The World Travel Market in London
In my enthusiasm to spread the word about Sandals and Beaches Resorts and all the amazing new initiatives we are spearheading, such as The Sandals Foundation and Island Routes Luxury Adventure Tours, I am happy to travel just about anywhere. Recently, I headed across the Atlantic to London to attend the World Travel Market. This is an incredible event that attracts almost 50,000 travel professionals each year, from every corner of the planet, who come to see and share the very latest innovations, destinations and trends in the hospitality industry.
The World Travel Market gave me the perfect opportunity to let everyone know about all of the exciting things that have been happening at Sandals and Beaches over the past 12 months and to announce the unbelievable plans that we have for the future. It was a whirlwind couple of days for me and I managed to pack in a lot. Jet lag was definitely not an option!
The festivities began at the World Travel Awards, which were held at the historic Dorchester Hotel in London. You’ll be happy (but not surprised at all) to learn that Sandals and Beaches cleaned up—we won 12 awards that night! Over the rest of my time at the World Travel Market, I was thrilled to deliver a series of presentations on our newest developments, such as our partnership with Martha Stewart, the upcoming opening of ultra-luxurious Sandals Emerald Bay and our plans for overwater suites at Sandals Grande St. Lucian. I met many new people and got to hang out with old acquaintances and friends. All in all, it was a productive and fun trip and I can’t wait for next year!
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It’s kind of hard to tell (because the lights are turned down to make it easier to see the screen), but that’s me giving a presentation at the World Travel Market in London.
Here I am with Karl Thompson, the Managing Director of Unique Vacations in London, as we go over a few details of my presentation.
Big smiles all around—especially from the Chairman—as we show off the unprecedented 12 awards that Sandals and Beaches won at the World Travel Awards!
Congratulations once again Sandals in showing the World what one can expect when vacationing at Sandals. Love, Joy, Happiness an experience only that can be had at the beautiful Luxury Island Resorts in the Blue Caribbean. Sorry I was not there to express My Love for Sandals. Once more congratulations to My Sandals Family. Love & God Bless Uncle Joe
Way to go! No, 12 awards isn't a surprise, but does show that the Travel Industry recognizes and appreciates the innovation and hard work of EVERYONE on the team at Sandals Family of Resorts in making these resorts the best value for our clients' travel dollar. We'll keep selling (and enjoying) the resorts with pride and confidence.
Go Sandals and Beaches!!! Adam, continue to set the standards by which all Luxury Resorts are measured. The race is just for second place at this point :-)
