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The Caribbean Tourism Organization's latest updates
on hurricane recovery are as follows: Grand Cayman will tentatively
reopen for business by Thanksgiving, with some properties opening
before that. In the Dominican Republic, about 7,000 hotel rooms
on the island's east coast were affected and most will be back on
line within 45 days. Most resorts in Grenada are up and running
for visitors while the hurricane-torn country begins to rebuild.
Most of the hotels in the Turks & Caicos have reopened. Grenada
Information.
BEST
WESTERN
For " hurricane
update" Go to www.bestwestern.com
and look for the "hurricane update" box in the lower
left hand corner of the page. Click on the link and you will have
the latest information.
FLORIDA
KEYS
Hawk’s
Cay Resort
is open and did not suffer any damage. We are happy to help with
any resorts that need to relocate groups and will do our best
to match rates for the client. www.hawkscay.com
Pier House
We have no damage and have been up and running for some time now.
The rest of the year looks very promising for us. Those wishing
to book can contact us directly at the Pier House in Key West.
800-327-8340 or visit our website at www.pierhouse.com.
Greetings from the
Florida Keys and Key West (CVB). We are extremely
fortunate that our area remains untouched by any of the hurricanes
that have made landfall on the Florida peninsula this year. For
continuous updates on Keys news and special events, please log
on to: www.fla-keys.com.
MIAMI
Sofitel Miami
did
not have any damage due to the hurricanes and we are open for
business as usual. Contact Valerie Gavin, Director of Sales &
Marketing valerie.gavin@accor.com
Radisson Hotel
Miami did not suffer any damage
Marriott
Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel is Open
MIAMI
BEACH
The legendary Eden
Roc Renaissance Resort & Spa is welcoming leisure
guests, business travelers and groups from all over the world.
The resort closed briefly during this season's hurricanes due
to mandatory evacuation, and narrowly escaped any damage. Our
thoughts are with the people and tourism partners that have been
impacted. The Roc is everything Retro...Evoke a time
past with poolside cabanas for day rental or spa treatments, Pez
and Mary Jane candies for turn-down, 60's Trivial Pursuit at check-in,
afternoon lemonade and cookies poolside, signature cocktails,
and themed group or social catering events where you can sip martinis
with the Rat Pack and stay in the Nat King Cole or Elizabeth Taylor
specialty suite.
SOUTH
BEACH
Royal Palm
Crowne Plaza Resort
- Both our property and our Associates have not suffered any property
or personal damage.
Shelborne
Beach Resort - South Beach Thank you
for caring and your concern. We are absolutely untouched and open
for business. Send everyone to South Beach!
Palms South Beach and the National Hotel
are fully up and running with no damage at all from the past hurricanes.
Luckily both of our properties were un-harmed from Charley, Frances,
Ivan and Jeanne.
COCONUT
GROVE
Wyndham Grand
Bay
- We are open for business and faired very well.
HOLLYWOOD
- AVENTURA
Westin Diplomat
- No damage, the resort is up and running.
Fairmont Turnberry,
NEVER CLOSED is open for business. Although Hurricane Frances
and Jeanne battered some of the Eastern coastline of Florida in
September, Miami was spared and The Fairmont Turnberry Isle suffered
no damage from the storms. With the exception of a few fallen
palm fronds on the golf courses, the resort was operational immediately
having no power loss throughout the storms. We look forward to
welcoming visitors.
FORT
LAUDERDALE
The Radisson Bahia
Mar Beach Resort - becoming the Bahia Mar Beach Resort
on January 1, 2005 - sustained no damage to the resort, our yachting
center or any yachts. Ownership and management will be unchanged
within the Boca Resorts portfolio. The
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show goes on.
Did you hear what
happened to Greater Fort Lauderdale during the hurricanes? Absolutely
NOTHING! No Damage to Area Hotels, Attractions and Beaches 100%
Fully Operational and open for your business and pleasure.
As we count our blessings that none of the recent storms damaged
Greater Fort Lauderdale, we look forward to welcoming visitors
to experience our warm hospitality and, of course, our 23 miles
of Blue Wave Beaches. Warmest regards, Nicki E. Grossman, President;
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau; lchamberlain@broward.org
The Sheraton
Ft. Lauderdale Airport Hotel is open. We did not have
any damage to the hotel from the hurricanes. We are operating
business as usual.
The Westin
Fort Lauderdale is open for business, we did not have
damage from any of the hurricanes
BOCA
RATON
The Breakers
Palm Beach will reopen to its legendary splendor on Thursday,
October 7, 2004. We look forward to welcoming back your clients
after restoring our business following Hurricane Frances. We have
made a commitment to you and our employees that we will only reopen
our business operation when our property is in the same excellent
condition it was when we closed. We have retained one of the nation's
leading professional companies that specializes in post-hurricane
remediation to clean, restore, and refresh the property. In addition,
we have also retained 6 professional clean-up crews who are working
diligently to clear and restore every part of our resort. Thank
you for your patience and continued support. For information www.thebreakers.com.
