Selling Travel September 19

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CARIBBEAN NEWS
THIS MONTH’S TOP STORIES FROM THE CARIBBEAN
MEET THE CTO MEMBER
LIZZIE PARKER
Director of Sales
& Marketing at
AMResorts
QWHAT don’t readers
know about your
company? The AMResorts
portfolio currently consists
of eight brands and 58
hotels across the Caribbean,
Mexico and Spain, with new
openings and destinations
in the pipeline for late 2019
and early 2020. Watch this
space for Secrets St. Martin
Resort & Spa!
QWHAT are the benefits
of being a CTO
member? The fantastic
networking opportunities
and the joint agent training
sessions available. The CTO
team themselves have given
us lots of support over the
years. We’ve benefited
hugely from their advice
when launching hotels in
new destinations.
QWHAT CTO activities
do you get involved
in? We regularly attend the
PR roundtable events and
the Twitter chats are great
at getting people talking
about all things Caribbean.
And you’ll always see a few
of the team letting their hair
down at the CTO ball!
QWHAT’S your top
Caribbean tip?
Take advantage of the
AMResorts Amazing Sale to
save 50% at selected hotels
for travel until October 31,
2020. Hurry as the offer
expires September 30!
Agents will have the chance to visit the colourful island of St. Kitts
St. Kitts fam trip up for grabs
AS part of its St. Kitts Agent Rewards Programme, the
tourist board is giving a £10 cash incentive for every
booking made to St. Kitts, alongside the chance to win
a place on a fam trip.
Agents that book a minimum of seven nights and
return flights will be entered into a draw to win a place
on a four-night fam trip from October 12 to October 16,
2019. The group will have the chance to explore the
history of the island at Brimstone Fortress, eat local
Caribbean food and explore the dense rainforest.
An additional £10 hotel bonus can be earned when
agents book at the following four hotels: Ocean
Terrace Inn, Sugar Bay Club, Park Hyatt
St. Kitts and Bell Mont Farm.
To win, agents must sign up to the
agent rewards programme and log
their bookings at:
mybookingrewards.com
New look for Nevis hotel
THE Four
Seasons
Resort in Nevis
is due to finish its
two-year
renovation in
November. At the
centre of the
refresh is a new
3,300-square-foot infinity pool, featuring four
pool cabanas and wifi connectivity. Guests
can also enjoy the new restaurant, On The
Dune, which extends onto the sand,
transforming into a beach bar in the evening.
fourseasons.cpm/nevis
don’t miss
The CTO
Roadshows on
September 10 in
Nottingham, September
11 in Leeds and
September 18 in
London
CTO members out in force
KEMPINSKI TO
OPEN IN DOMINICA
Kempinski Hotels is to
open a property on Dominica,
which will mark the island’s first
five-star resort.
Due to open on October 14,
2019, the Cabrits Resort & Spa
Kempinski Dominica offers 151
rooms and suites with mountain
or ocean views. Amenities will
include a spa and three
restaurants onsite serving both
local and international cuisine as
well as ‘farm-to-table’ and ‘seato-table’
dining. kempinski.com
CAYMAN COOKOUT
SIGNS UK CHEF
British Chef Clare
Smyth will form part of the lineup
for the Cayman Cookout, an
annual culinary event taking
place on Seven Mile Beach in the
Cayman Islands, January 15-19,
2020. Clare will join Michelin Star
chef Eric Ripert at the event,
which involves cooking
demonstrations, tastings, dining
events and local food tours. A
new culinary guide with the
latest news on restaurants
and culinary tours is now
available, email:
info-uk@caymanislands.ky
visitcaymanislands.com
MEMBERS of the
Caribbean Tourism
Organization
gathered for the
annual Summer
Social last month
where sponsor
Visit Jamaica
revealed new hotel
openings. Tourist boards, tour operators and
media were told about the new Ocean Coral
Spring, a five-star H10-branded hotel due to
open November this year. The tourist board
also revealed plans to open a Margaritaville
next year (2020). visitjamaica.com
HOTTEST NEWS
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Sign up to the CTO’s training programme at caribbeantravelguru.com