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land, they tend to become repeat visitors.
In the yachting sector, you’d find that they, too, would
want to spend a few days at one destination and
move overnight and see another country, almost like
a cruise ship. So in that respect, we can be compli-
mentary. However, there
is also that area, where
some persons would
want to leave their yachts
in the winter, but the
competition for that is
down south. Trinidad,
for example, never had a
hurricane, so it’s becom-
ing considered a very
safe haven for yachts.
Grenada, which is close
by, has it. St. Lucia also
has natural harbors. An-
tigua and St. Maarten,
both of those are highly
recognized tourism and
yachting destinations. So
we do have quite a bit of
competition around us,
but in terms of a blend
of sun, sea and sand, with the mountainous climbing,
and lots of history and indigenous types, the ex-sugar
great houses that have been turned into inns, those
appeal to a certain level of clientele and so, we do
have some differences that make us unique.