DEERFIELD
BEACH
Please be advised
that Howard Johnson Plaza Resort was very fortunate
and not only we did not suffer any damage but we had power at
all times. Reopened on Sunday,September 26th.
FLORIDA’S
WEST COAST
The Hyatt
Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa is open for business
as usual. Located just minutes from Naples or Fort Myers where
tropical gardens, warm breezes, and sparkling waters of the gulf
coast create the classic retreat for any occasion. With over 73,000
square feet of flexible space, MEET in paradise. Contact dhenry@naprnpo.hyatt.com
www.coconutpoint.hyatt.com
The Holiday
Inn Venice had no damage and we are up and running as
usual. veniceholidayinn@aol.com
We are in great shape
at TradeWinds Island Resorts! Look at our photos
at www.justletgo.com
The Resort
at Longboat Key Club on Longboat Key, west of Sarasota,
is fine! We have a scroll on our web site stating the same. We
have been VERY fortunate and have not incurred any damage from
the four hurricanes. www.longboatkeyclub.com
The Holiday
Inn Select and Homewood Suites by Hilton
in Fort Myers are both open and operating a full capacity. Tell
the world we are still open, and one of the best places in this
great state to vacation or to meet!!!
Closed were the Tarpon
Lodge Sportsman Inn in North Fort Myers, the Collier
Inn and Cottages on Useppa Island, the Safety
Harbor Club on North Captiva Island and the South
Seas Resort and Yacht Harbor on Captiva Island.
MARCO
ISLAND
Marco Island
Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa.
We are just as beautiful as ever here – we were spared from
any severe damage from Hurricane Charley and the other storms
did not affect us except for some rainy and blustery days. Don’t
forget we now have new air service to Naples!
The Hilton
Naples & Towers has no damage and has been open.We
were one of the lucky ones.
Naples, Marco Island
and the Everglades, known as Florida's "Paradise
Coast(SM)" shows no evidence of any hurricane. All
of the area's hotels, resorts, beaches, golf courses and attractions
are open, with no debris or damage along the area's white sandy
beaches or the natural wilderness of the Everglades. For the latest
news log on to http://www.ParadiseCoast.com.
JACKSONVILLE
Omni Jacksonville,
we are open for business as usual, with NO damage. In fact we
are currently doing a 4.5 million dollar renovation on our hotel
and never skipped a day of work from our schedule. Please send
people our way!!!!
Sawgrass Marriott
Resort & Spa We are fully operational. Please let
everyone know.
AMELIA
ISLAND
It's business as usual
at Amelia Island Plantation located just 29 miles
northeast of Jacksonville. The 1,350-acre resort had no significant
damage occur as a result of any of this year's storms, most recently
Hurricane Jeanne. Mother Nature chose to spare our little island
paradise and for that we are very grateful! Our championship golf
courses are intact and beaches are just as beautiful as ever.
Contact grahamg@aipfl.com
and visit the www.aipfl.com
web site.
TAMPA
AREA
Quorum Hotel
- Tampa The Business Resort - Visit our website at www.quorumtampa.com
for hotel, lobby and guest room renderings, download color brochures
and visit our press room.
Wyndham Harbour
Island Hotel is open and are offering really great deals
for 2004 Fall bookings!
Embassy Suites
Tampa University of South Florida-Busch Gardens We have sustained
no damage what so ever. Most of the groups that cancelled have
rescheduled.
Saddlebrook Resort & Spa- Open and waiting
to hear from you.
ORLANDO
AREA
The Comfort
Inn & Suites Resort in Cocoa Beach, is open for business
with no major damage. Presently, we do NOT have availability due
to hurricane relief workers and displaced citizens. We do show
guestroom availability after October 11, 2004. Michelle L. Martindale;
dos@comfortinncocoabeach.com;
www.comfortinncocoabeach.com
CVB link to
hotel update http://www.orlandoinfo.com/main/hurricanes04.cfm
We are open and ready
for any business you can send our way. Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora FL 32757 1-800-556-5016
Gaylord Palms
Resort...and the Orlando tourism community as a whole,
is open - business as usual - and ready to serve.
Rosen Plaza. Yes, we are open for business with
no damage. In fact we did not sustain any damage from any of the
hurricanes - thank goodness. A few trees down, that is all. If
you know of any hotels that are closed and looking to place the
business somewhere else, we have availability through the end
of the year.
The Radisson
University Hotel Orlando is open for business. We currently
have a few rooms we are working on to get back in order and is
projected to be completed by week of October 4th.
Sheraton Suites
Orlando Airport We are fully operational, open 24/7.
Thanks for allowing us to update our status.
