Barbados Announces Concorde Service From New York in February 1999 With Deluxe `Barbados in Style' Package.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1998--In February, 1999, supersonic su·per·son·ic adj. 1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air. 2. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility. travel on British Airways' Concorde to Barbados will create three one-week package options that are truly Just Beyond Your Imagination. With the Barbados In Style program, deluxe accommodations at four Elegant Hotels Group properties will ensure quality, comfort and great style on this spectacular Caribbean island. Announcing these high-profile packages today for the Barbados Tourism Authority, Hugh Riley, Director of Marketing and Sales, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , commented: "Barbados is an ideal choice for Concorde service, and the option of getting there in a mere two-and-a-half hours from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of makes it a very accessible Caribbean destination. We look forward to welcoming the three Concorde arrivals in February, and hope to work with British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. towards creating an extended program in the winter of 2000." Packages are offered through British Airways Holidays and range from US$3,899 to US$4,719 (per person based on double occupancy). Included in the package are round-trip air transportation via Concorde, seven nights' accommodations at one of four deluxe Elegant Hotels Group properties (Crystal Cove, Colony Club History This article is about two buildings by this name, both of which were the headquarters of the club at separate times. The Colony Club was the first social club established in New York City by and for women. , Tamarind tamarind (tăm`ərĭnd), tropical ornamental evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to Africa and probably to Asia, but now widely grown in the tropics. Cove and Turtle Beach See Voyetra. ), service charges, taxes and round-trip airport transfers by private limousine. Saturday departures are scheduled for February 6, 13, and 20, 1999, leaving New York's JFK at 11:30 a.m. and arriving in Barbados at 2:55 p.m. Flights return the following Saturday, departing Barbados at 5:00 p.m. and arriving JFK at 6:30 p.m. Flight time is approximately two-and-a-half hours; there is a one-hour time difference between Barbados and Eastern Standard Time. The Barbados In Style package can be booked through British Airways Holidays at 1-800-222-7342. For further information on Barbados, please contact the Barbados Tourism Authority at 800 Second Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, tel: 888-BARBADOS; or contact your local travel professional. To explore Barbados on the Internet, visit: http://www.barbados.org. |
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