Antigua and Barbuda: Travel Weekly country guide

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The islands – a former British colony – are particularly popular with British holidaymakers. Antigua is well served by flights from the UK, and English is spoken throughout the country.

On this page you’ll find some of Travel Weekly’s best features about Antigua and Barbuda, plus information from elsewhere on the web. You can also find out more about our sponsor Elite Island Resorts’ three all-inclusive resorts in Antigua.

Antigua and Barbuda on Travel Weekly

• Caribbean hotels and resorts: Celebrity hangouts
  
• All-inclusive holidays: 10 selling tips
  
• Caribbean: All-inclusive resorts update
  
• All-inclusives: Kids clubs head-to-head
  
• All-inclusives: Caribbean or Indian Ocean?
  
• Antigua: Culture, romance and carnival
  
• Pure indulgence in Antigua

Travel fact file

• Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$) – but US dollars are widely accepted
  
• Climate: Highs of 27C, dropping a few degrees in winter; rainy season is September to November
  
• Airports: V C Bird International Airport (ANU)
  
• Airlines: British Airways, Virgin, Caribbean Airlines, BMI

Current weather from the BBC

Useful links

• Antigua and Barbuda on Gazetteers
  
• Antigua and Barbuda on Wikipedia
  
• Antigua and Barbuda on Tripadvisor
  
• Foreign and Commonwealth office advice for Antigua and Barbuda
  
• Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism

Antigua photos from flickr.com

Sponsored by Elite Island Resorts

Featured resort: Galley Bay

The most romantic hotel in Antigua set amidst forty acres of lush tropical gardens between a bird sanctuary and three-quarter mile beach.

Of Galley Bay’s 98 guest rooms, suites and cottages, more than three quarters lie directly on the beach boasting breathtaking ocean views. The rest are tucked away amidst the palms with private splash pools.

The newest accommodation to Galley Bay is 29 new Premium beachfront suites featuring wireless Internet access, 32-inch, flat-screen, wall-mounted TVs, iPod alarm clocks and DVD players. The graciously appointed, spacious bathrooms are equipped with his-and-hers showers, a deep, corner-installed soaking tub for two and luxurious Gilchrist & Soames toiletries.

Galley Bay offers three restaurants just steps from the Caribbean Sea: The Seagrape for a la carte fine dining, the more intimate Gauguin and the new beachfront restaurant Ismay’s.

Guests tend to sunbathe on the sands or around the pool, but tennis, a fitness room and non motorised water sports are also available.

The newly opened Spa Indulge has been designed to renew the body and soothe the soul. Guests are encouraged to relax and enjoy the careful selection of treatments designed to enhance the overall holiday experience.

To learn more about Elite Island Resorts visit agentelitetraining.com, eliteislandresorts.co.uk or resort-marketing.co.uk

Other Elite resorts in Antigua and Barbuda

• The Verandah
  
• St James’s Club