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We are Certified Sandals Specialist and Sandals Resorts Chairman's Royal Club
The Sand Lady from Royal Travel is honored to be recognized as the top travel consultant in the world!
It all started in December 2011 when The Founder Gordon "Butch" Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts, unveiled a new program, the "Chairman’s Royal Club". You do yourself a big favor when you book your vacation with a Chairman's Royal Club member, says Mr. Stewart.
Very few travel consultants are invited into the Chairman’s Royal Club (around 100 worldwide). You set yourself apart from all other guests when you book your Sandals vacation with me because of my Chairman's Royal Club status.
Our agency owner, Carlie Finch received the Outstanding Sales Achievement award for destination weddings as well.
This is an elite group of top Sandals agents who are knowledgeable of the Sandals Resorts brand. Sandals notes: This elite status provides agents the opportunity to offer the best service possible to consumers in their area, and travelers who book with a CRC agent will have access to the most prominent deals and up-to-date information on the resort properties.
The Sand Lady team believes that vacations are memories in the making. You don’t get a second chance to celebrate the perfect honeymoon or family reunion. We are committed to excellence in knowledge of the Sandals and Beaches resorts and excellence in customer service. Our goal is for you to return from your vacation and tell everyone you know why they need to call The Sand Lady when they’re ready to plan their next vacation.
Photo above; Sandals Management at the Sandals Royal Curacao
Photo Above; Carlie Finch and Clint Finch at Sandals Royal Curacao.
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Topics: Beaches resorts, Sandals resorts, who is the sand lady, Carlie Finch
We are thrilled to announce some very exciting news for our business, and for the travel industry! 2 Travel Anywhere LLC. has completed its acquisition of an amazing travel agency, Royal Travel. Royal Travel is an established travel company with almost 30 years of experience, that was built and developed by a passionate family. Royal Travel’s incredible footprint on the industry is one of the reasons that we wanted to acquire the business and continue building on their legacy.
2 Travel Anywhere LLC, has been in the travel industry for over a decade and continues to distinguish and enhance the portfolio and services to our customers. By acquiring this agency, we will be able to grow and expand our specializations, as well as connect with a wide-range of clients looking for full-service travel experts.
Our intention to broaden our business platform will only benefit our clientele and we cannot wait for this next chapter. Please stay tuned as we forge ahead on this new path and continue to develop 2 Travel Anywhere’s a business platform. Our success is the success of customer experience, and we only plan on enriching this. Thank you to Royal Travel for letting us be a part of such a wonderful history, as well as for helping us create an impactful legacy of our own.
We hope to share more exciting news with you in the future.
All the Best,
Carlie Finch & Team
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Sandals Resorts International, voted World’s Leading All-Inclusive Company for 24 consecutive years, has recognized The Sand Lady from Royal Travel for outstanding achievement at the 18th annual Sandals Travel Agency Recognition (S.T.A.R) Awards held December 9th at Beaches Turks and Caicos resort.
This prestigious event honoring travel agencies from across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Latin America awards top travel agencies for not only their exemplary sales performance and marketing expertise but for their commitment to using their extensive product knowledge of the world’s best Luxury Included® resorts in creating dream vacations for their clients.
The Sand Lady from Royal Travel’s awards included:
- Top Sandals Agency - USA
- Top 10 Travel Agencies - Worldwide
- Top Butler Elite Agency - USA
- Top Club Sandals Agency - USA
- Best of the Best Agency
Several of The Sand Lady’s agents received individual recognition for their sincere commitment to and knowledge of the Sandals Resorts brand. As a result of their hard work and dedication to the resort brand throughout the years, Chairman’s Royal Club members have proved themselves to be among the best Sandals agents with this notable invitation. The Sand Lady agents who have the distinct honor of being invited into this elite Chairman’s Royal Club for 2020 include:
- Robbie Phillips - 9th consecutive year
- Tara Meadows - 4th consecutive year
- Leslie Haden
Whether planning a destination wedding, honeymoon, romantic getaway or a family vacation The Sand Lady has all the latest information on features and amenities at Sandals and Beaches Resorts. Our services are offered at no additional cost to you. The resorts pay us, so you don’t have to.
The Sand Lady specializes in destination weddings, honeymoons, family vacations, and getaways. If you have any questions about the Sandals or Beaches resorts or of you would like to speak with one of our agents about planning your trip, please click below to contact us:
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Each December Sandals Resorts celebrates their relationship with travel agents. The 14th annual Sandals Travel Agency Recognition (STAR) awards was held on December 4th at Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica.
A total of 450 travel agents, guests, VIPs and media from North America, U.K., Canada and Latin America traveled to Jamaica’s south coat where Sandals recognized this long standing relationship and yearly achievements.
