{"id":201792,"date":"2024-05-12T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=201792"},"modified":"2024-05-13T07:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T11:48:28","slug":"7-8000-room-nights-booked-in-antigua-for-icc-wc-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/7-8000-room-nights-booked-in-antigua-for-icc-wc-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Prepares for Tourism Boost with Over 7,000 Room Nights Booked for Cricket World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3792623489\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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