Christmas Shopping Guide & What's On ... View this email in your browser CHRISTMAS SHOPPING GUIDE Photo: © www.rappler.com It's Christmas Shopping time! Each year we see an ABST reduction weekend, and this year, there will be two weekends of reduced sales tax. This weekend and next, ABST will be reduced from 15% to 5% at all businesses where sales tax is applied. On top of the lower sales tax, there are Christmas sales galore ongoing around the island. Find gift baskets and bundles, gift certificates, major discounts and more below in our Christmas Corner, or in our specials guide. For everything happening in Antigua leading up to Christmas, browse our What's On Guide.  CHRISTMAS CORNER PAPERCLIPS LTD. Get an extra 10% off on top of the ABST reduction at Paperclips LTD. CURTAIN BLUFF Relax, rejuvenate and revitalize with spa and food packages at Curtain Bluff LEMON & LIME The perfect Christmas decoration or gift for loved ones, available at Lemon & Lime EPICUREAN Long lasting needles & great fragrance, the perfect Xmas tree for your home EXOTIC ANTIGUA NO ABST on clothing & accessories, plus gift certificates available at Exotic Antigua LIPSTICK 20% off items storewide and the chance to win a fragrance basket at Lipstick LUXURIUM SPA Give the gift of a relaxing massage and beauty treatment at Luxurium Spa THE CORK & BASKET The Cork & Basket has gift baskets, plus a chance to win a ham or turkey STERLINGS WORLD OF BAGS Check out the new Dooney & Bourke bag collection at Sterlings World Of Bags CATTLEYA BOUTIQUE Take advantage of the storewide sale through December at Cattleya Boutique KEN'S CLUB Gift friends and loved ones a basket of goodies they will enjoy from Ken's Club THE BEST OF BOOKS BOOKSTORE Buy a gift certificate, or send your book list to The Best of Books Bookstore THE LAND SHOP Get 50% off select items along with the ABST reduction at The Land Shop SILVER CHELLES Shop at Silver Chelles' Pop Up this Saturday at Akropolis Greek Restaurant HARPER'S OFFICE DEPOT Buy Santa hat, reindeer antlers, gift wrap & bags, and other items from Harper's FLOWER WORLD LTD. Spruce up your home, or gift your loved ones floral bouquets from Flower World NATIONAL SAILING ACADEMY The NSA is hosting learn to sail courses over the holidays for adults and youths ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK ASW is offering 20% off sailing accessories until December 31st WHAT'S ON HAPPY HOUR ON THE MARINA Beers from EC$6 & EC$10 mixed drinks served with pizzas etc. at Seabreeze MOULES FRITES NIGHT Enjoy this Catherine’s classic from the sea by the sea from 6pm AFTER WORK TAKEAWAY AFFAIR Order & takeaway your favourite seafood dishes on Friday from Copper & Lumber NATIONAL PARK PAINT & SIP EVENT Create your own masterpiece and enjoy wine & hors d'oeuvres with sunset views PILLARS RESTAURANT RE-OPENING The Grand Re-Opening is set for this Saturday with music by the Harbour Trio SHRIMP & STRAWBERRY SPECIALS This week at Boom find specials on shrimp dishes and strawberry drinks EASING OF SOME COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS Places of worship will be allowed to hold services until 1:00am on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Private functions at a capacity of 25 will also be allowed until 1:00am on New Year's Eve. Read the latest Travel Advisory for Antigua & Barbuda updated on December 8th, and check out the major carrier movements to and from Antigua during December 2020 here. THE LATEST NEWS BOOST IN AIRLIFT FOR WINTER Antigua & Barbuda will see additional flights and the return of carriers this winter NEW HOURS AND MENUS AT COLIBRI Colibri is now in full swing and serving a new lunch and bar menu HEMINGWAY'S CARIBBEAN CAFE Delectable dishes with a Caribbean flair in the heart of St. John's LUNCH & DINNER AT CAMBUSA Cambusa Italian Restaurant is now serving a quick lunch, and dinner SPONSORED BY TALISKER WHISKY ATLANTIC CHALLENGE Photo: Left to Right: Joseph Nunes & Travis Weste make up Team Antigua Pairs - Atlantic Rowers. Team Antigua Pairs starts their 3000nm row to Antigua this Saturday as the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge begins from La Gomera, Canary Islands. Track them here, or on the YB Races App. CHANGING LIVES 1 TACK AT A TIME The NSA congratulates 10 of their newest trainees recently certified UPDATED FERRY SCHEDULE Barbuda Express has updated their ferry schedule for this week KEEP ANTIGUA NICE HELP KEEP THE COAST CLEAN Photo © AdoptACoastline / facebook.com/loveyourcoastlines When you visit our beautiful beaches, take a trash bag with you and pick up any garbage you may see, and make sure you leave nothing but footsteps. Take your efforts one step further, and gather some friends for a beach clean-up! Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. If you'd like to get your business listed, email advertising@antiguanice.com Copyright © 2020 Antigua Nice Ltd., All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.