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Anguilla Auction site offers up amazing lots for the new season

The AHTA is delighted that American Eagle has announced an increase in flights to Anguilla beginning December 14th 2006

National Culinary Team sets sights on Gold for 2007 and invites you to come along for the ride…

AGM 2006 focuses on Taxation

2005 Hotelier of the Year and Industry Awards

Saint Martin/Sint Maarten Annual regional Trade Show 25-28 April 2004
Please allow me to re-introduce S.M.A.R.T. as the St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional Trade Show and thank you for your support in 2003. This event will once more, bring together many tour operators, meeting planners, airline executives and other professionals in Tourism and Travel that have an interest in St. Maarten/St. Martin.

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The Valley, Anguilla (January 14, 2004) AHTA President Sherille Hughes and Executive Director Mimi Gratton were among a large delegation attending last week’s Caribbean Society of Hotel Assoication Executives (CSHAE) Leadership Conference in San Juan Puerto Rico.
Sponsored each year by Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and American Express the Leadership Conference is a two day management seminar for the Elected Presidents and the chief paid executive of the member hotel associations of the CHA Fedreation. A record attendance was achieved this year as 42 delegates representing 22 National Associations participated in the conference.

5,447 visitors arrived in Anguilla during the month of October 2003, which represented a decline of 6.9% in comparison to October 2002, when there were 5,850 visitors. This month’s figure accounted for the fourth largest monthly decline for the year but the second largest recorded figure for October since 1999. The total number of visitors for the year to date was 89,538, a 3.1% decline when compared to 92,377 in 2002.

The Valley, Anguilla (November 10, 2003) The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association has named the Gumbs Family, owners and managers of Rendezvous Bay Hotel and Villas Hotelier of the Year for 2003.

The Valley, Anguilla (November 3, 2003) The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association (AHTA) is pleased to announce a Preferred Supplier Agreement with Kobbe Design Ltd. The agreement entitles AHTA members exclusive discounts and other members-only benefits through the full range of products and services available through the Kobbe Design network, which includes Kobbe Design Architecture, Colony Leisure and Tropitone.

Visitor arrivals to Anguilla’s shores during the month of September 2003 were 3,482 in comparison to 3,767 for the same period in 2002; this amounted to a 7.6% decline. This month’s figure accounted for the third largest decline for the year thus far and the second smallest recorded figure for the month of September since 1999. While the overall number of visitors declined the more economically significant tourist increased in number indicating that the overall reduction was due to weakness among excursionists.

CAP JULUCA VOTED #1 CARIBBEAN RESORT BY CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READERS
Banner Year for Hotel With Four Major Accolades
New York, NY (October 14, 2003) - Readers of Condé Nast Traveler have voted Cap Juluca, Anguilla the best resort in the Caribbean. With a rating of 94.5%, it is also the nineteenth best hotel overall in the world. Results of the "2003 Readers' Choice Awards" are published in the November issue. This latest recognition is the fourth major accolade received by Cap Juluca in the past year.

In anticipation of Anguilla’s best season ever we would like to invite the staff members of businesses offering liquor products to the Anguilla Rums tasting room for your own group rum tasting and training.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Candis A. Niles
Deputy Director of Tourism
Tel:497-2759; Fax: 497-2710

The Valley, October 15, 2003 - Anguilla’s finalist in the Conde Nast Essay competition, Ms Nina Rodriguez of Morris Vanterpool Primary School left the island on Tuesday, 14 October to attend the 16th annual Conde Nast “My Caribbean” Essay competition in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Ms Rodriguez, who is chaperoned by her father, Raoul Rodriguez, will join her counterparts from 24 CTO countries for the three day program which forms an integral part of the Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC) events.

As Anguilla’s finalist Nina will be an honoured guest at a welcome dinner for Finalists and Chaperones hosted by Conde Nast and the CTO Ministers and Directors of Tourism at the Inn at Blackbeard’s Castle in Charlotte Amalie. She will also participate in a number of other events including the official Opening Ceremony for the Conference, a tour of Government House, a trip to coral world, a Pool Party and the Official Conde Nast Essay Awards Ceremony at Marriott’s Frenchman Reef Resort.

Ms Rodriguez’ travel is made possible through the kind sponsorship of Conde Nast magazine, American Airlines/American Eagle and the Anguilla Tourist Board.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (October 7, 2003) – The Anguilla Culinary Team, composed of Vaughn Hughes, Sherman Niles, Shaun Hodge, and Joyah Gumbs, earned a silver medal at the Caribbean Food and Beverage Awards of Excellence among 11 Caribbean national teams at the Renaissance Jamaica Grande, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, October 2-5, 2003. The winning menu consisted of: Pan Seared Napoleaon Snapper with wilted Spinach, served with Banana Soursop Rum Sauce and topped with Fried Yucca (starter); Stuffed Chicken Breast with Crayfish and Stewed Curry Chicken served in a Fried Plantain Basked, with Mixed Baby Greens (main); and Anguilla Sweet Potato Coconut Conky Dumpling, served with Guava Ice Cream and Anguilla Pyrat Rum Sauce (dessert).

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Contact: Mimi Gratton
Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association
: 264-497-2944
Fax: 264-497-3091
Email: ahta@anguillanet.com

January – June 2002/2003
The Statistics Office has calculated Average Daily Rates of Tourist Accommodations using the accommodation tax data provided to the Anguilla Treasury Department. This is the first time Average Daily Rates have been produced in Anguilla and are therefore being released on a preliminary basis. These rates are derived using information on the total revenue receipts from rooms and the number of visitor nights in each month, which are submitted by the hotels.

Professional Courier Services (Anguilla) Ltd. (a member of the Professional Services Group, managed and directed by Scott Hauser) is pleased to announce that is has been selected as the new Authorized Agent on Anguilla for Federal Express…a Fortune 500 company.