Antigua and Barbuda Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
About Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua, pronounced "an-tee'-gah", is perhaps the island which most typifies the modern day view of a small Caribbean destination. With few other natural resources, tourism dominates the local economy of both islands. Stunning white sand beaches abound, and on Antigua there is no shortage of attendant high-end resorts.Barbudastill has the beaches but little tourism-based infrastructure. Investment banking and financial services also make up an important part of the economy with many major foreign banks taking advantage of the nation's liberal banking laws. That may all change though after the 2009 arrest of Antigua-based Texan billionaire Allen Stanford who is accused of perpetrating an enormous fraud which may have bilked investors of some US$8 billion. Cricket is a huge sport here and th
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