INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES JOLLY BEACH RESORT IN ANTIGUA
MIAMI, FL, September 30, 2004 – Interval International, a leading global vacation exchange company, announced the affiliation of Jolly Beach Resort located on the southwest coast of Antigua.
Jolly Beach Resort is part of a 40-acre mixed-use complex with a 462-room hotel and 64 new one- and two-bedroom timeshare units - all designed in low-rise buildings set among exotic tropical gardens. Extensive renovations have been recently completed at the hotel and the timeshare units are scheduled to open this month.
“Antigua offers travelers a unique Caribbean vacation experience and we are very pleased to add this quality mixed-use resort to our exchange network,” said Marcos Agostini, Interval International's region director for the Caribbean and Latin America, Resort Sales and Service Department.
Guests at the resort have access to a variety of onsite amenities, including a mile-long stretch of white-sand beach, a free-form fantasy pool with a cascading waterfall, bars and restaurants, conference facilities, world-class cricket center, fitness center, and numerous water sports. Visitors can also enjoy nearby additional activities, such as golfing at an 18-hole course, deep-sea fishing, and shopping. The area features a casino and discotheque as well. The property is near the capital of St. John’s and easily accessible from the airport.
“We provide our owners and guests with first-class accommodations in one of the largest resorts on this island paradise,” said Mike Pigott, chairman, Jolly Beach Vacations Ltd, the resort parent company. “In affiliating our resort with Interval International, we also make an extensive array of quality resorts available to them.”
Antigua is the largest of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean and is bordered by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical paradise rich in history and culture, the island features stone-built sugar mills, St. John’s Cathedral, the English Harbor, and Nelson’s Dockyard that once harbored ships commanded by legendary British Admiral Horatio Nelson. Every year in late April, Antigua plays host to hundreds of yachts from around the globe for “Sailing Week” - one of the world’s most popular regattas. In August, thousands of costumed revelers take over the streets of St. John’s to the sound of calypso music for the “Carnival” celebration.
New purchasers at Jolly Beach Resort become members of Interval Gold – the industry’s first and foremost value-added, membership upgrade program. This entitles them to enjoy an extensive array of discounts and services, including worldwide hotel and dining discounts, provided by best-in-class hospitality and travel industry vendors. Interval Gold members have the opportunity to exchange their accommodations for those at other resorts in Interval’s worldwide network, as well as the ability to relinquish their resort weeks toward the purchase of cruise, golf and spa vacations. Members also receive quarterly travel magazines and newsletters, printed and electronic international resort directories, and a host of other privileges.
Since 1976, Interval International has led the vacation ownership industry with its hallmarks of quality and innovation. Interval has a global network of more than 2,000 resorts in 75 countries, and serves its developer clients and over 1.6 million members – worldwide timeshare vacation owners – through 26 offices in 17 countries. Interval provides a variety of exchange services and year-round travel related benefits to enhance member vacation experiences. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Interval International is an operating business of IAC, which also includes such well-known brands as Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com, and Ticketmaster.
