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Almond Resorts responds
to Barbados hotel review
It was great to see a review of our newest hotel,
Almond Casuarina Beach, in Barbados (TTG Tui boss Long was
April 17). However, it was disappointing to
receive 6/10 for our hotel facilities.
TTG’s Matt Parsons was clearly impressed
with all the facilities and staff; his only real
criticism was the range of watersports
offered and the spa, which is functional rather
right to be upbeat
than luxurious.
Almond Casuarina Beach is not a spa hotel.
However, it offers guests a range of treatments I DISAGREE with Chris Photi’s different – perhaps we are dealing
to meet their needs and demands. comment that all is doom and LET with the situation in a positive and
With reference to the watersports, as with gloom (TTG April 17). I read
OF THE
TER
determined manner.
all Caribbean islands, each coast offers better Peter Long’s article and my reac- I would love Peter Long to look
conditions for various sports, and as such we tion was that Thomson still had a
WEEK
at ways of assisting us drive more
offer different sports at our different hotels. “human element” and that it was traffic to our Thomson page as a way
On the south coast at Dover Beach, Casuarina not run by faceless accountants who of combating the no-frills airlines and
is ideally situated for snorkelling and swimming. wanted to control and dominate the industry. showing clients that packages or all-inclusives
The west coast, where Almond Beach Village is At
Lowcostdeals.co.uk we are seeing a 25% are proving to be the best value way to travel.
located, has more tranquil waters and we offer rise in bookings for the first quarter, and this
a variety of watersports from waterskiing and month could be heading to emulate January. Brendan Clancy.
wake boarding to hobie cat sailing, windsurfing I have no idea why our outlook appears so partner, Aspen Travel/lowcostdeals.co.uk
and kayaking.
There is also a free shuttle service between
our three hotels on Barbados. Now is the time to remove This is an enormous market for all those
unfair single supplements hundreds of thousands of people who either
Peter Hopwood Amid all the special offers from hotels, most are single, or just choose to travel by them-
sales and marketing vice-president for the UK offer free nights, meals, spa treatments, green selves or in groups of friends. This is a perfect
and Ireland, Almond Resorts fees, excursions, upgrades and so on. So who opportunity, and great PR, to abolish surcharges.
again has been forgotten, and is still being
EDITOR SAYS: Read Matt’s feature on p44 to penalised for their occupancy of a room or Andrew Brownrigg
learn more about watersports in Barbados cabin by themselves, for daring to be single? chairman, Haslemere Travel
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