SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFX) - Club Med said it is offering vacationers at its resort in the French Caribbean island of Martinique alternative accommodations because of a hotel workers' strike that is about to enter its second week.
Guests with reservations at Buccaneer's Creek in Sainte-Anne between Feb. 5 and Feb. 19 can choose from several options, including vacationing at other Club Med locations or going to the resort on the island's south coast at a later date, Kate Moeller, a spokeswoman for Club Mediterranee SA's North American and Caribbean operations, said late Monday in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
The strike began Jan. 24 because of a dispute over how to divide the 35-hour work week mandated by French law. The company that operates the resort and employs the workers who have gone on strike -- Societe Martiniquaise de Villages de Vacances -- is handling the negotiations, Moeller said.
'While we remain hopeful that the vendor will quickly resolve the problem with its employees, Club Med is taking the proactive approach and contacting guests who were due to travel to the resort this weekend,' Moeller said.
There were 525 visitors from Canada, Europe and the United States at Buccaneer's Creek when the strike began, but many have flown home or opted to stay at other hotels in Martinique.
There are currently no guests at the resort, which reopened in December 2005 after undergoing a US$60 million (euro46 million) renovation, Moeller said.
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