from The Sydney Morning Herald on Feb 16th:

Hotels on an upmarket Caribbean island have decided to offer potential customers a rebate on the cost of their flight in a bid to keep cash-strapped tourists coming.

The airline credit scheme is one of a number of quirky innovations that tourism operators across the world are introducing during a global recession.

In recent years, tiny Nevis has become a luxury hotspot, with Hollywood stars and moneyed-up CEOs choosing it as an ideal spot to get away from it all.

But with the global economy having taken a turn for a worst, the island’s hoteliers are taking steps to keep business coming in. A group of Nevis top hotels have got together with the island’s tourism authority to launch an airline credit scheme.

Any visitors staying for four or more nights in a participating hotel will be given a $US200 ($A306) credit on their final bill to cover part of the cost of getting to the island.

yah, airline credit is nice and all. if you can find an airline (other than Liat) to fly in here.

i love how they call tiny Nevis a “luxury hotspot”. people pay thousands of dollars to come on holiday here. and i have another 49 sleeps!

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