AMERICA’S CARIBBEAN WARMS UP WINTER WITH FREE NIGHT, $300 SPENDING MONEY -- Offer has been extended for new bookings through December 10th, 2008!

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 28, 2008 — Travelers looking to warm up their winter travel plans find hot savings in the U.S. Virgin Islands. When booked by December 10, 2008 for travel between January 1 and March 31, 2009, the Department of Tourism’s Winter Escape promotion features a complimentary 5th night based on a five-night minimum stay at participating hotels, plus Visitors receive $300 in American Express Travelers Checks with each booking, in addition to a $50 credit on attractions and a $50 certificate towards meals at on-island restaurants, plus a coupon book with savings on activities and attractions. The total value for the consumer visiting the Virgin Islands for at least five days is more than $2,000!

“We want to offer value to visitors during a time when travel to the region is typically more popular,” says Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. “Those who book early can look forward to incredible savings in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas this winter.”

Participating hotels include: The Palms at Pelican Cove, Chenay Bay Beach Resort, Carambola Beach Resort & Spa, Divi Carina Bay Resort, Hibiscus Beach Resort, Sand Castle on the Beach, The Buccaneer, Best Western Holger Danske, Club St. Croix (Antilles Resorts), Colony Cove (Antilles Resorts), and Hotel Caravelle on St. Croix; The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Best Western Carib Beach, Best Western Emerald Beach, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, Holiday Inn Windward Passage, Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, Sapphire Beach Resort (Antilles Resorts), Point Pleasant (Antilles Resorts), Sapphire Village (Antilles Resorts) and the Sugar Bay Resort & Spa on St. Thomas; and the Estate Concordia Campground on St. John.

The Winter Escape promotion applies to new bookings only. Reservations can be made through a number of tour operators, including American Airlines Vacations, American Express Vacations, Book It.Com, Cheap Caribbean, Delta Vacations, Expedia/Hotels.com, Funjet Vacations, Liberty Travel, Island Resort Tours, Orbitz, Pleasant Holidays, Spirit Vacations, TNT Vacations, Travelocity, United Vacations, and US Airways Vacations.

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For more information contact:
Yale Frederiksen/Josie Kals
M Booth & Associates
300 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
(212) 481-7000
usviteam@mbooth.com