PALM TREES, WARM WATER, SANDY BEACHES, NOW THAT'S MY IDEA...
...OF TROPICAL PARADISE WITH GEORGE CLOONEY.
(LAUGHS) IN FACT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT SUMMER GET-A-WAY.
WELL OUR NEXT GUEST IS HERE TO TAKE US AWAY.
LITERALLY.
AWAY.
AS WE DISCUSS THE PLEASURES OF AN AFFORDABLE, WORD-CLASS
MULTIPLE ISLAND RETREAT FOR THIS SUMMERS VACATION.
YOU LIKIN THIS?
I AM TOO.
TIME TO HEAD TO THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH THEIR
DIRECTOR OF TOURISM, SHARON FLAXMORES.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
DID YOU LIKE MY GEORGE CLOONEY?
YES I DID.
CAN YOU BRING HIM TO ME?
YOU NEVER..
(LAUGHS).
...KNOW IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (IN UNISON).
ANYTHING GOES.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
I LOVE HER, ALRIGHT SO LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING A VACATION
DESTINATION..ANDI'M BLUSHING A LITTLE BIT NOW...THE BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS, IT SOUNDS AMAZING IS IT GOOD FOR
EVERYBODY?
IT'S ACTUALLY PERFECT FOR ANYONE, IT'S A WONDERFUL
DESTINATION, FAMILY ORIENTED, IF YOU'RE GOING ON A HONEYMOON,
ANNIVERSARY, WANTED TO BRING THE EXTENDED FAMILY, THERE'S
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
OK, LET'S DO GEOGRAPHY HERE, WHERE ARE THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS LOCATED.
YES WE'RE LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO ST.
THOMAS, US VIRGIN ISLANDS AS WELL AS PUERTO RICO...
PUERTO RICO..
(SPEAKING SPANISH).
AS WE SAY...
YES AND WERE VERY CLOSE, ONLY ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY FROM PUERTO
RICO AND ONLY ABOUT, WELL HALF HOUR FLIGHT.
OK, WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA WHEN YOU GET THERE?
YOU CAN BE AS BUSY AS YOU'DE LIKE...
OR ..YOU CAN BE AS RELAXED AS YOU'DE LIKE.
WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF 60 ISLANDS, ISLANDS ROCKS AND KEY,
SO THERES SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, SOME ISLANDS ARE
POPULATED AND SOME THERES NOTHING THERE BUT BEAUTIFUL
BEACHES.
SO IF YOU WANNA VEG, YOU GOT IT AND IF YOU WANNA DO THINGS AND
BE ACTIVE WITH THE KIDS YOU ALSO GOT IT.
YES, WE HAVE CANOPY TOURS, LOT'S OF SAILING, THERES PARASAILING,
THERE'S EVEN KITEBOARDING FOR THE ONES WHO ARE...
ADVENTUROUS.
...ON THE ADVENTURES SIDE.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BVI RESORTS THEMSELVES, WALK ME
THOUGH THERE...I GET THERE AND WHAT?
WELL WE HAVE A COLLECTION AS I SAID WE HAVE LOT'S OF DIFFERENT
ISLANDS AND ALL ACCOMMODATIONS RUN THE GAMMIT.
WE HAVE PRIVATE ISLANDS RESORTS, SUCH AS UM PETER ISLAND, THERES
ALSO GUANA ISLAND AND SCRUBB ISLAND...AND AGAIN WE HAVE THE
MAIN ISLANDS OF VIRGIN GORDA, TORTOLA, JOST VAN DYKE AND
ANEGADA AND THOSE ISLANDS HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS RANGING FROM
RESORTS TO ISLAND VILLAS TO LITTLE JEWEL PROPERTIES, THAT
ARE NICE FOR FAMILIES.
NOW IS IT EASY TO GET FROM ONE ISLAND TO ANOTHER?
YES ISLAND HOPPING IS A BREEZE, IN FACT WE TEND TO THINK WE HAVE
THE BEST ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN FOR ISLAND HOPPING
BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE AN
EXTENSIVE FERRY SYSTEM OR YOU MAY NOT WANT TO DO A FERRY, YOU
CAN TAKE A PRIVATE BOAT...
