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As Published in the Gleaner
Wednesday | April 18, 2012

John Issa, chairman of SuperClubs, and Richard Byles, president and CEO of Sagicor Life Jamaica, jointly announced Tuesday that they have reached a deal on the sale of the 226-room Breezes Runaway Bay hotel to the insurance company.

Sagicor will be rebranding the property The Jewel Runaway Bay Resort effective June 1, 2012. Sagicor is also the operator of the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa in St Ann.

The sale marks the return of the hotel to the insurance company's property portfolio. SuperClubs previously bought it from Sagicor in 2003.

The repurchase price was not disclosed.

In a joint statement issued yesterday, SuperClubs and Sagicor said they will be working together to ensure a smooth transition of ownership with no interruption to service. The employees of the hotel will all receive redundancy packages from Breezes and be available for rehire by the new operators.

SuperClubs originally leased the property in 1983 from the Urban Development Corporation through its subsidiary National Hotels and Properties.

SuperClubs now operates 10 properties in four countries, including Breezes Grand Resort & Spa Negril; Breezes Bahamas; Breezes Bœzios Resort & Spa in Brazil; Breezes Varadero; Breezes Bella Costa; Breezes Jibacoa in Cuba; and Hedonism II in Negril. SuperClubs also operates and independently markets affiliate ROOMS resorts in Ocho Rios and Negril, and Negril Beach Villa.

In the joint company release, Sagicor's Byles said that he sees great prospects for the property. "This acquisition increases our investment in the hospitality sector and specifically on the north coast. It is our intention to renovate and expand the hotel," he said.

 

SuperClubs Single Share Policy @ Hedonism II

 SuperClubs Clarifies 

Single Share Policy at Hedonism II
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"Single share" has always been a great way for the single traveling alone to enjoy an affordable vacation. SuperClubs' policy has been very liberal and encouraging to singles, but this year there are a few changes. Beginning in 2012, only the PUB12 promotional rates will allow single share in Gardenview and Gardenview Au Natural. Special sales and promotions will not permit single share.

That's the bad news . . . The good news is you can still book into our Groups as a single share in GVR or GVAN at the lower group rate.**  This is a tremendous savings for the single!  Call us and let us show you how to have the Hedonism II vacation of a lifetime!

** Please note: This policy is subject to change without notice. The smart thing is to book early. "Early" right now, means through 2013! We have group rates available. Call now!

"Single share" has always been a great way for the single traveling alone to enjoy an affordable vacation. SuperClubs' policy has been very liberal and encouraging to singles, but this year there are a few changes. Beginning in 2012, only the PUB12 promotional rates will allow single share in Gardenview and Gardenview Au Natural. Special sales and promotions will not permit single share.

That's the bad news . . . The good news is you can still book into our Groups as a single share in GVR or GVAN at the lower group rate.**  This is a tremendous savings for the single!  Call us and let us show you how to have the Hedonism II vacation of a lifetime!

** Please note: This policy is subject to change without notice. The smart thing is to book early. "Early" right now, means through 2013! We have group rates available. Call now!

Breezes Resort and Spa Trelawny Sale Jamaica from Go Classy Tours

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Announcement  of Breezes Resort and Spa Trelawny Sale

I write to inform you that last evening, 29th March 2012, Mr John Issa, Chairman of SuperClubs, announced that Breezes Resort and Spa Trelawny will be closing on 31st May 2012 because of the impending sale to an overseas hotel operator. This sale is viewed in the best interests of everyone involved as the new owners wish to make substantial upgrades and expansion to the property. Once the sale is finalised more details will be announced.

Our priority is you and our mutual guests.  We would like to assure you that Breezes Trelawny will be fully operational through to May 31st and therefore any guests departing from the hotel by 31st May will experience no disruption in service and resort facilities.

It is our intention to accommodate guests who expect to be in-house 31st  May, or scheduled to arrive thereafter, at Breezes Resort, Spa & Golf Club Runaway Bay, provided all members of the travelling party are age 18 years and older.  As you will appreciate, we cannot confirm this until we receive all the updated booking reports.  Our operations team will then liaise further with you on your bookings within the next two business days.

