Sandals Resorts International (SRI) was honored with 11 prestigious awards by the 24th Annual World Travel Awards.
The Luxury Included® Resort Company’s collection of accolades demonstrates its continued commitment to excellence of the brand and its resorts by receiving, once again, the notable recognition of the Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand, thus earning this title for 24 consecutive years.
Also awarded within Sandals Resorts International’s brand was its newest resort, Sandals Barbados, which received the special honor of Caribbean's Leading Resort 2017.
“We are delighted to once again be honored by the prestigious World Travel Awards,” said Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts International.
“We continue to invest in our product and our people so that each year we can be proud to say we are the Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand.
Our goal remains centered around providing the best possible Luxury-Included experiences for our customers, and we look forward to continuing to do so.”
With a total of 11 trophies, Sandals Resorts International rose above other highly acclaimed hotel brands throughout the world. The Caribbean resort company’s top honors included:
Caribbean's Leading Hotel Brand 2017: Sandals Resorts International
Caribbean's Leading All-Inclusive Family Resort 2017: Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa
Caribbean's Leading Luxury All-Inclusive Resort 2017: Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa
Caribbean's Leading Resort 2017: Sandals Barbados
Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Resort 2017: Sandals South Coast, Jamaica
Caribbean's Most Romantic Resort 2017: Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa
Grenada's Leading Resort 2017: Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa
St Lucia's Leading Resort 2017: Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa & Beach Resort
Jamaica's Leading All-Inclusive Family Resort 2017: Beaches Negril Resort & Spa
Jamaica's Leading Resort 2017: Sandals Royal Caribbean
Caribbean's Leading Adventure Tour Operator 2017: Island Routes Caribbean Adventures
Originally scheduled to take place at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages and Spa on September 16th, merely nine days after the passing of Hurricane Irma, the resort company and the World Travel Awards announced the Caribbean and North American Gala’s cancellation. In response to the impact of Hurricane Irma and the resort’s temporary closure, Sandals Resorts International and its philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation, have created a special Hurricane Relief Fund for the islands.
“We have already begun working with our partners on the ground who have the expertise and manpower to make an immediate difference as well as do assessments for long-term recovery,” said Sandals Resorts International Deputy Chairman and CEO, Adam Stewart.” Those wishing to show their support can donate to the relief effort by visiting www.sandalsfoundation.org. World Travel Awards President & Founder, Graham E. Cooke, said: “We congratulate the winners while commiserating with our friends in the Caribbean Islands and Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama, devastated by Hurricane Irma. Our thoughts are with all those adversely affected by this terrible storm."
The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 for the express purpose of acknowledging and celebrating achievements in all areas of the world’s travel and tourism industry.
Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.
Each year WTA covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognize and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region. For more information about these award-winning resorts, visit www.sandals.com and www.beaches.com.
Sandals Resorts:
Sandals Resorts offers two people in love with the most romantic, Luxury-Included® vacation experience in the Caribbean. With 15 stunning beachfront settings in Jamaica, Antigua, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, Barbados and Grenada, Sandals Resorts offers more quality inclusions than any other resort company on the planet. Signature Love Nest suites for the ultimate in privacy and service; butlers trained by the English Guild of Professional Butlers; Red Lane Spa®; 5-Star Global Gourmet™ dining, ensuring top-shelf liquor, premium wines and gourmet specialty restaurants; Aqua Centers with expert PADI® certification and training; fast Wi-Fi from beach to bedroom and WeddingMoons®, for dream destination weddings are all Sandals Resorts exclusives. Sandals Resorts is part of family-owned Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which includes Beaches Resorts and is the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company. For more information about the Sandals Resorts Luxury Included® difference, visit www.sandals.com.
Beaches Resorts:
With three spectacular locations in Turks & Caicos and Jamaica, Beaches Resorts is the ultimate getaway for every member of the family. With outrageous waterparks, XBOX® Play Lounge, the Scratch DJ Academy, exclusive Kids Camps, teen nightclubs, Certified Nannies, Butler service, Red Lane® Spas, Aqua Centers with expert PADI® certification and training; and free Wi-Fi, Beaches Resorts provides more quality inclusions than any other resort company on the planet. As a proud sponsor of Sesame Street, Beaches Resorts also offers the Caribbean Adventure with Sesame Street®, where kids can spend their vacation with their favorite friends from the Sesame Street gang with daily activities and weekly stage shows. Beaches Resorts are also the perfect place for family gatherings from reunions and special birthdays to FamilyMoons®, Beaches’ signature destination wedding and vow renewal program. Beaches Resorts is part of family-owned Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which includes Luxury-Included® Sandals Resorts and is the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company. For more information about the Beaches Resorts difference, visit www.beaches.com.
About World Travel Awards
World Travel Awards celebrates its 24th anniversary this year and is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade. Attended by senior executives from major travel companies, operators, destinations, World Travel Awards events are universally respected as providing established, top level networking opportunities, regionally and globally. The brand aims to celebrate those organizations who push the boundaries of industry excellence.
