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St. Kitts and Nevis Information
British Airways Direct Flights Beneficial for Nevis & the Airline
2009-08-21 13:42:56 by
Tourism Advisor to the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Mr. Alistair Yearwood recently told the Department of Information that the impact of direct British Airways flights has been substantial.
?Has it been a success? Yes it has been. The information I have is the allocation of seats on the plane into St. Kitts have been filled. The flight is shared with Antigua because it goes London Antigua St. Kitts. St. Kitts Antigua back to London?in Nevis we are definitely benefiting from it especially in the summer months because the British travellers tend to vacation in the summer...Speaking with some of the small hoteliers, they are noticing the British guests coming in. So it?s having a positive impact. Obviously, it will have a greater impact once the Four Seasons reopens in 2010."
Mr. Yearwood noted that though Nevis had been receiving a number of visitors from the United Kingdom market, the island also appeals to visitors from the US, and traditionally 65 percent of its visitors came from that part of the world.
He continued, ?British Airways is probably the second largest airline in the world and so it automatically gives St. Kitts Nevis a bigger presence in the media, in the eyes of the travel industry, because they don?t take charter airlines seriously - whereas they will take the likes of British Airways, Delta, American Airlines and Virgin seriously.
?So it has definitely increased the profile, the physical presence of St. Kitts and Nevis in the UK market specifically,? Yearwood said.
The increase of number of direct flights also will be beneficial to island tourism. Even in a recession, Delta is considering a 2nd direct flight.
So book your travel now, and visit with our Coldwell Banker office about real estate while you are here.
(resource: SKNVibes)
?Has it been a success? Yes it has been. The information I have is the allocation of seats on the plane into St. Kitts have been filled. The flight is shared with Antigua because it goes London Antigua St. Kitts. St. Kitts Antigua back to London?in Nevis we are definitely benefiting from it especially in the summer months because the British travellers tend to vacation in the summer...Speaking with some of the small hoteliers, they are noticing the British guests coming in. So it?s having a positive impact. Obviously, it will have a greater impact once the Four Seasons reopens in 2010."
Mr. Yearwood noted that though Nevis had been receiving a number of visitors from the United Kingdom market, the island also appeals to visitors from the US, and traditionally 65 percent of its visitors came from that part of the world.
He continued, ?British Airways is probably the second largest airline in the world and so it automatically gives St. Kitts Nevis a bigger presence in the media, in the eyes of the travel industry, because they don?t take charter airlines seriously - whereas they will take the likes of British Airways, Delta, American Airlines and Virgin seriously.
?So it has definitely increased the profile, the physical presence of St. Kitts and Nevis in the UK market specifically,? Yearwood said.
The increase of number of direct flights also will be beneficial to island tourism. Even in a recession, Delta is considering a 2nd direct flight.
So book your travel now, and visit with our Coldwell Banker office about real estate while you are here.
(resource: SKNVibes)