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Caribbean Mourns Sandals Resorts Founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor  The Caribbean is mourning one of the titan’s of the region’s tourism industry, with the passing of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, the founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International.  Stewart was 79. Stewart was known for […]

Sandals’ Gordon “Butch” Stewart Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Above: Gordon “Butch” Stewart accepts the award at the JW Marriott Marquis  MIAMI — Sandals Resorts International Chairman and Founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart won one of the Caribbean’s most prestigious awards in a ceremony in Miami on Thursday. Stewart received […]

Trinidad’s Jehue Gordon Wins 400M Hurdles at World Championships

Above: Jehue Gordon By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s Jehue Gordon took home the gold in the men’s 400M hurdles on Thursday at the World Championships in Moscow. Gordon finished in 47.69, the fastest time by anyone this year, followed […]

Grenada Prime Minister Meets With Sandals’ Gordon “Butch” Stewart

Above: The Sandals Grenada property (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart joined a special Cabinet meeting in Grenada this week to present his plans for the former LaSource property. Stewart, who was joined by […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Joan Gordon-Webley

By Alexander Britell Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River, Hanover, Jamaica. She is the past president of Caribbean Women for Democracy, the Jamaica Women’s Freedom Movement, among other posts, and previously represented East Rural St Andrew in Jamaica’s Parliament […]

Interview with Gordon “Butch” Stewart

Above: Gordon “Butch” Stewart (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell Gordon “Butch” Stewart is one of Jamaica’s leading businessmen and a pioneer in the hospitality industry. Stewart is the chairman or owner of more than a dozen companies, including Sandals, Beaches […]

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The Biggest Obstacles for Travel Agents in the Caribbean Right Now 

In short, the biggest challenge travel advisors are dealing with in 2023 is the ongoing impact of the pandemic on booking travel. But what about all the subsequent issues the pandemic has created? Specifically, here are the most burning issues […]

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Travel Advisors Say Flight Prices Are Impacting Caribbean Vacation Bookings

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CTA In short, the biggest challenge travel advisors are dealing with in 2023 is the ongoing negative effect the pandemic has had on booking travel — particularly the cost of flights. Advisors are reporting that […]

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Caribbean Travel Booking Windows Are Shrinking

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Travel Advisor Top-notch travel advisors are reporting a substantial shrinkage in booking windows since COVID entered the equation and are not expecting the trend to end soon. And advisors say that’s nowhere more […]

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Has the Pandemic Impacted Travel Advisors’ Fees? 

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Travel Advisor The pandemic forced a lot of travel advisors to restructure their business models or strategies, but is charging or not charging fees one those practices that had to be amended? Many […]

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The Tech Tools Travel Advisors Are Using Right Now

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI A travel adivsor’s time has arguably never been as valuable as it has been since the pandemic.  First, the pandemic halted travel and now it’s done the opposite: create a demand to vacation […]

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Sandals Sets Opening Date for New All-Inclusive Resort in Jamaica 

Sandals has an opening date for its highly-anticipated new resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Sandals Dunn’s River is officially opening its doors on May 24, 2023, Sandals Resorts International confirmed.  The resort will be […]

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Sandals Launches Reservations for New Jamaica All-Inclusive

Fresh off its celebrated debut in Curacao, Sandals has launched reservations for its next all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean:: Sandals Dunn’s River. The new all-inclusive resort is slated to open its doors on May 24, 2023, according to Sandals Resorts […]

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Sandals Just Opened Its New All-Inclusive Resort in Curaçao

Sandals Resorts International has officially opened its 16th resort in the Caribbean: the new Sandals Royal Curaçao. The property welcomed its first guests on June 1, marking the company’s first-ever property in the Dutch Caribbean. The 351-room property is a […]

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The Best All-Inclusive Hotels in The Bahamas 

The Bahamas doesn’t have an overwhelming number of all-inclusive hotel options, but what the archipelago nation lacks in quantity it more than makes up in variety. Basic to high-end, intimate to extravagant, the Bahamas has an all-inclusive to match almost […]

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Sandals Relaunches Bahamas All-Inclusive After $55 Million Renovation

Sandals Resorts International has officially relaunched its Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort on Nassau’s Cable Beach.  The 404-room property, set on a 15-acre site, has reopened following a dramatic $55 million renovation.  “The new Sandals Royal Bahamian encompasses a new era […]

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The 10 Best Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit in 2022

A few decades ago, the term “luxury all-inclusive” might have seemed like an oxymoron. But that’s how much the all-inclusive space has changed, particularly in the Caribbean — where all-inclusive has become far more of a technical term than a […]

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How to Move to a “Treehouse” in the Caribbean

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our biweekly newsletter. Subscribe to […]

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Choice Hotels Adds New VP for the Caribbean

Choice Hotels has named a new regional Vice President of franchise sales development for the Ascent Hotel Collection, the company said this week.  Choice Hotels has tapped Glenn Gordon to the role, in which he will lead the growth of […]

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What Does the Future Hold for Sandals Resorts International?

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our biweekly newsletter. Subscribe to Read More.

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Adam Stewart Named Executive Chairman of Sandals

Adam Stewart has been appointed executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, succeeding his late father Gordon “Butch” Stewart in the role, Caribbean Journal has learned. Adam Stewart becomes just the second chairman of the company in its 40-year history.  “We […]

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Villa Sales are Heating Up at the Four Season Nevis

The sales surge at the Four Seasons Resort Estates Nevis is continuing through the end of the year, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism […]

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Sandals Is Expanding to a New Caribbean Island

Sandals Resorts International is expanding to the Dutch Caribbean for the first time, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access […]

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Sandals Reopens Royal Plantation Resort in Jamaica

Sandals Resorts International has officially reopened its Sandals Royal Plantation boutique resort in Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The ultra-luxe all-inclusive began welcoming guests last week.  The relaunch marks the 11th resort that Sandals has reopened since the onset of […]

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Sandals Set to Relaunch South Coast Resort in Jamaica

Sandals is set for a major relaunch of its Sandals South Coast resort in Jamaica, centered around a new kind of swim-up room in the Caribbean.  The all-inclusive Sandals South Coast is close to completing a multimillion-dollar renovation, slated to […]

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Sandals Is Opening a Beaches Resort in St Vincent

Sandals Resorts International is opening its first-ever resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines.  The company is opening a new Beaches resort, the first in the Eastern Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property will be a transformation of the […]

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Sandals Resorts Begins Caribbean Reopening in Antigua

The Sandals Grande Antigua Resort is open for travel, making it the first Sandals resort in the Caribbean to reopen since the pandemic began.  The all-inclusive property officially began welcoming guests on June 4 as Antigua and Barbuda reopened its […]

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How Sandals Is Adapting Its Caribbean Resorts

As major hotel companies around the world adapt their properties to the new realities of travel, the Caribbean’s most famous resort brand, Sandals, is doing just that. Sandals Resorts has announced a major new health and safety measures it says […]

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