Sandals Caribbean resorts sees vacation bookings outpace pre-COVID numbers
Calls and bookings jumped 25% from 2019
Sandals Executive Chairman Adam Stewart told "Varney & Co.," on Tuesday that it has already has seen 25% more vacation bookings in 2021 than it had pre-COVID pandemic in 2019.
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ADAM STEWART: "People have lost their vacations. 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. The 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.
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It shows you the relationship between vaccinations, it shows you-you know travel is one of the most beautiful things in the world. It shows you a different way. People have adored the Caribbean, it’s close to the Americas and we’re seeing an over 25% right now for our booking pace. It’s saying clearly to me that people are ready to move. They have lost that ability. They want their summer holiday. We’ve seen a huge rush for the summer. And of course they are leaning into the brands that they trust and Sandals had led the Caribbean in that for the last 40 years."