Basseterre, St. Kitts (June 10, 2009) – St. Kitts has once again partnered with American Airlines to launch the new “St. Kitts for Sale” e-marketing campaign with extended summer sale airfares to St. Kitts starting as low as $154 each way, based on round-trip purchase.

The “St. Kitts for Sale,” promotion will be distributed to over 450,000 American travelers living in the top markets including; New York, Miami, Atlanta, New Jersey, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, North Carolina and Dallas.  It is further targeted to match travelers who want to receive offers from destinations that have good beaches and warm weather, and who have traveled to the Caribbean within the last two years.  The St. Kitts fare sale promotion is scheduled to take place again in Fall 2009. 

Visitors have the option to travel anytime Monday through Thursday between now and October 29, 2009 with all travel completed by by October 31, 2009.  A two night minimum stay is required.  Travel must be booked by June 13, 2009.

Reservations can be made through American Airlines, AA Vacations, a local travel professional or via the St. Kitts website at www.stkittstourism.kn.  American Airlines serves St. Kitts & Nevis non-stop from Miami and from New York’s JFK International Airport, as well as connecting service via San Juan on American Eagle.

To supplement the American Airlines sale to St. Kitts, The St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino is offering great low rates on hotel stays.  With room rates starting as low as $125 per night, hotel guests can take advantage of all the resort’s facilities and amenities, including restaurants and bars, a championship golf course and the Emerald Mist Spa.   

Located in the northern Leeward Islands of the Caribbean, St. Kitts offers a diverse tourism product developed from the destination’s natural beauty, cultural heritage and rich history.  The island’s stunning variety of tourism attractions include hiking through the tropical rainforest, riding the scenic railway that connects the island’s sugar plantations, touring Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, the only man-made UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Eastern Caribbean, and the more traditional vacation pastimes such as watersports, golf, shopping, tennis, gourmet dining, gaming at one of St. Kitts’ two casinos or simply relaxing on one of the island’s sandy beaches.  Guests can select from accommodations ranging from intimate plantation inns to larger hotels or resorts.  

For more information about St. Kitts, please contact the St. Kitts Tourism Authority toll free from the US at 1-800-582-6208 or from Canada 1-888-395-4887, e-mail info@stkittstourism.kn or visit the website at www.stkittstourism.kn.