Hotels
Sandals Rewards Its Winning Agents
Ten lucky agents (and a guest) from the Greater Toronto Area were treated to a private gourmet dinner last night (Aug. 8) prepared by two of Sandals' top chefs, who flew up from Jamaica for this special event hosted at Kitchen 24 in Toronto. As part of the "Book. Win. Dine" incentive for GTA agents, for all new registered bookings to any Sandals or Beaches resort that were made between June 1 and July 31 agents received one contest entry. Agents also received three bonus entries for bookings travelling in 2019. Only 10 agents were randomly chosen from all entries to receive a...
AMResorts Adds New Senior Director of Canadian Sales
AMResorts has appointed Carolina Bellina as senior director of Canadian sales and consortia relations. In this position, Bellina will develop budgets, sales and marketing plans in support of AMResorts organization strategy for the Canadian market and North American consortia relations. She will report to Claudio Zboznovits, vice-president of global sales and business development. “The Canadian market serves as the second largest market for AMResorts and is continuing to grow, so the addition of Carolina to our leadership team will allow us to better serve our partners in the...
Blue Mountain Opens ‘Ultimate Tree Fort’
Ontario's Blue Mountain Resort is offering guests a new way to enjoy the outdoors with its latest attraction, the Canopy Climb Net Adventure. Described as “the ultimate tree fort,” Canopy Climb features bouncy nets, tree houses, bridges and a watchtower, all suspended above the ground and under a covering of trees. “We are very excited about Canopy Climb as it offers an outdoor adventure for guests as young as three years old,” says Graeme Dugale, senior director of recreation and programing, Blue Mountain Resort. “It’s a great option for families with younger children,...
Changes In Jamaica
SB Resort Management Limited is ending its hotel management agreement with AMResorts for its two Montego Bay resorts, currently named Sunscape Splash and Sunscape Cove. The termination is effective Aug. 30. The Sunset Beach Resort companies previously operated and managed both properties, formerly known as Sunset Beach and The Oasis at Sunset, from May 1998 to July 2015, before turning over management to AMResorts in August 2015. Ian Kerr, managing director of the Sunset Beach Resort companies, said, “We arrived at this decision after a long and thoughtful process, and it was...
New Look For Riu Garoe
RIU Hotels & Resorts has reopened the Riu Garoe, located in northern part of Tenerife, following its complete refurbishment. The hotel is four stars and it has 190 rooms, each with its own balcony from which guests can enjoy views of the ocean, the mountains and the Mount Teide Volcano. The outdoor areas include a heated pool all year round and a children's pool, surrounded by 2,800 square metres of gardens. Martiánez Beach is two kilometres away, and its 330 metres of black volcanic sand mean it is one of Tenerife's most iconic bays. In addition, Riu Garoe offers a new spa...
Agents Can Win With Sunwing, Blue Diamond Resorts
For the month of August, Sunwing is encouraging agents to “Learn, Earn and WIN” with Blue Diamond Resorts. Agents can earn 4X STAR Agent Reward Points that convert to cash on all new bookings to Royalton Luxury Resorts including Hideaway at Royalton Luxury Resorts, Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts, Grand Memories Resorts & Spa, Starfish Jolly Beach Resort, Starfish Halcyon Cove, Starfish Saint Lucia, CHIC Punta Cana, Grand Lido Negril Au Naturel All Suite Resort, Mystique Blue Boutique Suites and Mystique Royal St Lucia for travel by April 30, 2020. Blue Diamond Resorts...
Sandals’ ‘Let’s Talk’ Webinars Continue
The August schedule of Sandals’ weekly “Let’s Talk” webinar series has been announced. The fast-paced online sessions – conducted exclusively for Canadian agents – are just 30 minutes long, but are full of lots of important information such as sales and marketing tips, details on Canadian-specific booking incentives and the latest product updates directly from the resorts’ management teams in the Caribbean. Simply by registering, agents will also receive a recorded version post-webinar that they can play back at their leisure in the event that they are unable to...
Preferred Hotels Welcomes 19 New Members
Preferred Hotels & Resorts welcomed the addition of 19 new member hotels, which includes more than seven new openings, to its global portfolio between April 1 and June 30. From oceanfront luxury on the Hawaiian shores to the brand’s first-ever hotel in Cambodia, each of these distinctive new member properties offer tailored and personalized travel experiences in extraordinary destinations around the globe. Highlights of the new additions include: Encore Boston Harbor (Everett, Massachusetts) Situated on 33 acres along the banks of the Mystic River, Encore Boston Harbor...