BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 13TH 2013 (CUOPM) – American Airlines and several hotels on St. Kitts have launched an air/land package sale to the Caribbean destination.
A statement from the St. Kitts Tourism Authority on Wednesday said the Air/Land Package sale are on American Airlines’ non-stop flights to St. Kitts’s Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport from New York’s JFK Airport and Florida’s Miami International Airport.
“The timing of this package sale is ideal for driving traffic during the upcoming shoulder season and the inclusion of both gateways yields a wide base of potential travelers in two of St. Kitts’ top US source markets for visitor arrivals,” said Senator Ricky Skerritt, St. Kitts’ Minister of Tourism & International Transport.
The package must be booked in conjunction with a hotel stay at one of St. Kitts’ participating hotels and is available from AA Vacations or via a preferred travel provider. The package must be booked by March 15, 2013 for travel between March 1 and June 13, 2013. A Sunday night stay is also required and the maximum length of stay is 30 days. Accommodations can be upgraded at an additional cost. Other restrictions, charges, taxes and fees may apply.
Participating hotels are: Bird Rock Beach Hotel, Sugar Bay Club Resort, Timothy Beach Resort, Ocean Terrace Inn, St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino, Ottley’s Plantation Inn and Frigate Bay Resort.
American Airlines flies non-stop to St. Kitts from Miami daily with twice daily service on Fridays and Sundays. Flight AA2281 departs Miami at 11:20am and arrives into St. Kitts at 3:15pm and, on Fridays and Sundays, Flight AA1163 departs Miami at 4:45pm and arrives into St. Kitts at 8:40pm. Return flight AA814 departs St. Kitts at 3:20pm and arrives into Miami at 6:45pm and, on Fridays and Sundays, return flight AA1728 departs St. Kitts at 7:40am and arrives into Miami at 11:05am. The carrier also flies non-stop to St. Kitts from JFK on Wednesdays and Sundays, with flight AA2051 departing JFK at 7:50am and arriving into St. Kitts at 12:05pm, and return flight AA1990 departing St. Kitts at 1:10pm and arriving into JFK at 5:59pm. All flights are listed in local time.