Destinations
Gansevoort Set for Dominican Opening
Gansevoort Hotel Group will officially open its latest oceanfront resort – Gansevoort Playa Imbert – on the Dominican Republic’s north coast on Dec. 15. The hotel will feature 48 suites comprised of one- and two-bedroom lofts, three-bedroom apartments with private plunge pools and terraces, and a collection of four-bedroom penthouses. Each penthouse offers a private rooftop Jacuzzi. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer seascapes from every guestroom, while interiors provide kitchens, walk-in showers, custom bathtubs and natural stone finishes. A three-tiered cascading infinity pool...
Sunquest Expands Service Out of Buffalo
Sunquest is expanding its current offering out of Buffalo Airport, now featuring six new destinations and bringing the total number of routes from this airport to 10. In addition to offering packages out of Buffalo to Punta Cana, Cancun/Riviera Maya, Jamaica and Orlando, Sunquest now also offers service to Aruba, Barbados, Liberia (Costa Rica), St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos and Nassau, with daily flights available on American Airlines, Jet Blue, Delta Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. Sunquest is also offering a preferred rate, including parking, at the Hampton Inn &...
Bermuda Open For Business
Despite being hit by Hurricane Gonzalo, a category 2 storm, Bermuda tourism officials are advising agents and their clients that the island is “ready, willing and able to welcome visitors.” The L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), as well as the causeway, the main road serving the airport, both reopened Sunday (Oct. 19). Additionally, all of Bermuda’s hotel properties are open and able to accept guests. Cruise ship calls to the island resume today (Oct. 22) with the arrival of the Celebrity Infinity. “Once again, Bermuda has shown it is built to last in the face of severe...
Trafalgar Gets Innovative in Europe, Britain
Trafalgar has launched its 2015 Europe and Britain program featuring a record 117 carefully crafted itineraries with 14 new trips, across 10 trip styles and covering 44 countries. With more than 600 Insider Experiences, Trafalgar gives travellers an authentic insight into the culture of each destination. The Hidden Journeys collection is a new trip style which takes clients to less-visited places such as the Dordogne and Bordeaux regions in France with smaller, intimate groups of up to 26 guests. To make it easier for agents selling to solo travellers, Trafalgar has decreased its...
Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver Celebrates Exhibit
The Vancouver Art Gallery, now hosting “The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors” exhibition to Jan. 11, has partnered with the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. The Imperial Experience at Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver offers overnight accommodation in luxurious rooms and suites, valet parking, two express-entry tickets to The Forbidden City exhibition, plus 15% savings at the Gallery Store. Also included is an exclusive afternoon tea for two in Xi Shi Lounge. To celebrate the exhibition, Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver wants to send a winner to see the Forbidden City in...
Discovery Cove has Canadian Offer
Travellers are invited to escape the cold and discover Discovery Cove in Orlando where, for a limited time, Canadians can receive a special rate to swim with dolphins, snorkel with gentle rays and thousands of tropical fish, hand-feed exotic birds, and encounter playful otters and curious marmosets at this all-inclusive day resort. Canadians can purchase a Dolphin Swim Day Resort Package for US$219 plus tax. Packages are also available without the dolphin swim experience for US$149 plus tax. For an additional US$49, guests can enhance their day by adding SeaVenture, an underwater...
Port Everglades Has New Online Cruise Guide
Port Everglades is making it easier and more convenient for cruise guests to plan their next ocean-bound vacation with an online version of the Cruise Guide and a new, user-friendly cruise app for mobile devices. The 2015 Port Everglades Cruise Guide is now available at http://www.PortEverglades.net . This year’s Guide features 120 pages of detailed descriptions and photographs for each of the 41 ships sailing from the South Florida cruise port. Along with the sailing schedule, the guide provides travel tips such as transportation information, embarkation and disembarkation...
Hard Rock Heading to the Lone Star State
Hard Rock International has announced a move into the Lone Star State with the Hard Rock Hotel Dallas-Fort Worth, to be located in The Grand Alps Village development in Grand Prairie, Texas, future home to the most advanced indoor snow facility in the world. The 300-room, Hard Rock managed hotel will include 86 rooms overlooking the indoor ski facility, a rooftop pool complex and two Rock Star Suites. Construction is scheduled to begin for the $400 million property in January and the hotel is projected to open in January...