Royal Resorts in the Wake of Hurricane Wilma
CANCUN, Mexico, November 23, 2005. A month after Hurricane Wilma hit Canc'un, all five Royal Resorts are open and welcoming visitors.
The Royal Sands, The Royal Mayan, The Royal Caribbean, The Royal Islander and Club Internacional de Canc'un collectively offer 1,127 two-bedroom villas sleeping up to six people and as of Sunday, November 20, they had an occupancy rate of over 50 percent and 2,040 guests, some of whom had taken several flights to reach Canc'un. Others were forced to cancel their vacation due to flight cancellations.
Nevertheless, as airlines return to Canc'un, the number of guests arriving every week at Royal Resorts is expected to rise steadily. Many more families have written to express their intention to travel to Royal Resorts in the next few months and well into 2006.
Sales and Marketing Director, Mark Carney O.B.E. says "Our Members have a very real and deep affection for Canc'un and its people, they will be returning in large numbers as soon as the airline services return to normal."
Royal Resorts is a vacation ownership company with more than 75,000 member families who return to Canc'un year after year with friends and relatives. As Royal Resorts members have a guaranteed unit and week at the same resort every year, they tend to make their travel plans well in advance of their occupancy dates to return to their "Mexican home away from home" much sooner than hotel guests. They also forge lasting friendships with employees and strong ties with the community. Royal Resorts brings approximately 300,000 tourists to Canc'un every year and the positive impact of these tourists on the local economy is far-reaching. Not only do they patronize in-house businesses, thus benefiting employees and the local supply companies used by Royal Resorts, they also visit Canc'un restaurants, bars and stores and enjoy water sports, golf and tours. Many Royal Resorts members have been vacationing in Canc'un for 20 years and have their favorite dining and shopping spots that they visit without fail every time they come down, making a contribution to the livelihoods of area inhabitants.
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