Sandals Resorts International has purchased the recently-shuttered Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay for an undisclosed sum. Read more at http://www.travelweek.ca/sandals-resorts-international-purchases-four-seasons-in-great-exuma-bahamas/.
With the resorts offering reduced rates and value-adds, the Miami Herald reports that American Airlines has added or will be adding additional flights this fall from Miami to Antigua, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Provinciales, St. Croix, St. Maarten and St. Lucia.
We are pleased that together with our Caribbean DMC partners, we are one of the sponsors for Site Nite 2009. Taking place the night before the Motivation Show’s opening, Site Nite is becoming the leading social networking event of the week as well as a major fundraiser for the Site International Foundation. We invite you to join us and other industry colleagues at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago on Monday, 28 September 2009. Tickets available at http://www.siteglobal.com/Experience/SiteNite/tabid/169/Default.aspx.
The Jamaica Observer reports that Sandals Resorts has signed a multi-year agreement to partner with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Beginning in October, Sandals guests will be able to book a Martha Stewart Wedding at any of Sandals and Beaches 16 branded properties throughout the Caribbean. As the article states, the partnership comes at a time when destination weddings are on the rise.
As South Florida Caribbean News reports, Jamaica for the fifth year in a row has the most resorts on Travel + Leisure magazine’s 14th annual World’s Best Awards readers’ survey. Ten of the island’s resorts appear on the list of Top 25 Resorts in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas. Read more at http://www.sflcn.com/story.php?id=6819.
As reported in today’s Jamaica Gleaner news, Indigo Partners and Oaktree Capital have bought Jamaica’s struggling national carrier, Air Jamaica. Private equity fund, Indigo Partners and private investment firm, Oaktree Capital Management are known for their strategic investment in Spirit Airlines.
According to industry site, mimegasite, the U.S. Treasury Department has published new rules for related to meeting, event, incentive and travel expenses for companies that received TARP funds. We checked the Treasury Department’s website to see is we could read these new rules, but had no luck in locating them. If you know the specific URL for the new rules, please leave it for us and other readers in the comments below. Thanks!
Examiner.com reports that Jumby Bay Resort which closed last year for massive renovations will start taking reservations again for its November 1 reopening. Jumby Bay, located just off the coast of Antigua is said to have undergone a $28 million renovation. This is great news for us as the property has long been a favorite of clients of SNC Destinations.
