For something more exotic, transform your New Year’s Eve outing with a Blue Fizz cocktail!

- One measure of Blue Curaçao

- Top up with champagne

Pour the Blue Curaçao into the flute glass and top up with the champagne. As an alternative to champagne, you can also use another dry (Brut) sparkling wine such as Cava.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2010 on the islands – Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a rare New Year’s Eve ‘blue moon’!

Come and strut your stuff this New Year’s Eve at some of the Caribbean’s hottest venues. . .

St. Maarten/ Martin:

Virgin Night Club – From Old to New Party Night

Holland House Beach Hotel – A Glitz & Glamorous VIP New Year’s Party

Bliss Night Club – New Year’s Eve Party & Fireworks at midnight

Tantra Night Club – New Year’s Eve Party

Board Walk – New Year’s Fete & Fireworks at midnight

Saba:

Guido’s – New Year’s Eve Party

Scouts Place – New Year’s Eve Party

Sunny Valley Youth Center – ImpaKT Band

St. Barts

Eden Rock – Legendary New Year’s Eve Party

Gustavia – Music, Dancing & Fireworks at midnight

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Have a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year 2010!

Caribbean Travel & Leisure

The year 2009 will go down as one of the worst for the airline industry. Many airlines were looking towards 2010 as a possible ray of light in travel…and then a terrorist tried to blow up a plane on Christmas Day.

Since the events of just about a week ago, airlines have seen their stocks sink. American (-5.7%), Delta (-5.3%), United (-4.7%) and Southwest (-2.3%). But many travel insiders claim that the incident’s impact will do little to effect the overall airline picture for the coming year.

Of course negative air travel news is not something anyone in the airline industry wants to see plastered all over televisions, newspapers and blogs. The airlines are still coping with a nearly $3 billion loss this past year.

Up until five days ago all the airline executives were doing was patting each other on the back and saying that 2010 would be the year of travel rejuvenation among consumers. Stocks from most major airlines were jumping back up and even business travel was waking up from a nearly two year slumber.

So will last weeks failed terrorist attack on a U.S. plane hurt the airline industry in 2010? Only time will tell of course, but if I was a betting man, I would say that the upcoming year will be better than last year and to expect affordable flights pretty much throughout the next 12 months. Lets just hope that the T.S.A. doesn’t add anymore crazy rules to hurt business. Who am I kidding? Of course they will.

What do you predict 2010 travel will be like? Do you see fares going back up or will we see even more outrageous deals like in 2009?

Source: Business Week

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St. Maarten with American Airlines Vacations – Escape to a beautiful bay with a tranquil backdrop of rising green hills and amazing views of romantic sunsets at the Royal Palm Beach Club and receive the 4th night free! Now through March 31, 2010!

Check out the AAVacations website for more details and booking…

Resorts, restaurants, activities and beaches are often the key features to a Caribbean destination and the ones you choose often make or break your travel experience.

Here’s the “2009 Best of the Caribbean Picks” by Caribbean Travel & Leisure, just in time to help you plan your 2010 Caribbean vacation!

• Hotel Le Toiny – St. Barts
• Sonesta Maho Beach Resort – St. Maarten
• Queen’s Garden Resort – Saba

• The Brigadoon Restaurant – Saba
• Restaurant Le Gaïac – St. Barts
• Green House Restaurant – St. Maarten

• Tantra Night Club & Sanctuary- St. Maarten
• Sunset Beach Bar – St. Maarten
• Cheri’s Café – St. Maarten

• Mullet Bay Beach – St. Maarten
• Orient Beach – St. Martin
• Anse de Grande Saline – St. Barts

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Enjoy the best of the Caribbean with jetBlue’s St. Maarten vacation packages with deals starting at US$675!

Check out the jetBlue website for more details and booking…

This delicious punch is definitely a Caribbean favorite.

- 1 scoop of crushed ice
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz orange juice
- splash of cherry syrup
- 2 oz dark rum
- splash of Lemon Lime and Bitters (LLB)

Add a splash of cherry syrup to the glass. In a shaker, combine lime juice, fruit juice and rum. Add a few dashes of LLB and some grated nutmeg to taste. Serve on crushed ice.

As the old rhyme goes, ‘One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak.’ Enjoy!

A sound Caribbean treasure surrounded by charm, thriving rain forest, offshore diving and breathtaking views.

Day 1 – 15 minutes by plane or 1 hour by ferry, upon your arrival to the island have your taxi take you to your hotel (or feel free to hitch a ride with the friendly locals). After check-in, relax in the pool or explore the welcoming villages. Enjoy the amazing scenic features surrounding you. Take it in; it’s just the beginning of a weekend filled with quaint moments.

Day 2 – Wake up in the morning and breathe the fresh air, take a stroll and enjoy breakfast at one of the local cafés. The island’s natural beauty extends below the surface with a fascinating marine environment. Take a dive/ snorkel trip with one of the Dive Shops located on the island, and experience a rainbow array of exciting marine life and healthy reefs.   Top off the night with dinner at The Brigadoon for an exquisite meal and a charming ambiance.

Day 3 – With your weekend getaway coming to a close, you couldn’t possibly think of leaving the island without climbing the highest peak (877 m) in the Kingdom of the Netherlands! That’s right, 1064 steps of spectacular flora and fauna.

Relaxed locals, amazing food, and mountainous landscape are just a few of the features that will leave you in awe from this memorable vacation. All of this is Saba, the Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean!