SANDALS RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HONORED AT ANNUAL WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS

~ Luxury Included® Resort Company Takes Home Four Awards at Annual World Travel Awards Ceremony ~

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, – December 5, 2016 – Sandals Resorts International (SRI) was honored with prestigious recognition at the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony held on December 2, 2016 at Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort Maldives. The Luxury Included® Resort Company collected four awards, demonstrating the continued commitment to excellence of the brand and its resorts.

“We are thrilled to once again be honored by the prestigious World Travel Awards,” said Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts International. “These notable recognitions demonstrate the high standards of our brand, as well as our staff’s continued dedication to providing our guests with the best possible experiences every day.”

With a total of four trophies, Sandals Resorts International rose above other highly acclaimed hotel brands throughout the world. The Caribbean resort company’s top honors included:

World's Leading All Inclusive Company: Sandals Resorts International (21st Consecutive Year)

World's Leading All Inclusive Family Resort Brand: Beaches Resorts (19th Consecutive Year)

World's Leading All Inclusive Resort: Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island (4th Consecutive Year)

World's Leading Caribbean Attraction Company: Island Routes Caribbean Adventures (6th overall win)

The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 for the express purpose of acknowledging and celebrating achievements in all areas of the world’s travel and tourism industry. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. Each year WTA covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognize and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region. For more information about these award winning resorts, visit www.sandals.com and www.beaches.com.

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Sandals Resorts:

Sandals Resorts offers two people in love with the most romantic, Luxury-Included® vacation experience in the Caribbean. With 15 stunning beachfront settings in Jamaica, Antigua, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, Barbados and Grenada, Sandals Resorts offers more quality inclusions than any other resort company on the planet. Signature Love Nest® Dream suites for the ultimate in privacy and service; butlers trained by the English Guild of Professional Butlers; Red Lane® Spa; 5 Star Global Gourmet Dining, ensuring top-shelf liquor, premium wines and gourmet specialty restaurants; Aqua Centers with expert PADI® certification and training; fast Wi-Fi from beach to bedroom and WeddingMoons®, for dream destination weddings are all Sandals Resorts exclusives. Sandals Resorts is part of family-owned Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which includes Beaches Resorts and is the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company. For more information about the Sandals Resorts Luxury Included® difference, visit www.sandals.com.

Beaches Resorts:

With three spectacular locations in Turks & Caicos and Jamaica and soon a fourth in Barbados and a fifth in Antigua, Beaches Resorts is the ultimate getaway for every member of the family. With outrageous waterparks, XBOX® Play Lounge, the Scratch DJ Academy, exclusive Kids Camps, teen nightclubs, Certified Nannies, Butler service, Red Lane® Spas, Aqua Centers with expert PADI® certification and training; and free Wi-Fi, Beaches Resorts provides more quality inclusions than any other resort company on the planet. As a proud sponsor of Sesame Street, Beaches Resorts also offers the Caribbean Adventure with Sesame Street®, where kids can spend their vacation with their favorite friends from the Sesame Street gang with daily activities and weekly stage shows. Beaches Resorts are also the perfect place for family gatherings from reunions and special birthdays to FamilyMoons®, Beaches’ signature destination wedding and vow renewal program. Beaches Resorts is part of family-owned Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which includes Luxury-Included® Sandals Resorts and is the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company. For more information about the Beaches Resorts difference, visit www.beaches.com.

Contacts:

The Decker Royal Agency

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