Nevis tourism offerings align with 2011 travel trends
After the success of recent media events in both New York and London, the staff at the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) has its finger on the pulse of current and emerging travel industry trends.
In order to attract travellers interested in hobby tourism, culinary travel, learning holidays and active getaways, the island of Nevis will offer world-class events and programmes throughout 2011.
“With the international TriStar111 triathlon coming to Nevis, the launch of the Kids r VIPs programme in conjunction with St. Kitts and the re-opening of the Four Seasons, we’re confident that 2011 will be a strong year for tourism on the island,” said John Hanley, NTA CEO. “There have been many hotel and restaurant upgrades and we’re eager for both our loyal return guests and new visitors to come and experience all our new offerings.”
The TriStar111 triathlon will be held on Saturday, 2 April, 2011, with a full week of activities involving the athletes. The busy week of activities will commence on Sunday, 27 March with the annual cross channel swim from Nevis to St. Kitts. Other planned events include tours, hikes, cultural events and smaller biking events that seek to involve participation from some of Nevis’ young athletes, especially those currently involved in the Bikes Not Bombs programme. The main event will involve the following:
• TriStar111 Distance – 1000 m Swim – 100 km Bike – 10 km Run
• TriStar33.3 Distance – 300 m Swim – 30 km Bike – 3 km Run
• TriStar11.1 Distance – 0.1 km Swim – 10 km Bike – 1 km Run
Visit star-events.cc for more information.
The new Kids r VIPs programme offers many new experiences for families coming to St. Kitts and Nevis in 2011. Through partnerships with activity companies and hoteliers throughout St. Kitts and Nevis, Kids r VIPS will offer children on holiday and living on the islands a chance to get active, learn a new sport or hobby or just have fun on the beach. Activities will include swimming and cycling lessons, tours and hikes, steel pan classes, as well as brand new activities that will allow children to immerse themselves into the culture and entertainment that the islands have to offer.
Four Seasons Resort Nevis re-opened 15 December, 2010 after being closed for renovations since mid-October 2008, due to the impact of Hurricane Omar. The hotel’s new look features completely refurbished guest rooms (all 196), showcasing both soft goods enhancements and new furnishings. The new Coral Grill restaurant will debut featuring new Executive Chef Andreas Donnerbauer, who has created a new menu of freshly grilled seafood. Back by popular demand is the Dive & Dine Experience where guests join the local dive master and the resort's executive chef on a private launch to dive for their own food. After capturing Caribbean Spiny lobsters for dinner, the chef creates a barbecue on the beach where guests step up to the grill, complete with cooking lessons, to prepare their own fresh catch. Additionally, the resort has added a new sailing school located at the watersports centre on Pinney’s Beach called Lasersail, the first resort sailing school in the Caribbean.
For more information, visit: fourseasons.com/nevis
