Harlequin Hotels & Resorts is excited to announce that the Buccament Bay Resort Cricket Academy is set to open in April 2012.

The news follows an agreement with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), which will see Harlequin work in partnership with the Windies for a community initiative in St Vincent & The Grenadines. To reciprocate, the WICB is providing resident and special guest master class coaches for the academy.

Dave Ames, CEO of Harlequin, said of the new academy: "I'm delighted to confirm that the WICB will help Harlequin deliver the Buccament Bay Resort Cricket Academy, providing guests with year-round coaching by WICB-trained coaches and a series of master classes taught by cricketing legends. Importantly, it'll also create more opportunities for Harlequin to engage and work with the local community."

With yet another of the world's most popular sports now available at Buccament Bay Resort, it must surely be crowned the unofficial champion of 5 star activity destinations, proving that luxury needn't be a guilty indulgence. If you spend a few days enjoying a well-earned rest by sunbathing with a cocktail in hand beside the stunning pools and enjoying all that the all inclusive restaurants provide by night, you can soothe the nagging critic in your mind with these excellent sport activities:

Buccament Bay Resort Cricket Academy (of course) in partnership with the West Indies Cricket Board
Liverpool Football Club Academy Soccer School
Pat Cash Tennis Academy
Diving and water sports with Indigo Dive St Vincent
Boot Camps with Fitness 4
Volleyball on the wonderful white sand beach
Fishing (that counts) in the turquouise Caribbean Sea
Golf in the Grenadines

The best part is that many of the above are FREE for guests!

That's how Harlequin Hotels & Resorts is redefining luxury in the Caribbean.