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Two of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s major source markets are driving a robust tourism recovery for the twin-island destination.<\/p>

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Speaking on the sidelines of the\u00a0Caribbean Tourism Organization<\/strong>\u2019s business meetings in Cura\u00e7ao last week,\u00a0Colin James<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer of the\u00a0Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority<\/strong>, reports that while the tourism sector recovered 88 percent of its 2019 business last year, both the United States and the United Kingdom had registered record levels of stayover arrivals in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201c2022 was a very good year for us \u2026 but I think that the good news story is that the U.S. market was five percent up on 2019 and the U.K. market four percent up,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said, with both markets beating their previous records.<\/p>

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Sluggish airlift has slowed down intra-regional travel, but James said the hospitality sector was doing well:\u00a0\u201cOur hotels are showing record occupancy levels as well as record ADRs (Average Daily Rates) and so that\u2019s been very, very good for the industry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

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The destination was also beefing up its cruise capacity and has unveiled a fifth berth capable of hosting the new and larger ships sailing the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Infrastructural assets, James notes, add new opportunities:\u00a0\u201cWe have a first class airport facility and now a first class cruise facility and the ability to homeport means that we can take advantage of a lot of these new ships that are coming out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

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There were still challenges with regional airlift, the improvement of which was a major focus as was the restoration of European flights. \u201cPrior to the pandemic, we had weekly charter service out of Germany and Italy and that\u2019s our main focus for this year. We\u2019ll be at the ITB (Berlin in March), we\u2019ll be at WTM (World Travel Market in November), and we are really working assiduously to get the lift back because as you know, \u2018have plane will travel!\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Prior to the pandemic, the summer months have traditionally been a challenge for the Caribbean but Antigua and Barbuda is developing events such as Restaurant Week and Kitesurfing Week to attract interest.<\/p>

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\u03a4he tourism chief also revealed there was a strong focus on tapping the meetings and incentives market as the destination takes full advantage of revenge travelers and ongoing pent-up demand.<\/p>

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Two of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s major source markets are driving a robust tourism recovery for the twin-island destination. 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