~ Expert Knowledge Means Travelers Get the Most for their Vacation Dollar ~

(YORK, 04/16/2009) – Yakes Travel has become a Preferred Sandals Agency (PSA), joining an elite group of travel agencies recognized by Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts as experts in the Caribbean’s Luxury Included Resorts. 

To become a Preferred Sandals Agency, travel agencies must undergo rigorous training including having half of their staff become CSS certified, and spending many hours in the Caribbean, experiencing and learning about the properties firsthand. According to John Yake, Vice President of Yakes Travel, while traveling to places such as Turks & Caicos and Jamaica is a wonderful perk, there is a serious job at hand – to understand the nuances of each resort, which is critical to his customers. “My clients rely on the Yakes Travel team to help them make the best vacation choices so that every hard-earned dollar they spend is spent well,” Yake said.  “I am extremely proud of this major accomplishment. Customers want to be confident that the information they receive is based on expert knowledge and having the Preferred Sandals Agency designation does just that.”

According to Gordon “Butch” Stewart, chairman and founder of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, The Royal Plantation Collection and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, a PSA travel agency is the best way to get the most out of a Sandals, Beaches, Royal Plantation or Grand Pineapple Beach vacation. “Vacations are memories in the making,” says Stewart. “You don’t get a second chance to celebrate the perfect honeymoon or family gathering. It has to be right when you are there and PSA agencies like Yakes Travel are helping us to match customers to the perfect Sandals Resorts or Beaches Resorts for them. We congratulate Yakes Travel on their hard-earned achievement and wish them the very best.”

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Yakes Travel
Yakes Travel is based in York, PA, and has been family owned and operated for the past 28 years. Founded in 1981 by Buzz and his wife Nikki Yake, Yakes Travel began to focus on Sandals Resorts in 2004. Over the last five years they have steadily climbed the ranks of Sandals agencies – receiving multiple awards. They have recently been recognized as number eight in the North-East, and are happy for the prestigious designation of Preferred Agency.

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