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The Sands At Grace Bay Is Named A “Family Favorite” Hotel By Family Vacation Critic

TripAdvisor’s family travel site, Family Vacation Critic, has just released its first annual hotel awards and The Sands at Grace Bay received a “Family Vacation Critic Favorite” 2014 Award based on expert and consumer feedback. We are honored that our resort was named one of the Top Caribbean Family Resorts & Hotels by this leading family vacation website! More information on this Family Vacation Critic award is below (taken from a Vacation Family Critic press announcement):

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“Every hotel listed on Family Vacation Critic has been hand-chosen by our editors as being appropriate for families, so this award really highlights those that go above and beyond,” says Lissa Poirot, editor of Family Vacation Critic. “Finding a true family-friendly hotel can be challenging, but these hotels have received a seal of approval from real families, and can truly identify themselves as places that family travelers have rated the best.”

To be named to the list of Family Vacation Critic Favorites, hotels must have met the following criteria:

o Hotel must have been personally vetted and visited by a member of Family Vacation Critic’s editorial team, and receive either a four- or five-star editorial rating.

o Hotel must have been recommended by 75% or more families who have reviewed the property, with a four- or five-star review rating.

The elite group of hotels meeting the requirements represent the top 12 percent of hotels listed on the Family Vacation Critic site.

For more information on the winning hotels, visit 2014 Family Vacation Critic Favorite Hotels.

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Turks Caicos Information

Spring Into Summer Savings With Our 4th Night Free Deal – Beginning April 1st!

We are offering our popular 4th Night FREE promotion one month earlier this year, allowing spring travelers to score incredible savings on their Turks & Caicos vacations for stays between April 1st through December 21st, 2013. As an added benefit for spring vacationers, we recently completed several property-wide enhancements including total bathroom upgrades in all luxurious 114 studio and suite accommodations, featuring new Travertine stone shower & bathtubs, Kohler fixtures and more, as well as the addition of an expansive retractable awning at the award-winning Hemingway’s Beachfront Restaurant – for an even more enjoyable open-air dining experience!

Boasting an ideal spring break travel destination, The Sands at Grace Bay is situated on Providenciales’ world-renowned Grace Bay Beach, voted the #1 Beach & Sun Destination In The World by Trip Advisor’s ‘Traveler’s Choice’ Awards and named the Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination by the 2012 World Travel Awards. To offer travelers even more savings, we provide guests with the following freebies during their stay: complimentary use of watersports equipment – including kayaks, windsurfing equipment, stand-up paddle boards, snorkel gear and Hobie Cats; free bicycle use for island exploration; a Tuesday Manager’s cocktail party; three free-form swimming pools, tennis courts, and much more.

Our 4th Night FREE promotion is valid for new bookings made on all room categories at The Sands at Grace Bay, for consecutive stays of four nights or more started and completed between April 1st through December 21, 2013. You can book this offer online at www.thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com, using the promo code “4NF” – or call toll-free from the U.S. (877) 777-2637; from Canada (800) 567-5327; or contact a travel agent for reservations.

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Turks Caicos Information

Vote For Grace Bay Beach: The Best Beach In The Caribbean

Turks & Caicos’ Grace Bay Beach has been hailed as the “#1 Beach & Sun Destination in the world” by TripAdvisor’s ‘Traveler’s Choice Awards’ as well as recently named the “Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination” by the 2012 World Travel Awards.

Help us to earn an additional award for our stunning Grace Bay Beach location, by casting your vote in the About.com 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Best Caribbean Beach at the following link: http://gocaribbean.about.com/b/2013/02/19/vote-for-your-favorite-caribbean-beach-2.htm

You can submit one vote per day, now through March 19th, 2013. We appreciate your help, and hope to see you soon…soaking up the sun and sand and sipping on a refreshing rum punch on our beautiful stretch of Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales!

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Turks Caicos Information

Perk for Guests: Tuesday Manager’s Cocktail Party!

As a special treat for our Turks & Caicos resort guests, every Tuesday we host a Manager’s Cocktail Party from 5:00-6:00pm! This complimentary poolside Happy Hour is an extra perk we offer our guests, so you can cool off from a fun day in the sun with our complimentary Rum Punch and chilled beverages as well as enjoy delicious small appetizer bites while mingling with other laid-back vacationers and our resort staff.

Our Tuesday party also features live Caribbean style music that will really help you relax and unwind (if our Rum Punch doesn’t do the trick!)

On your next visit , we look forward to seeing you poolside for our Tuesday Manager’s Cocktail hour. Afterwards, plan on making your way over to Hemingway’s Restaurant & Bar to enjoy a delicious oceanside dinner while watching the sunset. It’s the perfect way to end a vacation day in tropical paradise!

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Turks & Caicos Resort Offers Mobile Reservations App

Making Your Turks & Caicos Reservations Just Got Easier…

Introducing our new Mobile Reservations App For Tech-Savvy Travelers! 

We are committed to providing tech-savvy travelers with the most current tools to access real-time information, make reservations and easily research resort and island information when planning their Turks & Caicos vacation. In response to the rise of web-based bookings we’ve experienced over the past year, we’re excited to unveil a new mobile application that will enable travelers to book real-time Turks & Caicos reservations and browse hotel information via their smart phones!

By simply typing “thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com” into your mobile web browsers, you will now be redirected to the resort’s new mobile-optimized webpage “m.thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com” that offers a quick and easy format for booking vacation reservations online and accessing timely resort information. For those of you who don’t have a smart phone, you can easily access our 2012 room rates or make your vacation reservations online via our Turks & Caicos reservations page or by calling us toll-free at 877-777-2637.

In an effort to continuously enhance our online offerings, we have also embraced social media over the past year and are now able to keep more travelers on the pulse with resort and island news through our resort Facebook page and timely Twitter updates. We invite travelers to visit our Facebook page as an easy way to ask your travel or resort questions, to inquire about the vacation experiences of past guests, share and browse photos of recent resort stays and stay up to date with our most current specials, resort news and island happenings! Visitors can “Like” The Sands’ Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/TheSandsAtGraceBayor follow The Sands on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/thesandstc.