YTB Travel Hosts Sandals Sale-A-Thon
YTB Travel Network welcomes Sandals to its growing list of vendors to host yet another Sale-A-Thon Tuesday night June, 7 2011. I’m particularly pumped about this Sale-A-Thon for two reasons. One – it consists of white sandy beaches and warm turquoise waters in the Caribbean. And two, Sandals happens to be a true leader in “Eco-Friendly” vacations in our industry.
If you’ve participated in one of the many other Sale-A-Thon events we’ve hosted with other partners in the industry, you know how easy this is to participate. The live broadcast starts at 7:00 PM Eastern and 6:00 PM Central time. Just hit our booking engine, and you’ll find a link to the webcast to view on your computer.
Once there, you’ll find exclusive Sandals deals and specials, and you’ll be able to learn a little about Sandals with a pretty cool trivia game that we play on Facebook. (You could even win a prize if you participate and answer correctly!) Past Guests and YTB Travel Agents alike have been sending in pictures and testimonials of their Sandals experience that will be showcased during the webcast.
Very cool for firsthand accounts of what a Sandals All-Inclusive is all about.
I mentioned at the top of this article that Sandals has implemented environmentally-friendly practices throughout its properties. They started with Negril Beach Resort & Spa back in 1998 and it was so successful, they’ve expanded the practice to all their properties in the Caribbean. Negril was the very first all-inclusive resort to earn the Green Globe Certification at the time, and in 2008, Sandals Negril achieved the highest possible level of certification (Platinum), becoming the first and only hotel in the world to do so.
Currently all Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts have been Green Globe Certified and the effort has reduced their average resources dramatically. According to SRI (Sandals Resorts International) they’ve seen savings achieved by a 40 percent reduction in water, 55 to 60 percent reduction in waste, and a 40 percent reduction in energy.
That’s good for Sandals and good for the Caribbean.
Suppliers and business partners have also adopted environmentally friendly practices in order to continue to do business with the resorts. Those who change and adapt remain on Sandals preferred vendor list. Those who don’t conform are replaced with someone else who understands the importance of preserving the Caribbean which Sandals calls home. The concept and desire for a more sustainable future has spread. Nestle, a preferred supplier of Sandals for example, no longer books events with conference venues who don’t meet sustainability policies or assist in reducing their carbon footprint. All because the folks at Sandals showed them there was a better way.
If you’re looking for a “green vacation” with all the pampering and luxury you want, you can’t go wrong with Sandals.
To find out more about their properties and why they call them ultra-inclusive vacations where luxury is included tune in tomorrow night to find out. You just might find a perfect vacation for the family at one of their Beaches resorts, or a romantic getaway for two at Sandals.
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