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PM Welcomes Local Hotel’s Role in Sandals Chain Winning Four More Top Travel Industry Awards

Contact: Earl Bousquet

Monday, November 29, 2004 - Prime Minister Dr Kenny D. Anthony has welcomed the news that a local property belonging to the Sandals chain has helped the group to win four of the most coveted prizes at the just-concluded 2004 Caribbean World Travel Awards and World Travel Market Awards in London.
 

Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which operates both the Sandals and Beaches chains of Caribbean all-inclusive resorts, was voted Best Caribbean Hotel Chain, Best All-Inclusive Luxury Resorts and Best Hotel Group, in addition to winning the prestigious Environmental Gold Award.
 

The Best Caribbean Hotel Chain award went to Sandals after its local property, Sandals Regency, located at La Toc, was voted the Best All Inclusive Hotel by customers of Virgin Holidays, which sponsors that particular award.
 

Prime Minister Anthony says that by winning those awards, the Sandals Group, which operates three properties on the island and is about to build a fourth, “has demonstrated once again, the commitment and dedication of its management and staff to providing an excellent service to customers.”
 

He said it also “demonstrated the support of the industry for Sandals’ efforts and confirmed the commitment of leadership of SRI to always seek to exceed the expectations of its guests.”
 

The Best Hotel Group Award is among the most prominent of all the travel trade honours, in which travel agents from across the United Kingdom and Ireland vote for the company they believe has provided the best service during the year.
 

The Best All Inclusive Luxury Resort Award honours excellence among hotels throughout the Caribbean and is based on votes by readers of Caribbean World, a quarterly magazine focusing on all things Caribbean.
 

The Environmental Growth Award is sponsored by Thompson’s Holidays, which says the Sandals Group has shown ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility.
 

The chain adopted the internationally respected Green Globe Environmental Management system in 1998 and, to date, seventeen Sandals and Beaches Resorts, including those in St. Lucia, are now Green-Globe certified. Industry analysts say this means the group is now on course to become the first all-inclusive chain in the world to be fully Green-Globe certified.
 

Thompson’s says Sandals also administers one of the most comprehensive community outreach programmes in the Caribbean. The group sponsors over 100 such projects in its host communities, including St. Lucia, spanning health, education, skills development, sports, senior citizens welfare and conflict resolution.
 

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