It is looking like the Island of St Kitts is moving their primary income source from sugar farming to tourism, and they are  not taking any halfway measures in the process. With major investments in the airport, hotels, and recreational infrastructure, the island has a chance to be a top notch destination in the future.

ST. KITTS launched an eight-point, short-term tourism plan for 2006-2007 to help counter the effects of the end of 350 years of sugar production on the island last August. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt, minister of tourism, sports and culture, said the key components of the plan emphasize St. Kitts’ sustainable tourism practices, heritage, culture, the hospitality of the Kittitian people and the island’s ambiance. Skerritt also spoke of a $17 million airport expansion and outlined hotel projects under way, which include a $78 million project at Sandy Bank Bay by Auberge Resorts; the $140 million Kittitian Heights project with a golf course, a boutique hotel, villas, condos and an artists’ village; and the 300-room Cable Bay Resort and Villas development. via Travel Weekly

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