ST. BARTS COMES WITH STARS AND COOL TRADE WIND TEMPERATURES

PLUS WAYS TO KEEP MONEY IN YOUR POCKET THANKS TO WIMCO VILLAS‚ SUMMER SAVINGS PROGRAMS

NEWPORT, RI ˆ May 2011 ˆ Will the sun and stars around Ibiza be too hot and heavy on the pocketbook this summer? Then think St. Barts where everything that‚s laid out for the stars plus cool trade wind temperatures become more affordable, thanks to the Caribbean‚s premier luxury villa rental company, Wimco Villas.

New this summer and fall are a range of promotional programs for Wimco‚s collection of villas, including 96-hour „Villa of the Week‰ private flash sales offering up to 50 percent off a week‚s rental, and their „Summer of Savings‰ program offering free nights, complimentary rental cars, and savings at some of St Barts finest restaurants with Wimco‚s „Friend of the Island‰ card. These exclusive programs make St. Barts this season‚s most affordable luxury destination, promises Stiles Bennet, Wimco Villas president.

„We‚ve assembled an extensive list of private sales, special offers and value added programs,‰ says Bennet, underscoring that to get full access to these programs people need to contact Wimco atinfo@wimco.com 

Examples of a few of the villas participating in these programs include Villa WV ACE, a spacious one bedroom retreat within walking distance of St Jean beach, two bedroom Villa WV CLV in fabled Point Milou, an area renowned for its sunset views, and three bedroom Villa WV ANC, a spectacular villa with a huge infinity pool, overlooking Gouverneur beach.

About Wimco Villas
Wimco Villas is an award-winning luxury villa rental company, providing access to some of the world's most beautiful and exceptional private villas.  In the Caribbean, Wimco represents over 270 villas on St Barts and offers an expansive selection of privately owned villas throughout the region including the US and British Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Anguilla, Barbados, Mustique, Nevis, St Martin, Jamaica and Grand Cayman.  In Europe, Wimco represents villas in Italy, the South of France, and Mykonos.  In the Americas there are villa rentals on Nantucket, Maui and Oahu, Hawaii, and in Punta Mita and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 

As well as providing accommodation and destination information, Wimco Villas can tailor make the villa holidays to suit each client's needs, whether it be arranging flights and rental cars, private chefs, yoga instructors, yacht charters or simply a restaurant reservation. Read their St Barts blog at http://theviewfromstbarts.wordpress.com 

Voted 'Best Presented Villas' by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. For additional information on Wimco Villas please visit www.wimco.com or call 800-449-1553.  For information on Wimcosbh, please visitwww.wimco.com/sbh.  

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