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The iconic Jade Mountain resort in Saint Lucia, famous for its three-walled suites and its spectacular views of the Pitons, is back.
The adults-only resort officially reopened on July 24.
Jade Mountain is currently only accepting visitors who have undergone PCR testing within 7 days prior to arrival, with proof of negative result prior to arrival.
That’s in line with Saint Lucia’s “preferred” entry requirements, the property said in a statement (all visitors also have to complete this form before arrival, including a copy of their negative result).
So what will the Jade Mountain experience be like?
“We will keep the experience from arrival to departure as touch-less as possible and you will be able to determine the level of service and interaction you wish to enjoy,” Jade Mountain owners Nick and Karolin Troubetzkoy said in a letter to guests. “Our team members are there for you from a safe distance, wearing face masks. Even if you cannot see their smiles, our team will be as cordial as always and smile with their eyes, with our legendary hospitality shining through. Our restaurants will operate on a rotating schedule and allow our guests to experience the various menus. Vegan and vegetarian dishes will always be available. Most spa treatments are available except facials and head massages. Remember that our resort encompasses 600 acres with two beaches, miles of private walking and mountain biking trails plus a variety of water sports.”
As part of Saint Lucia’s phased tourism reopening, guests “will not be able to enjoy activities off property,” the resort said.
Of course, the star of the show at Jade Mountain has always been its stunning “sanctuary” design, with each room boasting private infinity pools overlooking Saint Lucia’s legendary Pitons — in other words, the sort of jaw-dropping rooms you’ll rarely want to leave anyway.
“Over the past few months, we have been touched by the many guests who have reached out to check on us and our team members,” the Troubetzkoys said. “We also received several messages from guests expressing their regret of having to postpone their trip. But most importantly, not only did they not cancel, they also wrote about the importance of having future travel dates to look forward to. The anticipation of beautiful scenery and sunshine at the end of this long tunnel may just be the medicine some of us need to keep going.”
Jade Mountain joins a growing list fo properties that are now COVID-19-certified to be open for travelers to Saint Lucia.
See the full list of the others below:
Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa
Ladera
Sugar Beach – A Viceroy Resort
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
For more, visit Jade Mountain.
— CJ
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Palladium Hotel Group has revealed reopening plans for a host of its resorts across the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean coast of Mexico.
The company, which already reopened the Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres, TRS Coral, Grand Palladium Vallarta and two more resorts in Jamaica, will next relaunch the Dominican Fiesta resort in Santo Domingo on July 27.
That will be followed by the reopening of four more resorts in the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana on Oct. 9: the Grand Palladium Palace, Grand Palladium Bavaro Suites, Grand Palladium Punta Canaand TRS Turquesa.
On Oct. 30, the property’s TRS Cap Cana hotel will also relaunch, with the TRS Yucatan on the Riviera Maya set to relaunch on Oct. 30.
All of the company’s resorts will be reopening with a series of new health and safety protocols, from infrared temperature checks to social distancing.
“Considering the uncertainty of these times, Palladium Hotel Group wants guests to travel with confidence; that is why we are looking to continue enforcing our brand pillars of innovation, technology, and service-driven approach. Palladium Hotel Group is a family-owned business, and throughout the years, our guests have become part of our extended family; equipping our hotels with the best tools and protocols that can enhance their wellbeing is of the utmost importance for us,” said Pilar Arizmendi-Stewart, VP of Sales and Marketing for the Americas for Palladium Hotel Group. “The new protocols in place are the result of exhaustive analysis prepared by an experienced Task Force Team of executives and associates of Palladium Hotel Group. Our goal is to gain travelers’ trust and show our commitment to their safety without compromising a memorable vacation experience.”
For more, visit Palladium Hotel Group.
— CJ
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The most active part of the hurricane season is still weeks away, but experts’ predictions for a busy season appear to be holding true as Tropical Depression Seven strengthened into Tropical Storm Gonzalo.
TS Gonzalo is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season east of the Lesser Antilles, but its forecast once it reaches the Windward Islands this weekend is highly uncertain.
Gonzalo is located over 1,000 miles east of the southern Windward Islands, moving west.
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for Barbados, where hurricane conditions are possible on Saturday. This means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area.
Cayman’s National Weather Service has also been monitoring Gonzalo’s progress. Chief Meteorologist Kerry Powery said, at this stage, the tropical storm poses no immediate threat to Cayman, and it is still too early to tell if it will.
“It’s a rather compacted system, and so a lot of environmental factors could either suppress it or strengthen it,” said Powery.
Only about eight percent of hurricanes form in July with a majority (over 85%) occurring after mid-August. On average, the seventh named storm in a season is on September 16.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo is now the earliest “G” in a record-setting hurricane season.
Gonzalo has also made history as the first tropical storm this season to form in the so-called “main development region” of the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.
The storm’s early strengthening breaks a record set by Tropical Storm Gert on July 24, 2005, the busiest hurricane season on record.
Jamaican front-line workers hailed
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