Orlando, Tampa and Saint Petersburg/Clearwater
were spared the full effects of all four recent hurricanes and,
as a result, sustained no substantial or lasting damage. According
to the CVB’s representing Orlando, Tampa and St. Petersburg/Clearwater,
all attractions, beaches and event
facilities in these three tourist destinations are open as they
were prior to the storms and are welcoming visitors. In addition,
all airports, cruise terminals and roadways are open and operating
as normal.
Panama City Beach
tourism officials report that hotels, attractions, the airport
and beaches are open for business and ready for visitors after
sustaining minimal damage from Hurricane Ivan. The Hathaway Bridge
from Panama City to Panama City Beach
and all roads leading to the area are open. www.thebeachloversbeach.com.
DESTIN
TO PENSACOLA
The Hilton
Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa is back in business.
We were very fortunate and did not sustain very much damage. Our
beaches are still here and we welcome everyone to visit! www.sandestinbeachhilton.comThe
Ramada Plaza Beach Resort in Fort Walton Beach
is set to reopen Nov. 15.
FLORIDA
AREA UPDATES
Map of Florida attractions,
hotels, destination marketing organizations by region
www.VISITFLORIDA.com/destinations.
Regional map of Florida’s
CVB’s. http://www.VISITFLORIDA.com/cvbs_alerts.php
Tourism Industry
web site: www.VISITFLORIDA.org.
ADDITIONAL
HURRICANE INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH PRESS RELEASES
Grand Hotel
Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa
in Point Clear Alabama (near Mobile) has re-opened after sustaining
minimal damage from Hurricane Ivan.
Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts’ properties
in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have had only minor
damages. The Paradisus Punta Cana in the Dominican
Republic was the most affected, reporting some minor flooding
in some of its buildings and having to empty out its pool due
to all the dirt and mud that ran into the pool during Jeanne.
And although most of the area was without electricity, the guests
of the Paradisus Puerto Rico never felt the effects as its generator
provided power to all rooms and main buildings in the hotel. The
cleanup continues with relief efforts gaining momentum for the
islands most impacted by the storms.
CAYMAN
ISLANDS
George Town is functioning
again with some electricity running and phone service, banks and
gas stations and some stores are open. Water has been turned on
for several hours each day however many parts of the island are
still without the basics.
Schduled to open Dec.
14, the new Ritz-Carlton on Seven Mile Beach
survived intact without a single window broken and has projected
a new opening date of late spring 2005. Fortunately, the major
resorts were left relatively intact. The 309-room Grand
Cayman Marriott Beach Resort will reopen Oct. 15; the
136-room Courtyard Grand Cayman, Oct. 1; the
336-room Westin Casuarina Resort and Spa, Nov.
1; and the 289-room Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman,
Dec. 1. No reopening dates have been announced by other properties.
GRENADA
On the hotel front,
Bel Air Plantation will reopen by early November;
Calabash Hotel remains closed until Oct. 30 for
its previously scheduled pool suites remodeling; Flamboyant
Hotel will reopen Dec. 20 with 36 of its 61 rooms, and
its one- and two-bedroom units will reopen next spring; LaSource
suffered only minimal roof damage, but is closed except for emergency
personnel; Rex Grenadian is closed until mid-December.
JAMAICA
In Montego Bay, Holiday
Inn SunSpree reopens Oct. 1; in Negril, Beachcomber
reopens Nov. 15; Beaches Negril Beach Resort & Spa,
Oct. l; Beaches Sandy Bay, Oct. 28; Grand
Lido Negril Resort & Spa, Oct. 15; Mariner’s
Inn, remains closed; Merril’s Beach Resort,
Oct 3; Merril’s Beach Resort III, Dec.
1; Sandals Negril Beach Resort & Spa, Nov.
18; Sea Splash, remains closed; Tensing
Pen, remains closed. In Runaway Bay, FDR
reopens Oct. 9. On the South Fern Hill Club and Goblin
Hilcoast, Jakes, Treasure Beach
and Strawberry Hill are closed until further
notice. l in Port Antonio are closed until further notice. In
Ocho Rios, Sunset Jamaica Grande is closed for
scheduled renovations and will reopen Dec. 19.
HAITI
More than 1,000 people
lost their lives, primarily in the northwestern coastal city of
Gonaives. Port au Prince, the capital, was unaffected by the storm.
Relief efforts have been slowed by waterlogged roads and security
concerns.
**Relief agencies and drop off points in New York and Florida listed
at www.caymanislands.ky
and www.grenadaemergency.com.
The Diving Equipment
& Marketing Association (DEMA), relief fund for exhibitors
of their October trade show. www.dema.org.
American Red
Cross: www.redcross.org
Bahamas:
http://www.bahamas.co.uk/hurricanenews.asp
Dominican Republic
Information: http://www.debbiesdominicantravel.com/hurricane.html
Food For The
Poor: www.foodforthepoor.org
Neighbors Helping
Neighbors: http://www.neighbors4neighbors.org/html/HelpCaribbean.shtml |
