The chronicle of Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon “Butch” Stewart and his all-inclusive Caribbean resort chain, Sandals Resorts, is an engaging travel business success story. Stewart began his career selling air conditioners door-to-door, and, in 1968, founded Appliance Traders Limited, a booming appliance business still in operation today in Kingston, Jamaica. In 1981, with no hotel experience, the gutsy maverick invested in a rundown hotel next to an airport runway in Montego Bay, (more…)

Effectively Develop and Manage a Resort Property-Revised and Updated In recent years, the definition of “resort” has expanded to include any facility that provides recreation and entertainment in combination with lodging. Revised and updated for these changes, Resorts: Management and Operation, Second Edition covers both new trends, like the increasing popularity of timeshares and cruise ships, and tried-and-true businesses like ski areas, golf resorts, spas, and casinos. The (more…)

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The authors of a similar title about Europe (Innocents Abroad: Traveling with Kids in Europe, Plume, 1991), Sutherland and Deutsch began their present work as an informal sharing of inexpensive vacation spots with friends, places not mentioned in other travel guides. They offer a descriptive list of “the best for less” U.S. vacation spots for families. Their listing is divided by the type of vacation, from resorts to dude ranches, and then organized by geogra (more…)

The chronicle of Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon “Butch” Stewart and his all-inclusive Caribbean resort chain, Sandals Resorts, is an engaging travel business success story. Stewart began his career selling air conditioners door-to-door, and, in 1968, founded Appliance Traders Limited, a booming appliance business still in operation today in Kingston, Jamaica. In 1981, with no hotel experience, the gutsy maverick invested in a rundown hotel next to an airport runway in Montego Bay, (more…)

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World® “A Tourist’s Best Friend!” ?Chicago Sun-Times “Indispensable” ?The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Mexico’s Best Beach Resorts Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Premier beach resort areas on Mexico’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts described and evaluated, including Canc¿n, Cozumel, Acapulco, and Los Cabos Over 125 hotel profiles, from sprawling meg (more…)

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“A great all-round guide to land-based all-inclusives.”–www.TheKnot.com”Packed with detail and description¿a one-stop resource for a memorable vacation.”–Gay Nagle Myers, Travel Weekly

From the editors of Outbound Traveler magazine, this selective guide describes the 100 most desirable “all-inclusive” resorts throughout the world.

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