OH NICE.
...OR YOU CAN CHARTER A YACHT IN FACT I COMMUTE DAILY FROM ONE
ISLAND TO THE NEXT FOR WORK.
NOW LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING IN TERMS FOR, YOU KNOW JUST PRICING
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I THINK OF GOING ON A VACATION
WITH MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW TIMES ARE TOUGH, YOU KNOW EVERYBODY IS
COUNTING THIER NICKELS AND DIMES RIGHT NOW, SO ARE THERE SPECIAL
OFFERS, DISCOUNTS?
ESPECIALLY THIS SUMMER.
REALLY?
UM IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS WE HAVE WONDERFUL PACKAGES WITH
OUR PROPERTIES, IN FACT WE ARE CALLING IT SUMMER FREEDOM.
YOU THINK THAT SUMMER IS THE TIME TO RELAX AND TO BE FREE,
WELL WE HAVE LOTS OF FREE INCLUSIONS.
WE HAVE FREE NIGHTS, STAY 7 NIGHTS GET 1 NIGHT FREE, WE HAVE
FREE CAR RENTALS UM, THROWN IN.
IN FACT ONE PROPERTY IS EVEN OFFERING A FREE EXCURSION TO A
NEIGHBORING ISLAND, IT'S VERY AFFORDABLE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR
OR SIX.
OK SO SOMETHING THAT IS HUGE FOR ME IS FOOD.
LOT'S OF CHOICES, LOT'S OF NICE CULINARY DELIGHTS AND WE HAVE
LOTS OF FRESH SEAFOOD, THAT ABOUNDS IN THE BVI AND YOU CAN
ALWAYS TRY YOUR LOCAL LAND DISH, UM FISH AND FUNGI.
FISH AND WHAT?
FUNGI.
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S UH SOMETHING, IT'S MADE OUT OF UM, OUT OF CORNMEAL AND
OKRA, AND WITH A NICE CREOLE SAUCE, SO YOU HAVE TO TRY IT.
A LITTLE ZING TO THAT AS WELL.
YES.
AND SHOPPING, I'M ASSUMING FOR THE LADIES THAT WANT TO GO AND
SHOP AND FOR THE DAUGHTER THAT LOVE TO SHOP WITH MOMMY..
IN THE TEEN GIFT SHOPS YOU CAN PICK UP SOMETHING REALLY NICE
AND THERES ALWAYS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO BRING BACK
HOME TO SAY GUESS WHAT...
GUESS WHERE I WAS.
...I WAS IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
AND YOU IT REALLY IS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHETHER YOU'RE LIVING
IN SEATTLE OR IN MIAMI, WERE CLOSE BUT THERE ARE CONNECTIONS
NO MATTER WHAT.
YES, THE MAJOR CARRIER CAN GET YOU INTO ST.
THOMAS OR SAN JUAN AND THEN IT'S EITHER A SHORT
FERRY RIDE OVER FROM ST.
THOMAS OR A FLIGHT FROM SAN JUAN, YOU
CAN TAKE WHAT WE CALL A PUDDLE JUMPER, A SMALLER AIRPLANE
DIRECTLY INTO TORTOLA.
I AM GOING TO TAKE MY GIRLS AND MY HUSBAND AND I WANT SOME OF
THAT, WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN?
FISH AND FUNGI.
FISH AND FUNGI, IT SOUNDS A LITTLE RISQUE.
YES BUT THAT'S WHAT BVI IS ABOUT.
I LIKE IT.
CHOOSE SOMETHING WITH AN EDGE, SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT.
WE LIKE TO SAY YES WE'RE DIFFERENT.
AND I AM A RISKY GIRL.
YES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU ARE MOST WELCOME REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND YOU'VE REALLY
GOT THE BEST JOB OF THE CENTURY, I WISH I HAD YOUR JOB.
THANK YOU.
OF COURSE I'M READY WITH A BATHING SUIT, I'M READY WITH THE
SUNSCREEN, MY GIRLS ARE READY, HONEY...HMM I'M NOT SURE, IF
GEORGE CLOONEYS THERE, I MIGHT LEAVE YOU AT HOME...JUST
KIDDING!
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