Tourism Corporation Bonaire recommends ten top reasons to travel to Bonaire on the newly launched Delta Friday Flight from Atlanta, GA to Bonaire. Hoping to help travelers who are suffering from the “post summer slump” or the not-so-quite-ready-for fall syndrome, the island and its private sector have the perfect remedy and are encouraging travelers to book their fall getaway to Bonaire now.
“There are so many reasons to book a fall vacation to Bonaire,” commented Ethsel Pieternella, Director of Tourism Corporation Bonaire. “With 80 degree weather, 24/7 world class diving and snorkeling, and award winning cuisine, a vacation to Bonaire is the perfect therapy to get people out of their slump! And with Delta’s Friday flight to Bonaire, they can even start their weekend on Bonaire. It’s time to change their usual Friday routine, and get to our Divers Paradise.”
Here are the 10 reasons why it’s better to be on Bonaire on Friday:
Delta’s New Friday Flight to Bonaire: Delta is making it even more convenient to reach Bonaire, and to kick off the weekend with their new Friday Delta now offers a second weekly non-stop flight from Atlanta to Bonaire, departing on Friday. Delta’s Atlanta hub offers numerous connections to or from a variety of U.S. gateways.
Bonaire’s Fall Festival: Throughout the fall, the island’s tourism companies are offering accommodation packages, excursions and activities, and a whole menu of other specials for visitors who are traveling to Bonaire on the Delta Friday The travel window for the promotion is now through December 19, 2014.
End the Work Week a Day Early: People everywhere count down the days and the hours until it’s the weekend. With Delta’s new Friday flight to Bonaire, visitors will have the luxury of ending their work week on Thursday and spending their Friday on Bonaire.
Friday Happy Hours: Whether choosing to dine at one of the island’s award winning restaurants, or sip on a cocktail with the Caribbean sea as the backdrop, guests will find that there’s no better place to enjoy a true island happy hour than on Bonaire. The island offers a variety of happy hour options at local beach bars, hotel bars or in and around Kralendijk.
Water Sports Galore: What better way to start the weekend than by taking a dip in the pristine waters of Bonaire. Whether it’s scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, kitesurfing or kayaking, there are plenty of options for visitors to get wet and to start the weekend by making a Bonaire splash.
Only Weekend Traffic is Underwater: With over 86 dive sites to discover around the island, most visitors can be found walking/jumping into the crystal clear waters and watching the traffic swim by. Without a single traffic light on the entire island, schools of fish are the only traffic on Bonaire.
Relax on a Sunset Sail: Bonaire is one of the most tranquil islands in the Caribbean. It has hundreds of scenic spots where visitors can kick back and relax. There’s not a better way for travelers to unwind after the flight, than by starting the weekend with a sunset sail around Bonaire.
Gear Up and Dive In: Fridays on Bonaire typically mean that divers have to wrap up their vacation and return their dive gear. Fellow divers will be envious that the Friday travelers are just getting started and are gearing up to dive into the weekend.
Switch Up the Friday Routine: The choice of having toes in the sand or putting away groceries and doing laundry on a Friday night is obvious to most. It’s officially time to change up the schedule and have more people spending their Friday diving, relaxing and/or delving into Bonaire’s culture and cuisine.
Two Full Days of Recovery: Post-vacation blues can leave visitors exhausted and wishing for one more day to recover. Visitors who travel on Fridays have two full days to recover from their Bonaire vacation and return to work refreshed and ready to face the challenges ahead.
Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, low annual rainfall, pristine coral formations and the most abundant fish population in the Caribbean. World renowned for scuba diving and snorkeling, it is also ideal for adventurers and explorers as it offers a myriad of eco-adventure activities from sea and mangrove kayaking to windsurfing or kite boarding and more. For those who want to kick back and relax, not having traffic lights on the island makes it easy to stroll into town or hop on a scooter or bike to peruse the island at their own pace. Accommodations range from full-service oceanfront resorts and condominiums to intimate guesthouses, small inns and private villas.
Tourism Corporation Bonaire, www.tourismbonaire.com