Unfortunately, and with regret, we are unable to re-protect bookings with children at any other Breezes resort in Jamaica; however, we have made contact with other all-inclusive family resorts in Jamaica for assistance with re-protection.   We will work with these partners on your behalf and communicate our progress on re-protecting each booking.  We will waive cancellation penalties and grant full refund of land portion to guests arriving with children after May 31st who wish to cancel.

We realise this change may have come as quite a surprise  to you but would like to assure you that all  our remaining Breezes resorts in Jamaica, Bahamas and Brazil continue to operate as usual and we look forward to focusing our attention on these resorts going forward.

As always, we thank you for your continued support of SuperClubs as we work to effect this change with minimum disruption to you and our mutual customers.

Sincerely,


Francine Carter Henry, Director - National Accounts

SuperClubs to buy UDC stake in Bloody Bay Hotel

Avia Collinder, Business Writer for the Gleaner

The SuperClubs hotel group says it is in the process of buying out its partner, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), which owns half of the Breezes Grande Negril, a 200-room resort sitting on 22 acres at Bloody Bay. 

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The property was once known as Grand Lido Negril.

SuperClubs' vice-president of marketing and environmental affairs, Zein Issa-Nakash, said the hotel group accepted an offer from the Jamaican Government for its stake in the property.

The price was not disclosed.

SuperClubs has controlled the asset since 2000. Chairman John Issa used Village Resorts to partner with the UDC to buy the property from a Finsac-controlled company called International Hotels.

Each paid half of the US$9 million for the stake in the property, beating out a similarly priced offer from Guardian Life, according to Finsac disclosures at the time.

Issa-Nakash said Monday that the original purchase resulted in each entity owning 50 per cent of the hotel.

The UDC said in response to Financial Gleaner queries that its 50 per cent holding in the hotel is held through the company Bloody Bay Hotel Development Limited, and that the sale was being handled on its behalf by the Development Bank of Jamaica's (DBJ) National Enterprise Team.

Not finalised

UDC said a sale deal had not been finalised.

"The consideration for this transaction ... is still in progress and no agreement has yet been arrived at. The ownership structure therefore remains unchanged," said the UDC corporate communications office.

DBJ, in turn, refused to confirm that it had approached SuperClubs or otherwise clarify whether the asset was publicly tendered.

"The DBJ is not at liberty to divulge any information regarding the transaction as the privatisation is in progress," said spokeswoman Claudette White on Tuesday.

"Once the transaction is concluded the press will be advised."

SuperClubs, meanwhile, is closing the deal on the sale of another hotel it also bought from Finsac in 2000, now known as Breezes Trelawny Resort & Spa. The buyer and terms of that sale have not been disclosed.

The property will be shuttered on May 31 to facilitate its takeover by the new owner.

The sale cuts the portfolio of SuperClubs properties to 10 hotels, half of which are in Jamaica.

SuperClubs exited lease management agreements for 250-room Breezes Rio Bueno, formerly known as Grand Lido Braco; the 225-room Breezes Superfun Runaway Bay in 2011, and the 124-room Breezes Montego Bay in 2009.

"Braco and Superfun were hotels that we had leased and those lease agreements had come to an end," Issa-Nakash said. "This - Breezes Trelawny - is the first hotel that was purchased from us."

The properties which remain under the brand are: Breezes Bahamas, Breezes Buzios in Brazil, and three hotels in Cuba - Breezes Varadero, Breezes Balla Costa and Breezes Jibacoa; and Hedonism II Negril, Rooms Ocho Rios, Rooms Negril, Breezes Grand Negril and Breezes Runaway Bay.

"Of the ten hotels left, half are owned; the others are leased or managed," said Issa-Nakash. "We still have five hotels operating in Jamaica which is not an insignificant number."

In a market where Spanish investors have redefined the size of large hotels in the past decade with properties of up to 1,000 rooms, Issa-Nakash now identifies a big challenge facing the SuperClubs chain as its "relatively small size with rising costs; so, our strategy is to try and expand the size of the hotels we operate."

Breezes Bahamas will be tackled within the next 12 months.

"We have approved working drawings for an expansion of Breezes Bahamas," said Issa-Nakash.

The chain has continued the shuttering of its larger properties on the island, with the latest being Breezes Trelawny Resort & Spa, which, the group states, has been sold to an overseas operator and which will close on May 31 after 10 years of operation.