The Sand Lady from Royal Travel was honored to be recognized in multiple categories this year. Most notably, The Sand Lady was named to the list of Worldwide Top Ten Travel Agencies.
Our agency manager, Robbie Phillips received the Outstanding Sales Achievement award for destination weddings. The Chairman of Sandals Resorts also presented Robbie with the Chairman’s Award, which is given each year to one agent in the US who consistently embodies and represents the Sandals brand.
“We value the hard work of travel agents like Robbie, and take the opportunity to commend them as they are essential in bringing the Sandals Resorts’ and Beaches Resorts’ vacation experiences to life for their clients,” said Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resort International. “Robbie is an extension of our Sandals Resorts family and because of her dedication in exceeding customer expectations, we are able to provide guests with the vacation of their dreams and the experience of a lifetime.”
Several agents from The Sand Lady team were named to the 2016 Chairman’s Royal Club. This is an elite group of top Sandals agents who have exhibited sincere commitment to and knowledge of the Sandals Resorts brand. Sandals notes: This elite status provides agents the opportunity to offer the best service possible to consumers in their area, and travelers who book with a CRC agent will have access to the most prominent deals and up-to-date information on the resort properties. Robbie Phillips joins the Chairman’s Royal Club for the 5th consecutive year. Kali Hanson celebrates her 3rd consecutive year as a CRC agent. And Ruth Ann Hutchison was also invited to join the 2016 Chairman’s Royal Club.
The Sand Lady team believes that vacations are memories in the making. You don’t get a second chance to celebrate the perfect honeymoon or family reunion. We are committed to excellence in knowledge of the Sandals and Beaches resorts and excellence in customer service. Our goal is for you to return from your vacation and tell everyone you know why they need to call The Sand Lady when they’re ready to plan their next vacation.
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I have been blessed with the most amazing clients over the years. A couple years ago I got to plan a very special Sandals vacation for a local barber. He loved Sandals Whitehouse so much that for months afterwards, men walked into our agency on a weekly basis with fresh haircuts asking about a Sandals vacation.
One of those men was Don. He and his wife Sue were new to the area and had not ever vacationed at an all inclusive resort. The barber sat Don down in his chair and handed him his phone so that he could look over his vacation photos while he told him all about it. I think we booked Don and Sue for their first trip to Sandals Whitehouse that same day.
During their first visit to Whitehouse, Don and Sue enjoyed people watching from the patio area of Cafe de Paris - Sandals coffee house and pastry shop. Don and Sue don’t drink. But they love the social atmosphere of an adults-only all inclusive resort. They appreciate the personalized service that Sandals offers. That week they also made friends with a very special employee named Odane in the gift shop.
Don and Sue were hooked. They visited two more Sandals properties within just over a year. For their fourth Sandals trip, they decided to return to Sandals Whitehouse. Upon arriving in Whitehouse, they found that Odane had been promoted to the on-resort jewelry store. They learned how he was a self-taught musician, and he plays bass in the Mento band with his dad. The band performs twice per week on resort for the guests during dinner time. Don and Sue were highly impressed with his musical ability. After his shift one day he stopped in at his church to record himself playing the piano because they wanted to hear more of his music. During their conversations, Odane mentioned that he would like to learn to play the saxophone.
When they arrived home, Don and Sue decided to buy a saxophone for Odane. They came to my office to ask about shipping it to Jamaica. I knew this would not be an option as customs can be very complicated, and my first inclination was to tell them they’d just have to book a trip back to Whitehouse! Then I remembered that I would be headed to that resort for the annual Sandals Travel Agents Recognition awards shortly. So I offered to take the saxophone to Odane on their behalf. I am so glad I did.
Don and Sue recorded a heartfelt message for their friend:
... and I headed off to sunny Jamaica, saxophone in hand.
When we arrived on resort for the STAR awards, our agenda was jam packed. We missed our first opportunity to meet with Odane while he was working. When we asked about his schedule we found he would not be at work again before our short trip ended. But his manager called him, and he graciously offered to come meet us on his day off.
I immediately knew why Don and Sue had come to love Odane. He is a kind, gracious, appreciative young man. He is the epitome of the Jamaican culture - perpetually happy with a magnetic smile. I tell clients all the time that Jamaicans are the happiest people in the world.
So we showed Odane the message from Don and Sue:
Then we gave him the saxophone:
He was speechless. And overwhelmed with gratitude.
What a special moment. I am so thankful to have been able to make this special delivery to Whitehouse. I told him to let me know once he learned to play his saxophone - clearly, it won’t take long! I can’t wait to book him as the saxophone player for my destination weddings in Whitehouse!! But even more so, I’m so happy to have another Jamaican friend.
Here’s to you, Odane! Merry Christmas, friend. And to Don and Sue, thank you for your kindness and for allowing me to be part of this special moment.
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