- Sandals Resorts is exceeding pre-COVID booking numbers by a whopping 25 percent.
- With 2019 being one of the best years ever for travel and certainly the best year for Sandals, those numbers are being topped.
- This shows the relationship between vaccinations and that travel is one of the most beautiful things in the world.
Stewart told Varney & Co. on Tuesday that Sandals Resorts has already seen 25% more vacation bookings in 2021 than it had during the pre-COVID pandemic in 2019.
Adam said: “People have lost their vacations. They have lost the freedom to move about due to the realities of the pandemic, and what weโre seeing today is a huge resurgence.
โThe phones are ringing, our calls and our booking pace is about 25% over 2019 which was one of the best years ever for travel and certainly our best year, so itโs getting very, very exciting down here in the Caribbean.
โIt shows you the relationship between vaccinations; it shows you travel is one of the most beautiful things in the world; it shows you a different way.
โPeople have adored the Caribbean, itโs close to the Americas, and weโre seeing over 25% right now for our booking pace. Itโs saying clearly to me that people are ready to move. They have lost that ability [to stay put].
โThey want their summer holiday. Weโve seen a huge rush for the summer. And, of course, they are leaning into the brands that they trust, and Sandals has led the Caribbean in that for the last 40 years.”
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WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- โThe phones are ringing, our calls and our booking pace is about 25% over 2019 which was one of the best years ever for travel and certainly our best year, so it's getting very, very exciting down here in the Caribbean.
- They have lost the freedom to move about due to the realities of the pandemic, and what we're seeing today is a huge resurgence.
- And, of course, they are leaning into the brands that they trust, and Sandals has led the Caribbean in that for the last 40 years.