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Kuoni sells a seven-night all- inclusive holiday combining Antigua and St Kitts from £2,149 per person, based on two sharing. The price includes flights from Gatwick on June 2, four nights at St James’s Club & Villas, transfers to St Kitts and three nights in a Garden View room at St Kitts Marriott Beach Resort, Casino & Spa. kuoni.co.uk


Tui offers a seven-night all-inclusive holiday at the Bahia Principe Explore Coba in Riviera Maya, Mexico, from £1,736 per person. The price is based on two adults and two children sharing a Junior Suite Superior, with one free child place. The holiday includes flights from Gatwick on July 17, luggage and transfers. tui.co.uk


Gold Medal sells a seven-night all-inclusive stay at Zemi Miches Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton, from £1,999 per person, based on two adults sharing a Tropical View Room. The price includes flights from Gatwick on June 20 and transfers. goldmedal.co.uk


Caribtours offers seven nights’ bed and breakfast at Blue Waters (pictured), Antigua, from £2,875 per adult and £1,205 per child, based on three sharing a Deluxe Beachfront Room. The price includes a 25% discount on accommodation, $100 resort credit, private transfers and flights from Heathrow on August 24. caribtours.co.uk


ABOVE: Carnival parade in Castries, Saint Lucia PICTURE: Shutterstock/Angela N Perryman


November, it’s important to reassure clients that serious hurricanes and tropical storms are rare,” says Leah Marshall, director of sales at Unique Vacations UK. “Our teams are trained to handle inclement weather and have implemented a series of proven best practices, including backup generators if the island’s power fails.” Operators with on-island staff and contingency plans can also provide further reassurance, according to David Pointer, Caribbean product manager at Inspiring Travel. He says: “We have teams on the ground and a 24/7 team in the UK who will assist with safety and making any alternative arrangements, if required.”


UPSELL ISLAND-HOPPING “It’s tempting to see the Caribbean as a fly-and-flop destination, but lower seasonal rates and fewer crowds in summer provide opportunities for island-hopping,” says Kuoni’s Scarlett. “Creating a more complex Caribbean itinerary will spark a traveller’s imagination. We’ve seen a 50% increase in multi-island Caribbean trips, year on year.”


Time your clients’ summer travel correctly and they could see the Caribbean come alive with events – from carnivals in Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada and the Bahamas to music festivals in Jamaica and Barbados. “Summer in the Caribbean has a wonderfully


relaxed, unhurried feel,” says Jenny Peart, head of commercial at Caribtours. “Local festivals bring each island’s culture to life and sea temperatures reach 29C, which is perfect for snorkelling and sailing.”


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has a wonderfully relaxed feel – local festivals bring culture to life and the sea can reach 29C


STANDOUT DESTINATIONS A mix of established hotspots and emerging islands is driving summer demand. Elegant Resorts’ Beckett says: “Barbados continues to be our bestselling year-round destination in the Caribbean, with a combination of great airlift, fabulous hotels and a host of things to do.” Antigua is a top seller for Elegant Resorts and


Inspiring Travel, with year-round all-inclusives such as Blue Waters, Curtain Bluff, Hammock Cove and Galley Bay offering good-value packages. Antigua and Saint Lucia account for a third of Kuoni’s summer bookings, with St Kitts and Nevis and the Turks and Caicos Islands gaining momentum since the operator introduced packages to the destinations last year. For a mainland alternative, Mexico’s Caribbean coast is a standout for Gold Medal, which notes a 30% increase in summer sales. Cancun is also Tui’s bestselling destination, thanks to its frequent flights and hotel portfolio. One thing remains clear: with so much variety and so many savings to be found, the Caribbean just got a whole lot harder to resist.


TW travelweekly.co.uk


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