Sunwing to offer direct flight service from Toront

TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunwing is pleased to announce the introduction of a new all year round service from Toronto to the Caribbean island of Antigua, with direct weekly flights departing between November 10, 2017 and October 26, 2018 inclusive.

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Celebrated for having 365 beautiful sandy beaches – one for every day of the year – Antigua offers an array of land and water sports; from excellent golf courses to some of the best kite surfing and kite boarding conditions in the Caribbean. The island is also home to a world-class sailing regatta that takes place each spring.

President of Tour Operations, Andrew Dawson, welcomed the news adding, “The beautiful island of Antigua is a welcome addition to our wide range of sun destinations.  As the #1 to the sun, we are committed to providing our customers with affordable vacation packages that include convenient flight services from their local airport. We are pleased with the wide range of resorts that we have partnered with on the island and feel that we have something to suit vacationers of all tastes and budgets.”

"We are pleased to launch this transformational travel partnership. With direct Sunwing service from Toronto and Montreal to Antigua, Canadians finally have an exciting new option for their perfect winter getaway”, said Colin Skerritt, Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Director-Canada.

Those who travel with Sunwing to the island could be among the first guests to stay at the new Starfish Jolly Beach Resort . The first hotel from the popular chain to open outside of Cuba, this fun-loving Antiguan resort promises to offer a packed program of land and water sports together with a complimentary kids club. Or, families may prefer The Verandah Resort and Spa that features sprawling villa-style accommodations and three refreshing swimming pools—including the largest freshwater pool in Antigua. Adults looking for a quiet getaway could opt for Pineapple Beach Club Resort with its excellent spa and varied dining experiences together with a wide range of water sports accessible from the powdery white-sand beach. Popular amongst vacationers of all ages, St. James Club and Villas is known relaxing ambience and lush surroundings in a 100-acre peninsula.

A week’s vacation in Antigua is available from $1045 to $3055 per person including taxes for a double occupant room between November 10, 2017, and January 31, 2018.

To book your Antigua vacation, visit www.sunwing.ca   or contact your travel agent.

About Sunwing As the #1 to the sun and North America’s largest vertically integrated travel company, Sunwing has more flights to the south than any other leisure carrier with convenient direct service from over 34 airports across Canada to over 50 popular sun destinations. This scale enables Sunwing to negotiate the best deals and exclusive offers at all of the top-rated resorts across the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. Renowned for its award-winning service, Sunwing is consistently voted the #1 leisure airline by travel agents and is the perennial winner of the Consumer Choice Award. Customers can look forward to starting their vacation off in style with award-winning inflight service, which features a complimentary glass of sparkling wine, tea and coffee and non-alcoholic beverage service; together with a buy on board menu of light meals and snacks (including kids’ choices) inspired by Food Network Canada Celebrity Chef, Lynn Crawford. Sunwing customers also benefit from the assistance of the company’s own knowledgeable destination representatives, who greet them upon arrival and support them throughout their vacation journey.

About Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority

The Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority is a statutory body dedicated to realizing the tourism potential of Antigua & Barbuda by promoting the twin island state as a unique, quality tourist destination with the overall objective of increasing visitor arrivals thereby providing sustainable economic growth. 

For all media enquiries, please contact:

Rachel Goldrick Senior Corporate Communications Manager Sunwing Vacations 1-800-387-5602 | media@sunwing.ca