D/R Announces the Return of Sandals Resorts to its Client Roster
~One of the World’s Most Recognized Brands and Luxury All-Inclusive Resort Leader Prepares for Expansion as Leisure Leads the Travel Industry’s Return~
After a nearly three-year hiatus, travel and hospitality creative communications firm The Decker/Royal Agency (D/R) announces the return of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the Caribbean’s leading luxury all-inclusive resort company and its affiliate brands including Sandals Resorts for romance, family-friendly Beaches Resorts, private island retreat Fowl Cay Resort, and Your Jamaican Villas to its diverse and expanding client roster starting May 1.
Family owned since its founding in 1981 by the late Gordon “Butch” Stewart with the introduction of flagship brand Sandals Resorts - offering two people in love the most romantic, Luxury Included® vacation experience in the Caribbean, Sandals is today one of the most recognized and award-winning brands in the world.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Sandals back to Decker/Royal,” said D/R founding partner Cathy Decker. “Leisure is dominating our industry’s return and trusted travel brands such as Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, that were among the first to introduce enhanced health and safety measures, are leading the way. We look forward to sharing news, information and insight from this storied company as it begins its next and greatest chapter,” said Decker.
With 16 stunning beachfront settings in Jamaica, Antigua, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada and coming soon to Curaçao, Sandals Resorts features signature Love Nest Butler Suites® for the ultimate in privacy and service; butlers trained by the Guild of Professional English 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; complimentary Wi-Fi and Sandals Customizable Weddings. Beaches Resorts, with 3 locations in Turks & Caicos and Jamaica and fourth location coming to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, is the ultimate getaway for every member of the family. Featuring outrageous waterparks, XBOX® Play Lounge, exclusive Kids Camps, teen nightclubs, and Certified Nannies, 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.
Set on a pristine 50-acre private island, the six-villa, barefoot chic Fowl Cay Resort is a destination of natural beauty and distinction. A classic favorite for boating, diving and fishing, the island is tucked away in the quiet center of the Exumas chain of islands in The Bahamas and features six freestanding one-, two- and three-bedroom villas. The island can be rented in its entirety, and sleeps up to 30 people in total.
The private homes of Your Jamaican Villas invite guests to experience authentic island living at its best. Offering guests privacy and comfort along Jamaica’s most beautiful coasts, these luxurious beachfront residences each boast their own stretch of private beach, deluxe accommodations with state-of-the-art amenities and unparalleled service from a dedicated household staff.
Founded by travel industry veterans, Cathleen Decker and Stacy Royal, the New York City-based firm is a creative communications agency growing brands in travel through its signature “ideas that travel” approach. In addition to Sandals Resorts, Decker/Royal represents the portfolio of brands and products of Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL), the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company, including Wyndham Destinations, the world’s largest vacation club and exchange company, guided tour company Trafalgar, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, travel technology company App in the Air, and the four-season destination of Reno Tahoe.
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Decker/Royal is a creative communications agency building brands in hospitality, travel, and tourism clients worldwide from offices in New York City and London. Through its signature “ideas that travel” approach, D/R connects, engages, and influences travelers wherever they are, whenever they are and always with a singular objective: results. For more information, visit deckerroyal.com.