Sandals to fete almost 100 Olympians from the Caribbean

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Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has gifted some 100 Olympians from across the Caribbean region complimentary vacation stays, executive chairman of the hotel chain Adam Stewart has announced.

In a press release today, Stewart noted that the move served to recognise the Olympians’ valiant efforts at the just concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

Olympians who medalled will receive one complimentary ‘no-limit on nights’ stay in the highest room category at any Sandals or Beaches resort across the region Stewart shared.

They will also, if applicable, receive luxury BMW transfers from their homes to the resort of choice, he added.

Stewart said all athletes who represented their country in the Olympics, in any event, will receive luxury-included four-night vacations at a Sandals Resort in their home island. The contingent from Saint Vincent will enjoy their vacation at a resort in Saint Lucia since the “highly-anticipated” Beaches Saint Vincent is not yet open.

Stewart first took to social media to reward Jamaica’s medal-winning trio of Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, for their historic one, two, three finish in the women’s 100m final, declaring, “The world’s best deserve the world’s best vacations”.

He later extended similar complimentary no-limit stays to all subsequent medal winners from Jamaica, The Bahamas and Grenada and is now further extending the offer to all Tokyo Olympics athletes from Jamaica, Grenada, The Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Antigua.

Commenting on the teams’ exceptional accomplishments to make it to the Olympics and to stand on the podium, Stewart said: “It takes a great amount of sacrifice, hard work, dedication and consistency to even make it to the Olympics. Our Caribbean athletes have shown admirable grit, tenacity and a fighting spirit and as a Caribbean brand, entirely committed to the development of the region and showcasing our regional talent, we are beyond proud of every single athlete who went out there to represent their country.”

“I’ve been saying it throughout the games and I will continue to say it. The world’s best deserve the world’s best. We cannot wait to roll out our red carpet for all our Olympians when their schedules allow.”

The athletes are set to receive complimentary stays for outstanding performances and fortitude in an Olympics that has faced delays and uncertainties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“These games and the performances our athletes have delivered have been just what we need to lift our collective spirits. We can never thank our athletes enough for everything they do for their countries and we cannot express enough what it means to all of us but we are certainly going to make sure they have the best vacation experience of their lives when they redeem their well-earned prizes at Sandals Resorts,” he said.