Officials at Beaches Turks and Caicos have postponed the resort's reopening date to Dec. 21, 2020. The re-launch of the Providenciales-based resort was initially delayed to October 14, then delayed a second time to November 18.
Most passengers will fly into the main island, Providenciales, though charter flights from Sky King, Air Turks and Caicos, or Global Airways can fly into the other airports as well.
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'Regrettably, due to circumstances beyond our control, it will not be feasible for us to open at this time,' said Gary Sadler, senior vice president of sales at Unique Vacations Inc., Beaches' parent company, in an email to travel advisors.
'We know the significant impact this has and apologize in advance for this inconvenience,' Sadler said. The company is offering advisors' clients several options following the re-scheduled opening, including moving existing reservations to another Beaches or Sandals Resorts property in the Caribbean for the original dates or 'any future date onward.'
Clients with existing reservations can also opt to reschedule their Beaches Turks and Caicos stay for dates beginning December 21. Travelers who select one of the options will also receive a 20 percent credit which may be applied to a room upgrade, additional nights, spa services, tours and other amenities.
Clients who choose not to reschedule their vacation will receive a full refund, said officials. The twice-delayed re-opening of the territory's largest resort comes amidst a continuing dispute regarding a $20 million tax bill the government says is owed by Beaches' operators. Officials at the company have said the company does not owe any unpaid taxes.
This is the first mass sailing project of its kind undertaken by World Sailing, allowing youth sailors and coaches from around the world to engage with each other while remaining on their home waters.Supported by SAP technology, sailors and coaches will benefit from using the recently-launched SAP Sail Insights mobile app that allows users to create, track and manage their own races and provides live data and analytics to improve performance and training.
56 sailors and 27 coaches have joined the group from the following 16 nations:
- Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
- Antigua & Barbuda (ANT)
- Bahamas (BAH)
- Cayman Islands (CAY)
- Cook Islands (CKI)
- Dominican Republic (DOM)
- Ecuador (ECU)
- India (IND)
- Iceland (ISL)
- Peru (PER)
- South Africa (RSA)
- Samoa (SAM)
- Serbia (SRB)
- Slovakia (SVK)
- Chinese Taipei (TPE)
- Turks and Caicos
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Each month, participants will take part in virtual meeting led by Rob Holden, Training Delivery Manager, and Catherine Duncan, Training & Development Executive.
Forming a training network, participants will share sailing tips and report back on their progress. Each virtual meeting will focus on different skills and exercises for the sailors to work on at home with their coaches.
The first meetings were held on 14 and 15 December 2020, with group members receiving an introduction to the program and to the SAP Sail Insight App. The next meetings will be held on 25 and 26 January.
The SAP Sail Insights app is available for download on iOS and Google Play and has been endorsed by World Sailing.
Rob Holden, World Sailing Training Delivery Manager, said, 'Given the current worldwide pandemic, we wanted to capitalise on the increased technology available by launching the first World Sailing Virtual Training Group.
'Being a sailor in an Emerging Nation can be difficult, with limited equipment, little access to larger international events, and the challenge of being motivated to train regularly on your own.
'So, harnessing the power of technology and the new SAP Sail Insights app, we decided to create this virtual network of coaches and youth sailors from Emerging Nations.
'The group aims to encourage sailors to train more regularly and to give the coaches guidance and more knowledge. The app assists the program by allowing training to be viewed more visually and is easily recorded, challenging the sailors to train more effectively.
'We are really excited to see how the group progresses throughout the upcoming year.'
Any Emerging MNAs who are not involved in the group are welcome to contact Rob Holden (rob.holden@sailing.org) or Catherine Duncan (catherine.duncan@sailing.org) for further information.