HIGHACHIEVERSGordon 'Butch'Stewart (secondright), chairman ofSandals ResortsInternational,spending timewith (from left)Donnie Dawson,deputy director oftourism, Jamaica;Terese Ternulle andMichelle Thurstonâ both Chairman'sSales AchievementAwardees.
October 31, 2017
‘Butch’ Stewart and Sandals working to restore hurricane-hit Caribbean
GORDON ‘Butch’ Stewart and his Sandals team have stepped on the gas to reassure North American vacationers that the beauty of the Caribbean still beckons after hurricanes Irma and Maria. The resort chain’s 21-city, 41-day promotional show titled ‘Sandals Overdrive’, rolled into Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale in Florida last Thursday, filling the upscale Diplomat Hotel with travel agents and tourism officials for the typical high-energy performance. Jamaica Observer senior photographer Joseph Wellington aimed his camera at the highlights.
Three the beautiful way(From left) Cheryl Stewart, wife of Sandals Chairman Gordon’Butch’ Stewart; Marsha-Ann Donaldson Brown, Sandals directorof romance; and Tracey Hunter, principal of Hunter-Hammersmith,make up a formidable team of promoters.
TRAVELMANIATravel agent BerthiaParle is congratulatedby Gordon ‘Butch’Stewart, SandalsResort Internationalchairman, for heragency’s salesperformance.
EMCEEDUTIESShow emceeC J Smith,Sandals businessdevelopmentmanager, Canada,greets GroupPublic RelationsManager SherylMcGaw-Douse.
Sandals Deputy Chairman and CEO Adam Stewart and Directorof Romance Marsha-Ann Donaldson-Brown gave outstandingpresentations at the Sandals Overdrive promotional show.
Sales pitchGary Sadler, senior vice-president of sales at UniqueVacations Inc, in the pleasant company of his CEO,Tammy Gonzalez, who marks 35 years with the resortcompany.
Dizzying heightsSandals Resort International CEO Adam Stewart proudly telling the capacity audience that Sandals sits atthe top of the all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean.
Foundation buildingSt Lucia’s Minister of Tourism, Information andBroadcasting Dominic Fedee shares the momentwith Karen Zacca, project co-ordinator at SandalsFoundation.
Legal argumentsAttorneys Trevor Patterson (left) and Dmitri Singh tooktime out to attend the Sandals promotional show atthe Diplomat Hotel.
Beautiful by natureJamie McAnally, general manager of Beaches Turksand Caicos Islands, pitching for his resort as emcee CJ Smith looks on.
Susan at the mikeTravel agent Susan Mangan has the attention of MikeNorton, Unique Vacations vice-president — touroperator group sales.
Financially speakingPaul Souter (left), chief financial officer of Gorstew;and Gary Sadler, senior vice-president of sales,Unique Vacations — the worldwide representatives ofSandals/Beaches resorts, have much to discuss.
