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125 XL Passengers Return To UK On British Airways and Virgin Atlantic

A XL Airways Boeing 767 Flight To St. Kitts

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 01, 2008 (CUOPM)

Nearly 125 nationals and visitors were returned home to the United Kingdom on charter flights last month following the collapse of XL Leisure Group.

General Manager of TDC Airlines, Mr. Elroy Lewis said 56 passengers departed the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts on board a British Airways jet on September 14th. Sixty eight passengers were flown to Antigua on two LIAT aircraft where they were taken to London by Virgin Atlantic.

“Any passenger remaining here will have to fly back to the United Kingdom at their own cost,” said Lewis.

CCA said the flights carried an estimated 83,000 customers who were returned home on 222 flights chartered to fly to 40 destinations in the 17 days since XL went bust.

Nevis Senior Citizens In Prayer

Charlestown, Nevis
October 01, 2008

Minister with responsibility for Social Transformation on Nevis Hon. Hensley Daniel told senior citizens from across the island on October 01, that while the international community celebrated them the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) lead the way in their care and wellbeing.

The Minister was at the time delivering an address at a celebratory luncheon and exhibition at the Occasions Center, Pinneys, organised by the Department of Social Development, Senior Citizens Division, to mark the start of a month long celebration on Nevis.

Mr. Daniel pointed to a number of areas to support his claim and cited that under his stewardship; a fully functional Senior Citizens Division was established within the Department; a team of Home Help Care Workers who cared for those who were unable to assist themselves were all established.

He further explained that outreach programmes for senior citizens at the Butlers Community Centre and Flats Mandela Centre had been instituted with similar plans for other parishes on the drawing board.

Targeting High End Tourism Is Right For Nevis

Alec Sanguinetti (L) Shakes Hands With Premier Parry (R) Enrique De Marchena Kaluche (C)

Charlestown, Nevis
September 30, 2008

Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Mr. Alec Sanguinetti, praised Nevis‘ decision to target high end tourism markets and said it was the right thing to do. He commended Premier and Minister of Tourism Hon. Joseph Parry for the move at his Bath Plain office, when a delegation from the Association visited Nevis on September 29, 2008.

“You are absolutely right in targeting the high end market for your visitor situation because that market, Sir, is the least susceptible to the changes in the market place particularly when we have economic challenges,” he said.

While Mr. Parry thanked the delegation for its visit to Nevis, he described their discussions as “very interesting”. The topics ranged from geothermal, training assistance, the airline situation and how they could work together to market tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean.

The Premier said he was certain that in spite of the difficulties faced by the industry at this time, the islands of the Caribbean would prevail as they had done in the past and the tourism industry would continue to grow from strength to strength.

Taiwanese President Promises To Visit St. Kitts – Nevis

Newly ElectedTaiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis September 30, 2008 (CUOPM) Newly-elected President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Ma Ying-jeou, has invited St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas …

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Ship Leaves German Shipyard

Celebrity Cruise Lines New Cruise Ship – Solstice

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 30, 2008 (CUOPM)

The world’s newest cruise ship that departed the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on Sunday is set to begin visits to St. Kitts – Nevis in November.

In a milestone event known as “The Conveyance,” the 2,850-guest Celebrity Solstice made its way down the River Eems, as tens of thousands of area residents lining the river banks cheered and photographed the historic event.

“This is a very momentous occasion for Celebrity Cruises,” said the brand’s President and CEO, Dan Hanrahan.

“Celebrity Solstice is the perfect manifestation of what the Celebrity brand is all about: extraordinary service, spectacular dining, and fabulous style and design. And as the first in a series of five Solstice-class ships, it’s a vivid example of the growth and momentum of the Celebrity brand, and our commitment to meet our guests’ and travel agent partners’ demands for more vacation options with Celebrity.”