Coco Palm was presented with the 2013 “Top Partner of the Year” award at the recent Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) by Expedia Inc.
Expedia Inc is an American-based parent company to several global online travel brands including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Egencia, Venere, Expedia Local Expert, Classic Vacations and eLong.
Managing Director of Coco Palm Allen Chastanet said the award is testament that “we have embraced technology and worked with our partners in managing our distribution channels. It confirms we have understood our product and use the internet to service the demand of today’s traveler.”
“Our Revenue and Reservations Manager, Claudine Gilbert, has single handedly managed our partnership and executed our strategies which has earned us this top award. It is a credit to her and the Revenue & Reservations department who manage these channels on behalf of Coco Palm,” he said.
Feolla Chastanet, Director of Sales & Marketing said that starting the year with such an accolade and endorsement by a leading partner such as Expedia is “truly an honour and reward for all our hard work over the years.”
“We have focused our energy on our key partners and receiving such a top award means the world to us and our team,” she stated.
Presented at CHTA in Jamaica at the Expedia Annual Appreciation Awards, Ernie George, Assistant General Manager and Food & Beverage Manger, received the ‘Top Partner Of the Year’ award from Expedia’s Market Associate, Lisa Fertig .
“It was quite clear this was the most coveted prize of the night. Our Coco Palm Team has put in their time and are reaping the rewards from our partner which makes us a recognized player in the hotel industry” George said.
Expedia represents over 60 hotel partners in Saint Lucia.