US$299 RETURN BARGAIN BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ANTIGUA
January 7, 2004
CATAMARAN
HOTEL
January, 2004
PRESS
RELEASE ON VIP FIRST RETREAT
January, 2004
AIR
JAMAICA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, NEW YORK OFFICE HOST
PRESS LUNCHEON
December 18, 2003
ANTIGUA
NON-STOP FROM JFK
Air Jamaica’s best Caribbean Value
Now offering
Non-Stop Champagne Service From New York To Antigua
December 2003
CURTAIN BLUFF IN ANTIGUA EXTENDS SUMMER SEASON OPENING UP NEW MARKET FOR FAMILY TRAVEL
CURTAIN BLUFF ANNOUNCES NEW DEVELOPMENTS, ACCOLADES FOR 2003/2004 SEASON
AIR
JAMAICA AND THE NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ANTIGUA/BARBUDA DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
CONCLUDE A SERIES OF PRODUCT SEMINAR
December 11, 2003
SANCTUARY SPA OPENS At ST. JAMES’S CLUB, ANTIGUA
November 2003
ANTIGUA TENNIS WEEK AT CURTAIN BLUFF RESORT
November 18, 2003
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET
CHANGES AT HAWKSBILL RESORT ANTIGUA
November 10, 2003
SPEECH
BY HON. LESTER B. BIRD,
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the opening of The Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute,
(ABHTI), Dutchman’s Bay on Thursday, October 30, 2003 at 4 p.m.
A LITTLE BIT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COMING TO SANDALS ANTIGUA
SANDALS RESORTS ANNOUNCES $US 25 MILLION EXPANSION
October 30, 2003
SOMETHING’S SPECIAL FOR HONEYMOONERS
AT JOLLY BEACH RESORT, ANTIGUA
September 2003
MAKE ROOM IN THE TROPHY CASE: SANDALS ANTIGUA RESORT & SPA NEWEST FIVE STAR DIAMOND RESORT
August 12, 2003
GRAB THE KIDS AND GO!
TO ANTIGUA’S ALL-INCLUSIVE JOLLY BEACH RESORT
August 2003
US TRAVEL AGENTS INVITED TO “EXPLORE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA” DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
July 7, 2003
THE
FANTASY POOL AT JOLLY BEACH RESORT, ANTIGUA
-- A Jewel on an Island of 365 Beaches --
June 2003
TWO ELITE ISLAND RESORTS WIN MAJOR RECOGNITION IN THE
CARIBBEAN TRAVEL & LIFE
Best of 2003 issue
May 22, 2003
42nd ANNUAL NICHOLSON CHARTER YACHT SHOW
3 - 9 DECEMBER 2003, ANTIGUA, WEST INDIES
May, 2003
PM BIRD CUTS RIBBON TO OPEN ULTRA MODERN ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX
April 28, 2003
PM BIRD GETS REPLICA OF AIR JAMAICA JETLINER
April 24, 2003
AN
INTERVIEW WITH BEVERLY KING
WEDDING CO-ORDINATOR
JOLLY BEACH RESORT, ANTIGUA, W.I.
April 2003
MORE WEDDING WISHES NOW GRANTED
AT ANTIGUA'S JOLLY BEACH RESORT
-- New Wedding Package Offers More Than Ever For Same Price --
April 2003
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM HOSTS ITS 7TH ANNUAL MODEL BOAT RACES
March 24, 2003
JOIN THE FUN AT JOLLY BEACH RESORT DURING
THE 36TH ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK
March 18, 2003
ANTIGUA'S JOLLY BEACH RESORT UNVEILS
REDESIGNED WEBSITE
-- ADDS SECURE ONLINE RESERVATION FORM
February 2003
PRIME MINISTER MOVES TO STRENGTHEN
SECURITY
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
February 26, 2003
JOLLY BEACH RESORT, ANTIGUA TARGETS PREVIOUSLY UNTAPPED HISPANIC MARKET
-- “CALIENTE” WEEKEND ON COURSE --
January 23, 2003
CRUISE TOURISM
January, 2003
PM BIRD
CONGRATULATES YOUNG SAILOR ON HISTORIC JOURNEY
January 12th, 2003
BRITISH
TEENAGER SET TO BECOME YOUNGEST TO CROSS ATLANTIC SOLO IN ANTIGUA WATERS -
FATHER ARRIVES EARLY
January 11th, 2003
NEW AIRPORT FACILITY
CHARGE TO BEGIN IN JULY
January 2003
NEW JOLLY BEACH CHEF MEETS CHALLENGE OF
FIVE RESTAURANTS AND ALL-INCLUSIVE FORMAT
December 2002
US$ 22 MILLION NEW PIER OPENS WITH A BANG
December 19th, 2002
HEMISPHERES RESTAURANT AT JOLLY BEACH RESORT GETS A FACELIFT
November 2002
ANTIGUA’S’ GABRIELLE MARTIN WINS
CONDE NAST TRAVELER ESSAY CONTEST
October 30th, 2002
JOLLY BEACH RESORT, ANTIGUA EXPANDS
AVAILABILITY
FROM ITALIAN MARKET
October 30th, 2002
PETER BOWLING APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ROSEWOOD'S JUMBY
August 5th, 2002
ANTIGUA'S CARNIVAL 2002 OPENS WITH COLOURFUL PARADE
"DOWNPOUR DID NOT STOP DE JAM"
July 27th, 2002
LAUNCH OF RESORT MARKETING INTERNATIONAL
June, 2002
PM BIRD HONOURED BY CTO
AT FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS PRESENTATION
June 4, 2002
MINISTRY
OF TOURISM RECOGNIZES LONG-STANDING VISITORS UNDER ITS VISITOR RELATIONS
PROGRAMME
May 2002
MORE TRAVEL AGENTS FROM THE U. S. VISIT ANTIGUA
