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National Solidarity March and Memorial Service
American Airlines Update
Books for ABHTI
Miss AHTA Pageant
Monthly Luncheon & Breakfast Meeting
Doway Consulting
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New Members August 2008
Hemmingways Restaurant,
St John's
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Hotel closures Summer 2008
Sunsail Colonna - May - October 17th
Jumby Bay - June 6th - 2009
Carlisle Bay - August 30th - October 10th
Curtain Bluff - August 23rd - November 1st
Admiral's Inn - August 12th - October 18th
Galleon Beach - May 31st -
Long Bay - May 6th - November 1st
Hermitage Bay - September 1st - October 6th
The Inn - May 1st - November 1st
AYCM Resort - September 1st - November 1st.
Blue Heron by rex resorts -
August 5th - December 5th
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Average Hotel occupancies 2008
January - 74.1%
February - 81.1%
March - 72.7%
April - 72.4%
May - 63.7%
June - 57.3%
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Upcoming Events
AHTA Monthly Luncheon
Vyvien's Restaurant,
Blue Waters
- 14th August
Christian Valley Magic Mango Fest
- 16th & 17th August
Breakfast Meeting with Minister Lovell
Sandals Grand Antigua
- 21st August
Catamaran Marina,
-27th September
Marriott St Kitts
- 1st - 3rd October
Miss AHTA Pageant
Multi Purpose Centre
- 11th October
World Travel Market
- 10th - 13th November
Saint Lucia
- 18 - 20th January
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Welcome to the Newsletter of the Antigua Hotels & Tourist Association. |
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National Solidarity March and Memorial Service | |
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NGO’s, Unions, Government, Political Parties unite towards one goal – Stop the Violence
Hundreds of people turned out last Thursday for a spirited peace march and rally against the upsurge in crime and violence.
NGOs,union representatives,Government officials, members of Political Parties and the private sector all came together to show their solidarity. Wearing black armbands they marched through the streets of St John's.
The March began at the Holy Family Cathedral on Michael's Mount and proceeded down Vivian Richards Street, along Market Street and then back up High Street to finish at the Rising Sun Grounds where a memorial service was held to pay tribute to the victims of the recent crime wave.
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The service led by Dean Smithen started with songs of praise by a group from the St John's Pentecostal Church. After scriptures read by the Hon. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and M.P. Gaston Brown, the Commissioner of Police Gary Nelson reassured residents of Antigua and Barbuda that a new task force was actively engaged in fighting crime. He also put out a call for help, requesting that anyone with information come forward and share it with the Police Force so that those behind these incidents be brought to justice.
National hero Sir Vivian Richards called on the nation to come together and find ways to help with solving the crime situation while calling on everyone to become more vigilant.
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We are so used to hearing bad news from the airlines but here at last is some good news from American Airlines.
Starting September 6th American Airlines will start direct non-stop services from Antigua to Miami on Saturdays and Sundays. Flight AA1907 will leave Miami at 10.25am and arriving at 1.30pm. Flight AA1906 returns from Antigua at 2.35pm arriving back in Miami at 5.45pm.
In November the flights become daily. |
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Books for Hospitality Training Institute | |
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From the proceeds of the Book Sale in early July the AHTA was able to hand over 5 reference text books to the ABHTI this week.
These books will go towards building the reference library at the Institute |
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Miss AHTA Pageant |
The Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association is pleased to announce the hosting of its inaugural Miss Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association, to be held on Saturday, 11th October 2008 at the Multi-Purpose Centre Perry Bay. The Miss AHTA pageant is geared towards promoting Antigua’s Tourism product both nationally and regionally. It will highlight the role that tourism plays in our lives and the contribution that it makes to our society. The selected delegate will be an ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda and the tourism sector. Her objective will be to sell Antigua and Barbuda at all times; not only at overseas competitions but at conferences, seminars workshops.
The Pageant will feature five key segments, "Meet and Greet the People", "Fun in the Sun", "Showtime", "Enchanting Evenings" and Interview. The segments are specially designed to depict different aspects of Antigua’s Tourism Industry.
The pageant is opened to all employees of Members of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association who are between the ages of 18-35, who have good public speaking skills backed by a pleasant persona. The pageant offers opportunities for married and single women as well as women with children.
For further information and registration forms contact Hayden-Ann at the AHTA office. |
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Safety and Security Task Force to inspect hotels |
In light of the recent incidents that have rocked the island we need to reassure our visitors that Antigua is still a safe destination. To this end the Ministry of Tourism is putting together a task force to inspect all hotel properties on the island. The task force under the leadership of Captain Pennyfeather of the ABDF will look at all aspects of health and safety including food safety ( HAACCP), fire, safety procedures (hurricane plans), hotel plant, external security and produce a report and recommendations for each property.
The task force will as well as the Antigua & Barbuda Defense Force comprise members of the Fire Department, CBH, NODS & the AHTA. Much of this audit will be based on the FTO (Federation of Tour Operators) guidelines, copies of which can be obtained from the AHTA office) |
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It is hoped to train three Task Force teams this week so that audits may start next week. The teams will be contacting hotels to make arrangements to schedule a visit to each property. Please make every effort to facilitate these audits.
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Monthly Luncheon / Breakfast Meeting
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The next monthly luncheon will be held on Thursday August 14th at the Vyvien's restaurant at Blue Waters at 12 midday.
The speaker will be Mario Bento who will be giving a presentation on the Recycling Project of the Rotary Club Antigua Sundown. Mario has been the leading force behind this project that currently recycles plastic bottles, aluminium cans, car batteries and printer cartridges.
The cost of the luncheon is EC$100.00 payable at the door. If you are interested in attending please contact Neil at neil@antiguahotels.org
The next Breakfast Meeting for hoteliers with Minister Lovell will be held on Thursday August 21st at 8.30am in the Ballroom at Sandals Grand Antigua.
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DOWAY CONSULTING
Doway Consulting would like to inform all members that their offices have moved and are now located on St John's Street on the upper floor of the Jasco Building.
Doway Consulting now comprises another service company named "A & J P Group Inc" which manages the real estate sales, property management, Finance sourcing and new tourism ventures.
Joseph Doway can be contacted at the following address:
DOWAY CONSULTING SERVICES INC
A & J PROPERTY GROUP INC
Jasco Building - P.O.Box W 1982
St. John's Street, St. Johns,
Cell: , Office: 562 6385
Fax: 562 6385
email: dowayconsulting@yahoo.com
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Our website www.antiguahoteljobs.com is at your service to help you fill those vacant positions. At no cost we will post any vacant positions to the website.
Just send in the details to the AHTA Office
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