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CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANISATION
CAROL HAY UK Manager CTO
Going online The Caribbean Tourism Organisation has some exciting plans for 2013! For example we are currently planning to move our popular Caribbean Training Programme online, so watch this space for more details in the coming months.
Pick up the tool of the trade! If you’re not already a member of our training programme, why not sign up today and get one of the few remaining truly great Caribbean Training Tools – The TravelFax! The TravelFax focuses on the key selling points of over 30 Caribbean destinations – from Anguilla to Venezuela. It also includes a special interest matrix,
which clearly shows, at a glance, which destinations are ideal for certain activities such as golf, sailing, diving, hiking and bird- watching.
Limited editions The TravelFax is crammed full of great facts on the Caribbean but, as we prepare to transport our training programme online, we now have just a limited and ever-dwindling stock remaining. So make sure you get your copy before they’re all gone.
Get in touch
Any agents wanting to receive a copy of the TravelFax and join the online CTP should contact Ann-Marie Brooks on 020 8948 0057 or email
abrooks@caribtourism.com
Capitol year awaits region
BY STEVE HARTRIDGE AGENTS looking to sell more of the USA’s Capital Region, which includes Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland, should
look out for the destination’s Holiday guide, distributed with this issue of Selling Long Haul. The region looks set for an extended place in the spotlight this year due to several factors.
Virginia has launched the Lincoln
Movie Trail, to capitalise on Stephen Spielberg’s Oscar-winning biopic. The trail takes visitors to locations used in the film, as well as to restaurants, bars and shops patronised by the film’s stars. Maryland is pushing its Wine in the festival. The two-day event
Woods’,
(May 19- 20) will celebrate the state’s wines, foods and and landscapes. Tour packages are available through America as You Like It (americaasyoulikeit). Meanwhile, August is the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I
Have a Washington,
Dream Speech DC,
and
events are planned.
capitalregionUSA.co.uk
in various
A golden choice now on offer in Nevis
THE Golden Rock Inn on Nevis has undergone a major renovation over the past four years.
Situated in the
island’s Gingerland section at the foot of the rainforest near Mount Nevis Peak, it’s ideal for UK travellers looking for soft adventure and a traditional plantation-life experience. Owned and operated by the American
‘minimalist’ artist, Brice Marden and his wife, Helen, the 200 year-old plantation inn has been transformed into an historic masterpiece with original stone buildings, including the original sugar mill, now used as accommodation. The inn offers water features, tropical gardens and a restaurant that claims to offer some of the best dining on Nevis. From Golden Rock, guests are close to
the best hiking, monkey-spotting and birding on the island. Above 1500 ft, Nevis is covered in luxuriant forest and is home to a variety of wildlife.
goldenrocknevis.com
Radisson Blu in Minnesota Radisson Blu is to open a new property in Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota, this month (March). The 500-room hotel will become the only accommodation directly connected to one of the US’s best-known malls and largest indoor entertainment centre. Features include a fi tness centre with an indoor pool and the FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar highlighting regional Minnesota cuisine.
radisson.com/bloomington- hotel-mn-55425/usablma
IN BRIEF Garuda’s fresh start at Gatwick:
Contact: Caribbean Tourism Organisation 22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1BP Tel: 020 8948 0057 Fax: 020 8948 0067
caribbean.co.uk or
onecaribbean.org
10 March 2013 •
www.sellinglonghaul.com
Indonesian airline Garuda will resume flights between Gatwick and Jakarta in October. The starting date for direct flights to one of South East Asia’s largest hub airports will be announced over the coming weeks. Garuda had been grounded out of the UK due to safety concerns.
garudaindonesia.co.uk
Mozambique visas: The visa
requirements for visitors to southern African country Mozambique have changed and all visas must now be obtained before travel to the country. Until recently it was possible for tourists to purchase a border visa at airports and land borders on arrival, valid for 30 days.
mozambiquehighcommission.org.uk
Five-star Accra: The new five-star
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast, Ghana, will open on April 7. The 269-room hotel will feature three restaurants, a cocktail bar and a Resense Spa. Located adjacent to the State House and National theatre, the hotel will set new standards of luxury in Accra,
inbreifwebsite.co.uk
the country’s capital.
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