Antigua ndi Barbuda anakondwerera kupambana kwa chaka chosaiwalika mu Tourism pochititsa mwambo wotsegulira wa Black Pineapple Awards ku New York Lachitatu, December 4.^th. The Black Pineapple Awards - eponymous to Black Pineapple yomwe imapezeka ku Antigua - idapangidwa kuti ilemekeze mabwenzi, oyendetsa alendo, malo ochitirako tchuthi, othandizira maulendo ndi atolankhani, omwe agwira ntchito mwakhama komanso mosatopa kulimbikitsa Antigua ndi Barbuda. Mphotho ya Black Pineapple Awards, yomwe idachitikira ku Sarabeth's Park Avenue South, idakonzedwa ndi US Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) motsogozedwa ndi Director of Tourism, Dean Fenton komanso mlendo wapadera, CEO wa ABTA, Colin C. James. Madzulo adakondwerera anzawo 40 omwe adagwira nawo gawo lalikulu pothandiza dziko la zilumba ziwirizi kuti lifikire alendo ochulukirachulukira mu 2019.

Mtsogoleri wamkulu wa ABTA, Colin C. James adagawana nawo kufunika kwa mphothoyi, "Ndine wonyadira kwambiri ndi omwe adafika ku Antigua ndi Barbuda omwe adawona chaka chathachi - palibe chomwe chingatheke popanda anzathu odabwitsa padziko lonse lapansi. Takhala ndi mwayi wowona zaka zotsatizana za kukula kwa zokopa alendo, ndipo masomphenya athu ndikupitilira kukula uku ndikukhala malo oyamba osati ku Caribbean kokha koma padziko lonse lapansi. Tikudziwa kuti tidzakwaniritsa izi mothandizidwa ndi anzathu komanso anzathu. Mphotho ya Black Pineapple Awards imatipatsa mwayi wapadera wonena kuti 'zikomo' kwa aliyense ndikukondwerera limodzi zomwe tapambana."

Ndi anthu opitilira 150 omwe adapezeka pamwambo woyitanidwa okha, alendo adasangalatsidwa ndi ma cocktails ndi chakudya chamadzulo, ndi nyimbo zamoyo komanso kuvina ngati zosangalatsa. Kuphatikiza apo, alendo adapatsidwa kutikita minofu pamanja komanso kukambirana mwachinsinsi kuchokera ku Aveda Spa mothandizidwa ndi Antigua's Sugar Ridge Resort, yomwe ili ndi Aveda Spa yokha ku Caribbean. Alendo otsala ndi zikwama zamphatso zonyamula katundu wa Aveda, Antigua ndi Barbuda mphatso, komanso mwayi wopatsidwa mphoto ya $1,000 yapa social media kuchokera kwa mnzake wa bizinesi wa ABTA: Sugar Mill Estate. Mlendo aliyense adachoka akulankhula za Antigua ndi Barbuda, ali ndi chidziwitso chowonjezera chifukwa chake zilumba ziwirizi zili malo otentha kwambiri ku Caribbean.

Dean Fenton, ABTA US Director of Tourism, adalongosola chifukwa chake gululo lidayambitsa mphotho zapachaka, ponena kuti "Zopambana zomwe Antigua ndi Barbuda zawona sizikanatheka popanda kuthandizidwa ndi anzathu omwe amaimira apamwamba kwambiri pantchito yoyendayenda. Ubale pakati pa zilumba zathu ndi oyenda nawo umatipatsa mphamvu kuti tikule mwamphamvu - pamsika waku US komanso kunja. Mphotho za Black Pineapple Awards zimatilola kufotokoza momwe tilili othokoza kwa opereka mphotho ndi alendo chifukwa chodzipereka kwawo mosatopa ndikugwira ntchito yolimbikitsa dziko lathu la zilumba ziwiri. Ndife okondwa kutha chaka molimba mtima ndipo tikuyembekezera kuyambitsa zaka khumi zatsopanozi pamlingo wapamwamba kwambiri. ”

