Antigua launches Unique Properties GEMS guide

Ua hoʻokumu wale ka Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority i ka "Unique Properties GEMS of Antigua and Barbuda Guide".

The guide showcases Antigua’s smaller hotels and properties, many of which are owner managed and family owned offering an added value, more personalised stay.


The unique properties were first formed in 2007 but the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism has taken the initiative to re-brand the collection and produce the guide.  The guide aims to promote independent properties to not only UK consumers but also UK travel agents and tour operators.

ʻO ka noho ʻana ma kekahi o kēia mau pōhaku makamae e hāʻawi i nā malihini i kahi ʻike 'home mai ka home' a e hōʻike i kahi ʻano hou i Antigua a me Barbuda no ka malihini UK. ʻO nā mea kū i waho o kēia mau 'gems' e hiki ai i nā malihini ke ʻike i ko lākou mau pūʻali Antiguan a me Barbuda a ʻike i ka pumehana maoli a me ka hoʻokipa ʻana o nā mokupuni.

Hāʻawi ke alakaʻi i ka poʻe malihini e koho i kahi waiwai i kūpono i kā lākou mau koi, kahi e hiki ai iā lākou ke hauʻoli i kahi home pili maoli, mai ka papa a me ka maʻalahi i ka maʻalahi a me ka nani. Loaʻa i nā waiwai nā hana hoʻomau paʻa i kahi e hōʻoia ai i kahi noho pili kaiapuni.

Hāʻawi ka nui o nā waiwai i ka waiwai hoʻohui me ka ʻike kūloko mai nā mea nona a me nā ʻike maoli i loaʻa. Mai nā papa kuke ʻana ma nā Villas ma Sunset Lane a i ka ʻimi ʻana i nā mangroves ma South Point Horizon, nā hoʻoili mokulele manuahi a me ka hoʻolimalima kaʻa.

Mrs Dulcie Looby-Greene Compliance and Accommodations Officer at the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Development, Investment and Industry  who spearheaded the  project said, ”I’m delighted to see the rebranding of the Unique Properties –  Gems of Antigua and Barbuda come to fruition. I’ve been involved with these properties from inception and today we have provided them with a platform and the tool to put their properties into the forefront of the U.K. trade and media.”