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Fam-tastic: The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority hosted UK agents on a recent fam trip. Here they are at Shirley Heights, overlooking Eric Clapton’s estate
AGENT NEWS.
Nassau Paradise Island is to launch a training programme with Online Travel Training. Agents will be able to earn vouch- ers for Ticketmaster and win a fam trip place. Nassau Paradise Island is taking part in the ttgluxuryvirtual event on Septem- ber 7 and 8. Sign up at
luxury.ttgvirtual.com/register ■
nassauparadiseisland.com
The relaunched Tourism Bonaire website now has a trade section with cruise schedules, stats and images. Its consumer area asks frequent visitors to be “Bonaire Ambassadors”. ■
tourismbonaire.com
Caribtours is offering agents £50 Capital Bonds vouchers for bookings made between September 2 and October 15 for travel in 2011, or £100 vouchers for bookings on Mexico and the Dominican Republic, or Silversea Cruises. ■
werewardagents@caribtours.co.uk
Make five bookings with Bahamas Flavour to Breezes Bahamas for entry into a draw to win a seven-night stay at the resort. Bookings must be made by November 14. ■
bahamasflavour.co.uk
ITG Sales & Marketing is now UK representative for Ottley’s Plantation Inn in St Kitts. For training sessions contact ■
denise@itgmarketing.co.uk
CONTENTS.
Give us a break What to do with and without the kids, p41; Caribbean Month A round-up of September’s events and competitions, p44; Getting down Harrison’s Cave in Barbados, p46; Turks & Caicos An agent’s fam trip report, p48; Hot Property St Lucia review and updates, p50
OPERATOR NEWS.
Caribtours has added the Dominican Republic and Mexico to its 2011 programme, which includes Secrets Capri in Mexico and Zoetry Agua in the Dominican Republic. Touring in Cuba is also new. ■
caribtours.co.uk
Thomas Cook Signature has Mexican holidays with BA’s new Cancun route from £915 pp at three-star Catalonia Playa Maroma. Fly November 3. ■
tcs4agents.com
St. Kitts and Nevis tourist boards are giving agents the chance to win a seven-night twin-centre holiday at Ottley’s Plantation Inn (St. Kitts) and Nisbet Plantation Beach Club (Nevis). To enter, visit
ttglive.com/competitions
Cosmos’s latest Dream Weddings brochure features Sandals’ Martha Stewart Weddings at Jamaican Sandals Resorts. Weddings from £235. ■
cosmos-holidays.co.uk
Aruba and Dominican Republic are new for Thomson Worldwide in 2011. The operator’s latest brochure has seven nights at the four-star Occidental Grand Punta Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic from £849 pp. ■
thomsontailormade.com
Chris Brown and Shaggy (above) stayed at Secrets Wild Orchid in Jamaica’s Montego Bay during Reggae Sumfest in July.
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