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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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