May 22, 2002
TOP PRODUCING U. S. TRAVEL AGENTS VISIT ANTIGUA
May 16, 2002
WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE LINER DOCKS IN ANTIGUA
April 17, 2002
JOINT TOURISM MARKETING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK
March 26, 2002
REDEFINING THE ANTIGUAN AND BARBUDA
EXPERIENCE
March 2002
Royal Castle Antigua Opens to Huge Crowds
GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO HELPING LOCAL BUSINESSMEN
February 2002
THE
ENGLISH HARBOUR INN REOPENS NEWLY REFURBISHED RESORT
February 2002
AIR JAMAICA RETURNS TO ANTIGUA WITH NEW NON-STOP SERVICE STARTING JUNE 20TH
February 5, 2002
MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND
ENVIRONMENT AND AH&TA TEAM KICKS OFF 2002 SECONDARY SCHOOL TOURISM EDUCATION
PROGRAM
February 2002
AIR
JAMAICA TO RETURN TO ANTIGUAN SKIES
February 2002
US AIRWAYS BEGINS SERVICE
TO ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
December 9, 2001
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND THE UNITED STATES SIGN TAX AGREEMENT
December 6, 2001
1ST ANNUAL NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS
Cogen Warner Is Young Hotelier Of The Year
December 2001
PM BIRD VISITS MEGA CRUISE LINE
November 2001
BA TO ADD FOURTH WEEKLY
FLIGHT TO ANTIGUA FROM FEBRUARY
November 2001
PM BIRD OPENS ARBOR MONTH
November 2001
ROYAL ANTIGUAN CELEBRATES US AIRWAYS SERVICE TO ANTIGUA
WITH SPECIAL, LIMITED RATES
October 2001
ANTIGUA
WELCOMES MEGA-CRUISE LINER
October 2001
PM BIRD OPENS 31ST ANNUAL SUNFISH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 6, 2001
HOTELS MOVE TO ASSIST STRANDED AMERICANS
September 14, 2001
LASHINGS BEACH CAFÉ &
INN
June 1, 2001
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO BE FEATURED
IN USA TODAY MAGAZINE
May 30, 2001
YEPTON BEACH
RESORT
May 25, 2001
CARIBBEAN STAR AIRLINES IN INAUGURAL FLIGHT TO ST. LUCIA
May 2001
THE CARIBBEAN'S BEST ALL-INCLUSIVE VALUE
IS ANTIGUA'S JOLLY BEACH RESORT
April 2001
THE NEW YORK STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS AGREED TO NAME JULY 15 "CARIBBEAN DAY ON ELLIS
ISLAND"
April 30, 2001
NEWLY TRANSFORMED, ANTIGUA'S JOLLY BEACH RESORT HAS FORMULA FOR GREAT VACATIONS AT AFFORDABLE
PRICES
March 2001
ANTIGUA'S CURTAIN BLUFF IS 40 YEARS NEW
March 30, 2001
$250,000 RADIO CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN
NORTH EASTERN UNITED STATES
March 28, 2001
COCOBAY RESORT INTRODUCES ITS
SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE PACKAGE
March 27, 2001
ANTIGUA READIES FOR 34th ANNUAL SAILING WEEK
"ROOMS STILL AVAILABLE AT CURTAIN BLUFF"
March 22, 2001
CARIBBEAN
STAR BOOSTS CARIBBEAN BUSINESS
March 2001
TALKS
WITH AIR JAMAICA
February 14, 2001
COCOBAY RESORT EXTENDS
February 1, 2001
GOVERNMENT TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT REEFS
GIS Online
JOLLY BEACH RESORT
CARIBBEAN
STAR APPOINTS VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
CARIBBEAN
STAR SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
THE
RETURN OF GO STAR
CARIB
AVIATION ANNOUNCES BARBUDA SCHEDULE
December 2000
DAVE
FERNANDEZ HONOURED AT ST. PETER'S FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND
PRE-CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
December 18, 2000
BWIA CELEBRATES DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR
December 8, 2000
DATES ARE SET FOR THE 27TH
ANTIGUA TENNIS WEEK
December 4, 2000
HAWKSBILL BEACH RESORT ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF STEVE MAYERS AS DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING, NORTH
AMERICA
November 30, 2000
TWA TO OFFER WEEKLY NON-STOP
JFK-ANTIGUA SERVICE
September 18, 2000
ANTIGUA
VACATIONS LIMITED (AVL) CRUISES MILES AHEAD
August 23, 2000
COCOBAY OPENED JULY 5, 2000
SPECIAL $100 INTRODUCTORY RATES INTRODUCED AT
ANTIGUA'S NEWEST ALL-INCLUSIVE RETREAT
July 5, 2000
HURRICANE DEBBY PASSES
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA WITHOUT INCIDENT
August 22, 2000
HAWKSBILL BEACH RESORT
ANNOUNCES TRAVEL AGENT SPECIAL
August 4, 2000
EXPERIENCE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2000
July 10, 2000
CURTAIN BLUFF ANNOUNCES ANTIGUA TENNIS WEEK
DATES
March 2000
CURTAIN BLUFF BUILDS JUNIOR SUITES ON
BEACH
March 21, 2000
SAIL INTO SUMMER AT SUNSAIL BEACH CLUB ANTIGUA
Sunsail Launches Spring/Summer 2000 Rates
April 2000
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