Dreaming Of The Caribbean In 2021? Set Your Sights On The New Sandals Curacao – Forbes

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Sandals Resorts International (SRI), one of the world's leading all-inclusive companies, just announced the signing of an agreement that will bring Sandals Resorts to a brand-new destination, at the Santa Barbara Resort on the island of Curaao. This will mark the ninth island destination for the brand in the Caribbean region. The new Sandals Curaao will initially include 350-luxurious rooms and suites stretched along the Spanish Water Bay and the Caribbean Sea, with a further expansion planned in the coming years. Formerly the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, part of a broader 3,000-acre development, the resort will be completely Sandalized, a process set to begin in 2021.

What do I personally love about Sandals?All you need to bring is someone you love.Sandals Resorts offers two people in love romance, romance, and more romance.It is a Luxury Included, all-inclusive vacation experience in the Caribbean, with 16 stunning beachfront settings in Jamaica, Antigua, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada and now Curaao. Sandals Resorts offers more quality inclusions than any other resort company on the planet.Such as: Signature Love Nest Butler Suites for the ultimate privacy and service; butlers rained by the Guild of Professional English Butlers; Red Lane Spa; 5-Star Global Gourmet dining, including top-shelf liquor, premium wines, and gourmet specialty restaurants, and much, much more. And Ive had the most wonderful experience with Sandals on-site local photographer, making memories on splendid sands.

In other words, you can visit any Sandals, place your wallet and credit cards in the in-room safe and forget about being nickel and dimed, as everything is included. Who doesnt love that? (Im telling you, after going to an all-inclusive resort such as Sandals, it makes it very hard to later on book a traditional, regular hotel room, ever again.)

And probably most important: Sandals Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness, the company's enhanced health and safety measures to fight COVID, is designed to give guests the utmost confidence when vacationing in the Caribbean.

Sandals Curaao will bring the opulent resort innovations to the island, which have become synonymous with the world-renowned Sandals Resorts brand across the region. Conceptual plans for the resort include adding key elements for the signature Sandals experience, including new expansive pools, a variety of 5-Star Global Gourmet dining options and lavish accommodations, including magnificent newly constructed River Suites. Guests will also have access to the neighboring 18-hole Pete Dye championship golf course, two onsite marinas and 38,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, the largest on the island.

The luxurious new Sandals Curacao will open in 2021.

World-famous for its vibrant culture, pristine beaches and coves, Curaao also boasts spectacular dive sites and exotic marine ecosystems. With year-round temperatures of 80 degrees, it's touted as the perfect anytime-escape. The resort will have a positive, immediate and long-term impact on the island and the people of Curaao. In year one alone, it is expected to have an over $40 million economic footprint and an impressive track record on the creation of new employment. The resort alone will add over 1,200 local jobs, comprised of 800 new team members, and 400 local tradesmen and craftsmen. This will be followed by a positive economic ripple-effect for the community extending to the local taxi and transportation sectors, wider supply chain, agriculture, increased airlift and increased yearly tourism numbersespecially with the key US tourism market.

Roald Smeets, Director of the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, said: "We have a unique opportunity to attract a globally-recognized hotel operator, owner and investor such as Sandals Resorts, which will bring an unprecedented boon to the Curaao tourism industry and the local economy. Its position as both a hotel operator and owner, with the ability to attract regular scheduled airlines from North America, distinctly marks it out from other hotel groups. We found its impressive plans for the site and dedication to building the profile of Curaao as a world-class tourism destination particularly compelling. Its future investment into the community will reinvigorate the tourism market, secure the livelihoods of hundreds of families and benefit every individual on the island through rejuvenating the local economy. Curaao has a tremendous future ahead, due to this exciting new venture, which will put Curaao truly on the global stage."

Adam Stewart, Deputy Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, added, "Each time we expand, we bring with us the full potential of our 40-years in hospitality. The new Sandals Curaao embodies our philosophy of forward-thinking and looking through a new lens. It is a promise not only to our guests but to our team members for continued innovation. Curaao is a place to be discovered, and we are so proud today to become part of this community."

Now, w hen you go, make sure to do as I do in this autonomous country within the Royal Dutch Kingdom: stock up on delicious Dutch chocolate bars from the local supermarket!

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