Bid for Honeymoon Business After Murders Is 'Insensitive' ; Travel Expert Criticises Tourist Chiefs Over Their 'Brides Fly Free' Campaign

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AN INITIATIVE to tempt honeymooners back to the Caribbean island where newlyweds Cath and Ben Mullany were murdered has been criticised by a leading travel expert for its lack of sensitivity.

The "brides fly free" offer, launched at an event in Scotland last week, has been seen as an attempt to reestablish Antigua's reputation as a top honeymoon destination after tourism dropped as a result of the Welsh couple's killing.

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Bid for Honeymoon Business After Murders Is 'Insensitive' ; Travel Expert Criticises Tourist Chiefs Over Their 'Brides Fly Free' Campaign

BBC Travel Show presenter Simon Calder says Antiguan tourism leaders "could have been more tactful" in making their pitch, just weeks after the first anniversar...

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