WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORDS TURKS AND CAICOS,
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF?
AN IDYLLIC ISLAND.
A MILLION MILES FROM HOME.
WELL, ACTUALLY THIS SLICE OF PARADISE IS
A LOT CLOSER THAN MOST OF US THINK.
SPARKLING TURQUOISE WATERS AND POWDERY SAND
BEACHES ARE A MERE 3 HOURS BY AIR FROM NEW YORK CITY.
AND HERE TO SHOW US THE WAY, PAMELA EWING, REGIONAL MARKETING
MANAGER FOR TURKS AND CAICOS TOURISTS.
WELCOME!
SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE STUDIO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JULIE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
AND YOU'VE FLOWN IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SAND.
POWDERY GORGEOUS SAND.
RIGHT IN FROM THE TURKS AND CAICOS.
ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S JUST GO RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS A FABULOUS DESTINATION.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
HOW EASY IS IT TO GET THERE?
IT'S VERY EASY TO GET TO TURKS AND CAICOS.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WE ARE NOT
AS FAR OUT AS A LOT OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.
WE ARE ONLY 575 MILES AWAY FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA.
A MERE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES.
WOW!
SO, VERY EASY.
AND ABOUT, YOU ARE ATLANTA?
YOU ARE IN NEW YORK.
ABSOLUTELY!
ALL OF THE MAJOR AIRLINES, AIR CARRIERS
GO TO TURKS AND CAICOS WITH NONSTOP FLIGHTS.
WE HAVE NONSTOP FROM ATLANTA DAILY.
WE ALSO HAVE NEW YORK NONSTOP DAILY WITH
JETBLUE.
WE HAVE AMERICAN AIRLINES GOING DAILY FROM
MIAMI AND WE HAVE US AIRWAYS GOING DAILY
FROM CHARLOTTE AS WELL AS TO SOME AREAS IN PHILLY.
WOW!
I'VE BEEN AND I, THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO THERE.
BUT JUST FILL US IN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT.
WELL, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY
ISLAND HOP BECAUSE WE ARE MADE UP OF
40 ISLANDS AND KEYS. 8 OF WHICH ARE INHABITED.
YOU CAN GO FROM ONE ISLAND TO THE NEXT
VERY EASILY.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR CAPITAL WHICH IS GRAND TURK,
WHICH IS ONLY HALF AN HOUR.
AND YOU CAN GO TO SALT KEY WHICH IS THE
SMALLEST OF OUR ISLAND AT 2 SQUARE MILES.
AGAIN, VERY EASILY.
WE HAVE SOUTH CAICOS.
MIDDLE CAICOS.
NORTH CAICOS.
PROVIDENCIALES AND THEN PARROT KEY WHICH IS
WHERE I THINK YOU WENT TO.
AND PINE KEY.
YES, I WAS THERE.
SO, ANY ONE OF THEM YOU CAN GET TO
IN A MERE 20 TO 30 MINUTES.
AND YOU CAN ISLAND HOP.
THAT'S WHAT'S SO FUN.
ABSOLUTELY.
NOW, I'M A FOODIE AND I THOUGHT THE
FOOD WAS FANTASTIC DOWN THERE.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOCAL CUISINE.
WELL, THE CUISINE IS REFERRED TO AS EURO CARIBBEAN CUISINE.
WITH FUSION FROM ASIA OR AFRICA AS WELL AS
FROM INDIA.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN EVENT THAT HAPPENS ON THURSDAY NIGHT
THAT WE CALL A FISH FRY.
OH!
THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.
YES, IT'S WONDERFUL.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR GUESTS
AND OUR LOCALS TO MIX AND ENJOY SOME
OF OUR CULTURE AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR FOOD.
THE SEAFOOD OBVIOUSLY.
IF YOU'VE HAD THAT WHILE YOU WERE THERE.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
THE CONCH.
THE CONCH, YES, LOBSTER.
IT'S ALL AROUND THE SEAFOOD.
SO, YOU CAN HAVE THAT.
WHILE SITTING ON THE BEACH WITH SOME OF
THE LOCALS AND ENJOYING MUSIC AND SOME OF
THE CULTURAL ACTS AS WELL.
SUCH A FUN NIGHT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.
TRAVELERS ARE LOOKING FOR BARGAINS
AND HOW DOES THE U.S. DOLLAR TRANSLATE?
WELL TURKS AND CAICOS IS A BRITISH TERRITORY
BUT BECAUSE 90 PERCENT OF OUR GUESTS COME FROM
THE MAINLAND, UNITED STATES, WE DO HAVE THE U.S. DOLLAR AS
OUR LOCAL CURRENCY.
SO, THAT ALLOWS ONE TRAVELING FROM THE
UNITED STATES TO NOT HAVE TO DO A CONVERSION.
SO, THEN YOU CAN BUY DIRECTLY WITH THE U.S.
DOLLAR AND WE DO HAVE A PACKAGE AT THE MOMENT
WITH ONE OF HOTELS THAT'S A $159 PER NIGHT
PERSON.
AND THAT INCLUDES AIR, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, AND BREAKFAST.
WOW!
SO, IT CAN VERY THAT'S A DEAL!
YES, NO ABSOLUTELY.
NOW, IS SUMMER TIME AN ESPECIALLY GOOD TIME TO GO?
IT'S AN EXCELLENT TIME TO GO.
THAT'S WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO FIND
MORE OF THE DEALS OBVIOUSLY.
BUT ANY TIME IS A GREAT TIME TO TRAVEL TO TURKS AND CAICOS.
I KNOW THAT FOR SURE.
AND ANY SPECIAL WEBSITE THAT WE CAN VISIT TO GET US THERE
AND SHOW US HOW TO GET THERE.
YES.
IF YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS,
WWW.TURKSANDCAICOSTOURISM.COM YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR HOTELS
LISTED THERE AS WELL UNDER OUR ACCOMMODATIONS
AND YOU CAN FIND THE VARIOUS PACKAGES THAT THEY HAVE
TO OFFER BECAUSE IT LEADS YOU TO THE
HOTEL'S WEBSITE AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO THE WEBSITE.
YOU'VE INSPIRED ME TO GO BACK.
I HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME.
THANKS FOR BRINGING IN THE GORGEOUS SAND
AND THANKS FOR JOINING US IN THE STUDIO TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
AND FOR MORE ON THIS EXCITING GETAWAY DESTINATION
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT US AT OUR WEBSITE
THEBALANCINGACT.COM AND AS ALWAYS, GET SUMMER SOCIAL
WITH US, LOG ON TO
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