b'letter from the presidentDear Travelistas:Forty years of Service from the ID Travel Group!Each year, the Island Destinations Travelers Collection brought to you by ID Travel Group, showcases our choice of the very best luxury vacation properties in the world to tempt sophisticated travelers, and this year is special. We arecelebrating our FORTIETH year, and ID is proud to have been the premier choice of discerning travel advisors for their most important clients for all this time. In each of those forty years, ID Travel Group has had one overriding goal, driven by our passion for travel and servicewe strive to provide access to the very best luxury offerings, supported by the travel industrys best and award-winning service (no hold times!). This, in conjunction with unrivaled items of added value for travelers, such as travel insurance included with every booking, and the industrys most comprehensivecancel for any reason coverage (not to mention that ID invented this incredible Peace of Mind security many years ago which continues to be unmatched in the industry). We aim to be the best in the business and work hard every dayto deliver on our promise.None of this would be possible without a team of hundreds that are totally committed to our ethos, travel advisors,resorts and destinations that believe in our mission. ID Travel Group is the essential Bridge that brings us alltogethertravelers rely on the best travel advisors to plan stunning vacations, advisors rely on ID Travel Group tomake it happen, and our hotel partners rely on ID to deliver the very best guests.In this vein, since its inception, we have been honored to value Grace Bay Resorts as a close partner. In fact, we were the first many years ago to recognize their incredible product and bring it to the attention of luxury travel advisors, in days when many assumed the Turks and Caicos must be somewhere near Turkey! This year we are so excited to present South Bank, the latest offering from Grace Bay Resorts and featured on our covers. Each GBR property is special, but South Bank lives up to the reputation and takes all to new heights. ID advisors have crawled through every nook and cranny of the property as you should expect, rely on ID to lead the way in building that dream getaway.It is great to spend a few moments looking back on forty years, but ID Travel Group will not stop here. We are now a multinational group with our team and operations spread across five continents, sending guests from North America, Europe, and Australasia on memorable escapes to the best destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, Southern Europe, the Middle East and Indian Ocean, Asia, and the Pacific. Last year we established ID Vayeni AFRICA, now with double digit team members born, bred and based in Africa and working US hours. IDs major commitment to Africa has rapidly established IDs super-knowledgeable team as the go to planners for African travel and safaris. Why talk to someone secondhand, based anywhere but in Africa, when you can get it direct from IDs lions mouth in Africa?Thank you to our loyal travel advisors, their clients, our resort partners and most importantly the dedicated ID team worldwide. We are committed to meet and exceed travelers expectations for many years to come, and are proud to be distinguished as always as, The Authority for Luxury Travel. Maurice Bonham-Carter President, CEO and Chief TravelistaThe strong spirit of Aloha comes alive in hula dancers at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua'