The Antigua tourist offices in boast of the exciting 365 beaches of the island, which are meant for each day of the year. There are two main Antigua tourist offices . Traveling in Antigua is an absolute pleasure with many sightseeing places and highly developed transportation facilities.
Antigua Tourism is a booming industry of Antigua and is one of the major ways of revenue generation of the island. Antigua brings around 500 thousand tourists every year which provide the islands a strong economic base. The major attractions of Antigua are its beaches. Antigua is the largest of the British Leeward Island and has warm, steady winds, a complex coastline comprising of safe harbors and an unbroken wall of coral reef. The expansive coastline which once made Antigua difficult to navigate has now become the most popular destination with trekkers. The tourism industry had suffered after 11 September but then it has recovered to a great extent.
The Antigua tourist offices offer various holiday packages from time-to-time. Antigua is however, a high-cost destination.
There are two tourist offices in Antigua at present which are:
Antigua and Barbuda
Department of Tourism
Corner of Nevis Street &
Friendly Alley
P.O. Box 363
St John's, Antigua W.I. Tel: 268-462-0480 Fax: 268-462-2483 Antigua Hotels & Tourists Association
Island House, New Gates Street
P.O. Box 454,
St. John's, Antigua, W.I. Tel: 268-462-0374 Fax: 268-462-3702 Email: ahta@candw.ag
The Tourism Department of Antigua has many overseas tourist offices in places like USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Europe and France.
