In future anyone who visits our website will be able to see various short films shot around the property, each designed to engage you and capture the peaceful relaxing atmosphere we have created here at The Calabash. These videos will create a new dimension to our website, almost allowing you to try before you buy. The next step is actually being here!

We are really looking forward putting up the videos and we hope they portray the natural beauty of Grenada and all the luxury of a holiday at The Calabash Hotel.

To see more of VIP Plus visit www.vipplusworldwide.tv

And of course we were delighted when they returned in 2010 to renew their vows with another equally impressive ceremony

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Jackson and thank you for sharing your special day(s) with us!

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It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs, like lemon grass, kills cancer cells in vitro, whilst leaving healthy cells unharmed.

The research team was led by Dr Rikva Ofir and Prof. Yakov Weinstein, incumbent of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell-Differentation and Malignant Diseases from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at BGU.

CITRAL is the key component that gives the lemony aroma and taste in several herbal plants such as lemon grass, melissa and verbena.

According to Dr Ofir, the study found that CITRAL causes cancer cells to ‘commit suicide’, using apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell death. A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough CITRAL to prompt the cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.

The idea is to drink about 8 glasses of Lemon grass tea per day.

These five villas are widely known as the most luxurious on the island and offer the most marvellous ocean views. Added to this we have great offers on for 2010, making Grenada the perfect choice for this year’s summer holiday.

But you don’t have to take our word for it, just have a look at the images below.

The Calabash has been nominated in the category of “Grenada’s Leading Resort” by the World Travel Awards which will take place in Orlando in September. The nominations are based on last year’s voting and recommendations made by travel, tourism & hospitality industry professionals.

Added to this Grenada has been nominated in the “Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination” and Grand Anse beach may well be voted “The Caribbean’s Leading Beach”.

Very exciting news for the hotel and the island, so fingers crossed everyone!

At the end of the week Kevin Derbyshire our head chef will be leaving to go back to England. Although we are very sad to see Kevin go we are also very excited about the fact that Grenadian’s will now be in charge of the “Rhodes Restaurant” kitchen.

Dexter Burris will be taking over as head chef while Dandy Smith will be his sous chef. Both Dexter and Dandy have been trained to the highest standards by Gary Rhodes who is very pleased that locals will be running the kitchen.

So from all at The Calabash Hotel & Villas, we would like to wish Kevin the best of luck for the future.

Delta will fly to Grenada from JFK, New York as of July '10

It’s a busy week in news of flights to Grenada. Unfortunately we lose the Air Jamaica service as of next month but the good news is that Delta has now put a date on the commencement of its service from JFK, see the full press release below for details.

The world’s largest airline will begin operations into Grenada this summer. Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister, Glynis Roberts on Wednesday confirmed that Delta Air Lines will commence scheduled service from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York to the Maurice Bishop International Airport in St George’s starting from July 3, 2010.

In addressing the 2010 Budget at the Grenada Trade Centre Minister Roberts said that the government will continue its aggressive efforts to expand airlift service to Grenada. The nonstop service departs JFK at 8:30 am and arrives in Grenada at 1:20 pm with the return flight scheduled to depart at 2:10 pm and arriving in New York at 7:30 pm.

Delta will use its 737-800 aircraft which offers 16 First Class seats and 144 Coach Class seats. The Minister said that the new service from Delta will also encourage more nationals to return home during the Festive seasons, starting with Carnival this summer.

Roberts, who is also the Parliamentary Representative for St George South, said that the new flight, which will operate only on Saturdays, is also as a result of the Grenada Board of Tourism’s road shows on the eastern corridor and the excellent work of the Airlift Committee led by Michael McIntyre.

The weekly service is expected to provide additional seats to the island which is already served by American Airlines and Air Jamaica from the United States; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Monarch and Condor from Europe and Air Canada, Sky Service and Zoom from Canada during the winter.

Passengers flying with Delta will be able to make connections to more than 360 destinations, using the airline’s hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, as well as its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers.

“This fleet reduction has become necessary as we seek to meet our financial obligations, however Air Jamaica continues to be the best choice for convenient schedule and excellent service as we have ensured that adequate capacity is provided on our core routes”, stated Bruce Nobles, Air Jamaica’s President and CEO.

Effective March 9, 2010, Air Jamaica will suspend service on the New York (JFK) – Grenada and Jamaica – Orlando route, among others.