Gary C. Sadler, Senior Vice President of Sales of Unique Vacations Inc.

TORONTO — Well-known travel industry veteran Gary C. Sadler, Senior Vice President of Sales of Unique Vacations Inc., an affiliate of the worldwide representatives of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, has received the Honour of the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer, for his outstanding contribution to Jamaica’s tourism and hotel industry.

Sadler will be invested with the insignia of the Order at the Ceremony of Investiture on National Heroes Day, Oct. 16, at King’s House in Kingston, Jamaica.

Sadler, who recently celebrated his 25 years of achievements with Unique Vacations and Sandals Resorts, is no stranger to the Canadian travel industry. Sadler started his career with Sandals as a Playmaker before being transferred to Canada in 1992 to assume the role of Sales Representative, Ontario. He then moved west to Vancouver to pioneer the Western Canadian market.

Having conquered Western Canada, Sadler was promoted to Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the northeast U.S. Sadler returned to Canada in 1998 to accept the position of Director of Sales and Marketing, which he held until 2007 when he was again promoted to Vice President – Canada.

He returned to the U.S. in 2008 to lead sales efforts in the Americas. Working under the direction of Sandals Resorts’ Chairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, Sadler is responsible for the largest sales force of any resort company in the Caribbean, with a team of 125 sales professionals in the U.S., Canada and 22 countries in Latin America.