By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Four Seasons Resort Nevis has named a new resort manager.

The property has appointed Philip Salud to the role, having served most recently at the company’s resort in Bali.

“I am looking forward to welcoming Philip to the Four Seasons Resort Nevis team,” says Gonzalo Güelman Ros, the Resort’s General Manager. “I believe his experiences and skill set gained while having lived, worked and travelled in many parts of the world will have a positive impact on the people of Nevis, our team and our guests.”

As resort manager, Salud will lead the day-to-day operations at the resort, along with overseeing rooms, spa, food and beverage and engineering.

“I am very excited to be joining Four Seasons Resort Nevis at this exciting time in the property’s history,” Salud said in a statement. “My experience with renovations in all my past hotels will add value at this important time for Nevis, as well as my focus on the guest experience – particularly having worked with guests from almost every corner of the world – will help us achieve high guest satisfaction.”

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Four Seasons’ Anguilla resort is reopening in March, the company told Caribbean Journal in a statement on Monday.

One of three Four Seasons-branded resorts in the Caribbean (the others are the brand’s Nevis resort and the recently-rebranded Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas), the Four Seasons Anguilla is already taking bookings for stays beginning March 23.

The largest employer on the island, its opening will provide a big boost for a destination hit hard by Hurricane Irma last year.

On the beach at Four Seasons Anguilla.

“While the logistics of delivering to the island the volume of necessary materials and systems required to complete our repairs have been challenging, we have worked tirelessly and leveraged Starwood Capital Group’s strategic relationships around the world to reopen as soon as possible. We recognize our position as the island’s largest private employer, and also realize the success of numerous local businesses such as restaurants, air, land & sea transportation providers, local attractions, etc. is driven by our guests and we are eager to reopen to bring much needed revenue back to the island,” said Roy Shanholtz, Vice President, Hotel Asset Management of Starwood Capital Group, which owns the property. “Everything at our resort will be in the pristine condition our guests expect and our employees will be thrilled to welcome them.”

The Four Seasons first opened its doors in late 2016 after taking over what was formerly the Viceroy Anguilla.

The 35-acre resort has 181 private accommodations including a mix of villas, townhomes, penthouses, residences and suites, along with standard guest rooms.

It offers a spa, a fitness center, tennis, three pools and more than 100 private pools on a setting between Anguilla’s Barnes Bay and Meads Bay Beaches.

“We are thrilled to reopen this iconic resort in our portfolio,” stated Vince Parrotta, Four Seasons President Hotel Operations for the Americas. “This resort gained significant popularity with our guests from around the world during our first year of operation as a Four Seasons. Guests are eager to return and we’re happy to welcome them back to the beauty of Anguilla.”

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Travel giant Sunwing has continued its Caribbean expansion with a pair of new routes from Quebec, the company announced.

Sunwing has begun operating the first-ever flights from Mont-Joli in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec to both Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Cancun, Mexico.

The flights are possible because of a major runway expansion project at the Mont-Joli Regional Airport.

“We were the pioneers and we are still the only ones to offer leisure vacations and operate from six Quebec cities,” said Sam Char, the executive vice president of Sunwing Travel Group for Quebec. “Cancun and Punta Cana are two of our most popular holiday destinations, so we are excited to offer these options to Bas-Saint-Laurent residents during our inaugural season in Mont Joli.

The flights will operate weekly on Boeing 737 aircraft through March 22.

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Fast-growing all-inclusive brand has opened another resort in the Caribbean, this time in Punta Cana.

Royalton has officially opened the new Royalton Bavaro on the beautiful Arena Gorda in the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub.

Royalton Bavaro includes 730 accommodations, featuring everything from rain showers to two-person soaker tubs and “dreambed” mattresses.

The family-friendly resort also includes the Royal Spa, free Wi-Fi across the property, a 1,200-foot-long lazy river and an on-site splash park for kids.

The lazy river.

That’s joined by the FlowRider surfing simulator and a nine-hole mini golf course, the first of its kind for the company.

Dining options will range from a beach buffet to the company’s first ever rodizio, a Brazilian steakhouse, with a total of nine restaurants on the property.

The new Bavaro resort adds to Royalton’s already-large footprint in the country, which includes CHIC By Royalton, Royalton Punta Cana and the recently-opened Hideaway at Royalton Punta Cana (the latter is an adults-only property).

It’s part of a wider expansion push that has seen a wave of new resorts across the Caribbean region, including in Jamaica and St Lucia.

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Air France will soon be resuming its nonstop flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and St Maarten.

The nonstop service between Paris and St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport will resume on Jan. 13, with weekly service on an Airbus A340 with a capacity of 275 seats.

An Airbus A340.

The flights will be a major boost for an island that has been working hard to recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Irma.

The weekly service will operate through March 26, at which point Air France will begin operating once-weekly flights on the slightly-smaller A330 aicraft with 208 seats.

It will also be another boost for the island of St Barth, which has been making a recovery of its own.

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