Cayman Islands accommodations and attractions are open for business
Cayman Islands (February 7, 2005) - Tourism is rebounding after Hurricane Ivan in the Cayman Islands as visitors escape their cold weather climes to visit Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The trio of tiny islands located 480 miles south of Miami in the western Caribbean is world renowned for its beaches and diving spots. The magnificent blue ocean and incredible marine life, accented by charming Caymanian hospitality and close proximity to the US are just some of the reasons travelers are heading south this winter.
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism confirms that 35 per cent of approximately 3,388 hotel and condo rooms in Grand Cayman are open with a projected increase to 50 per cent by April 2005. Five major hotels, including the Hyatt Regency Beach Suites, the Westin Casaurina Resort & Spa, Courtyard by Marriott, Cobalt Coast Resort, and the Reef Resort are boasting newly renovated rooms, restaurants, services and amenities, and are eagerly welcoming guests back to their properties. As an added bonus, guests can stay connected via Wi-Fi Internet capabilities on some of the most famous beaches in the world.
Some highly anticipated openings and re-openings include the Comfort Suites in March, Seven Mile Beach Resort in May, Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort and Grand Caymanian in June, and scheduled later in the year the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, and the Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman (Main Side). All resorts on both Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are also open and flourishing.
Getting to the Cayman Islands continues to be easy with 55 flights per week from 13 US cities by seven carriers, including Cayman Airways, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Continental, Northwest Airlines, and US Airways. Nearly 100 dining establishments are open, from five-star cuisine, to casual family fare and even fast food outlets. Attractions include the famed Stingray City, Turtle Farm, and Hell, to name just a few.
Guests in Grand Cayman can choose among nearly 40 world-class watersports operators. Each provides guests with the finest personalized service and top-notch water activities such as jet skiing, parasailing, kayaking, deep sea fishing and snorkeling. Scuba diving in the Cayman Islands is still rated as some of the best in the Caribbean, with more than 250 dive sites in the three islands. For many of Cayman’s loyal repeat divers, scuba diving in Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands offers many new experiences to discover. The relocation of sand in some places, and the natural cleaning out of algae in others, provides divers with many new gullies, tunnels, and swim throughs that are fully exposed and safe for divers to enter and exit.
"The Cayman Islands Ministry and Department of Tourism are committed to improving the tourism infrastructure and product on Grand Cayman, and to taking full advantage of the many opportunities that Hurricane Ivan has presented us with. Our goal is to provide our guests with a higher standard of product than ever before and to ensure that they receive an unprecedented level of customer service," says Pilar Bush, Director of Tourism for the Cayman Islands. "There is sustained optimism on island and a strong belief island wide that by working together, the resulting Cayman Islands tourism product will be better than ever."
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