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Leading Caribbean hospitality company Sandals Resorts International (SRI) today publicly announces the temporary closure of Sandals Grande Antigua beginning\u00a0September 20<\/span>\u00a0for important maintenance projects.\u00a0 A letter of intention to close was shared with government officials late last week.\u00a0 Original estimates suggested that the work would take five months to complete, but after a full and detailed assessment and a new project plan that condenses work flow, SRI officials confirm that the resort will reopen\u00a0December 17<\/span>.\u00a0 This is the first time Sandals Grande Antigua, the only flagged Sandals Resort in this destination, has closed since opening in 1992.<\/p>

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\u201cThere is no convenient time to inconvenience people, and while many hotels in Antigua have traditionally closed on an annual basis, we have not and recognize the dramatic consequences this action has on our staff, industry and destination partners, vendors and of course, guests.\u00a0 We humbly and sincerely apologize and promise, Sandals will take care of you,\u201d said SRI chairman Gordon \u201cButch\u201d Stewart.\u00a0 \u201cOur team is committed to handling this period in the most professional and practical way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stewart appointed Sandal Resorts International Chief Operations Officer Shawn DaCosta to take all necessary steps to engage with affected staff, union representatives and government officials in Antigua.\u00a0 \u201cShawn will drive our compressed schedule to ensure that this maintenance work commences and completes on time.\u00a0 The local economy is tied to ours and we sincerely hope our effort to shorten the closure period is helpful to them,\u201d said Stewart.\u00a0\u00a0Tammy Gonzalez, CEO of Unique Vacations, Inc. (UVI), an affiliate of Unique Travel Corporation, worldwide representatives of Sandals Resorts, is working closely with impacted clients including travel agents, tour operators and guests.<\/p>

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According to Gonzalez, clients impacted by the closure of Sandals Grande Antigua may choose to return to the resort\u00a0within one year<\/span>\u00a0of their original travel date and Sandals Resorts will honor the original rate and pay any airline change fees or penalties; or they may choose to travel on their original dates but revise to a different Sandals Resorts or Beaches Resorts and again, the airfare will be covered.\u00a0 Travel in either case must be completed by\u00a0December 15, 2018<\/span>.\u00a0 Additionally, Sandals Resorts will also offer impacted clients credit nights (depending on length of stay) as a gesture of goodwill.<\/p>

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