Mphoto: Lynn Miller - AAA, Iris Citron - Alice Travel, Linda Clark - Alice Travel, Mary Delello - All About Travel, Amy Hiles - All Inclusive Outlet, Lynn Minard - Altour, Roberta Diaz - Apple Leisure Group, Tom Nero & Team - Avenue Travel , Dawn Anderson – Beaches And Beyond Travel, Anna Wells – Blue Waters, Gary Randall – Blue Waters, Robert Papkin – Bob’s Ultimate Travel, Mandy Cameron – Carlisle Bay, Carolyn Waffle – Carolyn Waffle Certified Travel, Feona Bailey – Catamaran Resort & Spa, Verna Hartlove – Charm City Travel, Kandi Edelstein – CI Travel American Express, Lilliana Musmanno – Classic Vacations, Andrew Michellin – Cocos Hotel, Patricia Cooney – Concierge Travel, Robert Sherman – Curtain Bluff, Wendy Eardley – Curtain Bluff, Brianna Kastukevich – Custom Travel , Michelle Thurston – Kopitako Ukwati Ulendo, Mark Hennigan – Dreamers Travel, Rod Hinds – Elite Island Resorts, Sherrie Ault – Elite Island Resorts, Susan Hammond – Endless Travel, Kerri Brewster – Escapes Unlimited, T ed Friedli & Team – Excel Travel, Susan Jeske – Finding Paradise With Sue & Travel Wize, Lindsey Taylor – Flight Center Travel Group, Carol Rice – Frosch Mann Travels, Lian Alston – Generation Al Travel, Heather Travis – Globe Getaways, Natalie Faggianelli – Gramatan Travel, Donna Borrelli – Hamden Travel, Andy Thesen – Hermitage Bay, Karen Bull – Hermitage Bay, Andrea Wolter – Intoxicating Travel Group, Jodi Lubin – Island Destinations, Kim Sheer-Goldstein – Journey’s Inc., Beth Mollo – Largay Travel, Bill Lynch – Largay Travel, Molly Sumption – Molly’s Caribbean, Jill Smith – Moonlight Travel, Ian Fraser – Nonsuch Bay Resort & Spa, Jim Marino – Oyster Bay Travel, Annie Davis – Palm Beach Travel/Altour, Alison Turner – Powell Travel And Tours, Vivian Gringer – Power Travel, Katherine Schweiger – Prestige Travel Group, Kimberly Jacoby – Romantics Travel, Ruby Stanfield & Team – Rubys Travel, Elisabeth “Lili” Richter – Saddle River Travel Service, Alice Mccalla – Sandals, Gen Edwards – Sharp Travel Int'l, Janet Haber – Simplicity Travel, Debbie Ryan – Springhouse Travel, Roseann Freeman – Spring House Travel, Vernon Jeffers – Sugar Ridge Resort & Spa, Susan Peavey – Susan Peavey Travel, Rufus Gobat – Tamarind Hills Resort & Spa, Heather Coyle – The Journey Group, Sally Jane – Smith & Team- The Travel Smiths, Susan Coulton – Travel Dreams Unlimited, Cookie Carney – Akatswiri Oyenda, Heather Howard DiPietro – Travel Sales Group, Paula McCarty- Travel Smart With Paula, Marianna Darie – Kuyenda Ndi Marianna, Leslie Kepplinger - Maulendo Ahoy, Karen Cavadas - Twinsburg Travel & Cruise, Howard Kaplin - Tzell Travel, Marilyn Pires - Tzell Travel, Barry Posner - Ultimate Vacations & Honeymoons, Lila Nicholas - Uniglobe Travel, Jennifer Doncsecz & Team - Wolemba VIP, Jacqueline Cort-Thomas – Villas At Sunset Lane, Brenda Oneale – With This Ring Destination, Devin Joseph – Yacht Club.

Antigua (yotchedwa An-tee'ga) ndi Barbuda (Bar-byew'da) ili pakatikati pa Nyanja ya Caribbean. Adavotera World Travel Awards 2015, 2016, 2017, ndi 2018 Malo Okondana Kwambiri ku Caribbean, paradiso wazilumba zamapasa amapatsa alendo zochitika ziwiri zapadera, kutentha kotentha chaka chonse, mbiri yabwino, chikhalidwe chosangalatsa, maulendo osangalatsa, malo opitilira mphotho, zakudya zothirira pakamwa komanso magombe 365 odabwitsa a pinki ndi mchenga woyera - umodzi tsiku lililonse pachaka. Zilumba zazikulu kwambiri ku Leeward, Antigua ili ndi ma kilomita lalikulu 108 wokhala ndi mbiri yakale komanso malo owoneka bwino omwe amapereka mwayi wapaulendo. Dockyard ya Nelson, chitsanzo chokhacho chotsalira cha mpanda waku Georgia malo omwe adatchulidwa ndi UNESCO World Heritage, mwina ndi malo odziwika kwambiri. Kalendala ya zochitika zokopa alendo ku Antigua imaphatikizapo sabata yotchuka ya Antigua Sailing Week, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, ndi Antigua Carnival yapachaka; wotchedwa Phwando La Chilimwe Lalikulu Kwambiri ku Caribbean. Barbuda, chilumba chaching'ono cha mlongo wa Antigua, ndiye malo obisalako otchuka. Chilumbachi chili pamtunda wa makilomita 27 kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Antigua ndipo ndi mtunda wa mphindi 15 zokha. Barbuda amadziwika chifukwa cha gombe lake lamapiko a pinki osafikiridwa mtunda wa mamilimita 17 komanso nyumba yanyumba yayikulu kwambiri ya Frigate Bird ku Western Hemisphere. Pezani zambiri za Antigua & Barbuda ku: www.chanditadnayok.com kapena kutsatira ife pa Twitter. http://twitter.com/antiguabarbuda Facebook www.facebook.com/antigabarbuda; Instagram: www.instagram.com/AntiguaandBarbuda

Antigua ndi Barbuda amakondwerera ngwazi zokopa alendo ku Black Pineapple Awards

Mtsogoleri wa ABTA wa Tourism, Dean Fenton, Anna Wells wochokera ku Antigua's Blue Waters Resort & Spa ndi CEO wa ABTA, Colin C. James

The Black Pineapple Awards

Alendo ku Antigua & Barbuda koyambitsa Black Pineapple Awards

Antigua & Barbuda akulengeza pa Black Pineapple Awards

ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:

The Black Pineapple Awards – eponymous to the Black Pineapple that is only found in Antigua – were created solely to honor the partners, tour operators, resorts, travel agents and media, who have diligently and tirelessly worked to promote Antigua and Barbuda.
Dean Fenton, ABTA US Director of Tourism, explained why the team launched the annual awards, saying “The tremendous achievements Antigua and Barbuda has seen would not be possible without the support of our partners who represent the highest standard of excellence in the travel industry.
We are excited about ending the year on a strong note and look forward to beginning the new decade on an even higher one.