Antigua & Barbuda

Antigua & Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the more prosperous states in the Eastern Caribbean, with Tourism, Business Service Outsourcing, and Financial Services as the largest economic sectors. This English-speaking nation has been a tourism hub in the Caribbean since the 1970s. With a new airport terminal opened in 2015 to accommodate the many daily flights from Europe and the Americas, tourism promises to continue as the economic mainstay of the islands. Antigua and Barbuda is an independent Commonwealth country comprising its 2 namesake islands and several smaller ones. Positioned where the Atlantic and Caribbean meet, it’s known for reef-lined beaches, rainforests, and resorts. Its English Harbour is a yachting hub and the site of historic Nelson’s Dockyard. In the capital, St. John’s, the national museum displays indigenous and colonial artefacts.

The Antiguan coastline is peppered with numerous coves and bays, many with beautiful white-sand beaches. Antiguans proudly say they have 365 beaches – one for every day of the year. Barbuda, a low-lying coral island located 32 miles north of Antigua, is sparsely populated and encompasses an expansive lagoon, which is bound by a long undeveloped beach.