Corporate charter boosts Brac tourism

(CNS): A Texas based corporation chose Cayman Brac this week as a destination to reward employees and their families with a short vacation break. The 79 visitors came to the Brac for their five day getaway via a Continental Airlines 737-700 charter flight direct from Houston which touched down at Gerrard-Smith International Airport on Cayman Brac on Wednesday 17 November Clint Davis, of Mesa Engineering and the group leader said Cayman Brac was an obvious choice for the firm because it was extremely accessible from Houston.

“This trip was organized as a reward for my employees for the successful completion of a project at Mesa Engineering in Houston, Texas. The group comprises approximately 20 employees and their families as well as family members of those employees who could not join us as they are on assignment in other locations,” the company boss said.

During their stay the guests enjoyed island tours, fishing trips and rock climbing as well as some star gazing and bird watching. “We have an astronomer in the group and the bird watchers are having a great time with another member of our group, an Ornithologist from the University of Oklahoma, who has thus far documented 35 species of birds,” Davis added.

“The Brac is absolutely beautiful and the services on Island and at the Brac Reef Beach Resort are five-star. I would definitely recommend the island to other groups.”

Mesa Engineering has been in the engineering research and product development business for the past 35 years and its designs have been used in the systems for three space stations, as well as a host of other industries including the aero space, energy and medical fields.

Jeremy Jackson, CEO of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority, who was at the terminal for the arrival of the charter flight, said that he was extremely pleased to learn that Cayman Brac had been chosen by the group. “The Airports Authority and its team at Gerrard-Smith look forward to working with other airlines that are considering the Brac as a possible destination as it will continue to boost tourism for the Island which ultimately benefits the local economy,” he said.

“We would like to thank Mr. Phillip Ebanks, the station manager for Continental Airlines on Grand Cayman for travelling to the Brac to assist as necessary with the processing of their flight. We are also grateful to the Cayman Airways team who served as ground handlers and processed luggage and other aircraft requirements,” he remarked.

The Mesa Engineering group left Cayman Brac late on Sunday, 21 November on the return Continental Airlines charter flight.