The Travel Channel to feature Cayo Espanto

The Island Newspaper, Ambergris Caye, Belize            Vol. 14, No. 6            February 19, 2004

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Tracy Gallagher with
Cayo Espanto's Executive Chef

One of Ambergris Caye's most exclusive resorts, Cayo Espanto will soon be featured on The Travel Channel. Belize and Ambergris Caye will be viewed by millions of people as Cayo Espanto will be one of the islands featured in The Travel Channel's upcoming "World's Best Islands to Rent" segment.

    The five-member crew, along with the program's host Tracy Gallagher and her husband, arrived on Ambergris Caye February 12th to begin filming the program. According to Cayo Espanto Manager Rosita Ayuso, the host and crew were fascinated by the beauty of the resort and the pristine underwater world found on Belize's Barrier Reef. The eight- minute coverage allocated for Cayo Espanto will feature some of the island's exclusive services, including a picnic where local tour guide/dive master German Alamilla treats Tracy Gallagher to a fresh seafood lunch directly "from the sea to her plate." Scenes from Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley were also shot.

    Following the film shoot of Cayo Espanto, Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher remained on the island an extra day to experience the exclusive resort's treatment without the cameras. Rosita Ayuso told The San Pedro Sun, "We feel that this has been a great achievement for Cayo Espanto and Belize as a whole, as this show will increase the promotion of Belize's vital tourism industry. The Travel Channel's crew and television show host, have given Belize and Ambergris Caye a 'thumbs up' and this is something we should all be proud of."

    Other places to be featured in this program include Fiji, and Necker Island in Hawaii, which was recently featured on NBC's The Today Show. The Cayo Espanto program will air March 29th on San Pedro's Coral Cable Vision (Channel 49) at a time to be announced.



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