RE/MAX Elite Welcomes WestJet Flights to the Turks and Caicos Islands
RE/MAX Elite is pleased to pass on positive news about WestJet flight connections between the Turks and Caicos Islands and Canada.
Passengers disembarking from an Inaugural Flight to Providenciales
WestJet is scheduled to fly between Toronto and Providenciales, three times a week from now until May 1, 2010. It is hoped that a year round service will follow in due time.
This can only be good news for the Turks and Caicos Islands as North American markets continue to diversify and expand. Please contact us if you are coming down to the islands and would like to view Turks and Caicos real estate during your stay.
The Turks and Caicos recently welcomed the inaugural flight of the new non-stop service from Toronto to Providenciales. 139 passengers touched down to be welcomed in the airport’s V.I.P. lounge by the likes of Permanent Secretary to the Governor’s Office Dr. Kingsley Been; Chairman of the Tourist Board, Dr. Hugh Fulford; Director (Ag) of Tourism Ralph Higgs; President of Air Turks & Caicos Lyndon Gardiner and President of TCHTA Karen Whitt.
Dr. Hugh Fulford welcomed WestJet and commented that he hoped “that this business relationship would grow and mushroom into something all parties can be proud of.” He added, “We have realized the positive impact the Canadian market can have on the Turks and Caicos Islands and we look forward to the benefits now and in the near future.”
Acting Director of Tourism, Ralph Higgs, went onto state, “We are very pleased that WestJet has chosen the Turks and Caicos Islands. Our friendly people, accommodations, and beaches are second to none.” Higgs then added, “We are willing to work to ensure that the TCI benefits from this relationship with WestJet. They can count on us as partners moving forward.”
WestJet, for their part, responded that they are continuing to seek out hotspots like the Turks and Caicos Islands to expand into and assured that places like Providenciales would be embraced by the Canadian market.
