Hotels
New VIP Service Available at Sandals Royal Barbados
In a continued effort to constantly innovate its Luxury Included experience, Sandals Resorts has launched all-new VIP Arrival Service at Sandals Royal Barbados. The complimentary service is available to guests of the following Butler Elite room categories which include Rolls-Royce Ghost transfers: South Seas Royal Rondoval Butler Suite with Private Pool Sanctuary; Millionaire Butler Oceanview One Bedroom Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub; Millionaire Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Butler One Bedroom Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub; Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with...
Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart Honoured In Toronto
Light, learning, liberty was the theme of the 10th annual University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala that was held this past weekend (April 6). The hundreds of scholarships presented over the years have not only benefitted the students and their families but also the education and business institutions in the Caribbean. The prestigious Chancellor's Award is presented to Caribbean organizations or institutions that have achieved outstanding success. And it should come as no surprise that this year's recipient Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, Sandals Resort, was the...
Bettoja Takes Up Earth Day Cause
The upcoming Earth Day, on April 22, is serving as the guiding principal for a new program by Bettoja Hotels Collection of Italy. Bettoja has announced the removal of all plastic bottles from its hotel properties starting on Earth Day 2019. The plastic bottles will be eliminated in the mini-bars and the restaurants located in their three hotels in Rome, including the Hotel Mediterraneo, Hotel Massimo d’Azeglio and Hotel Atlantico. “We are taking action on Earth Day this year and we hope to achieve a new sustainability goal every year,” said Maurizio Bettoja, president of...
Park Royal Offers Authentic Mexican Experience
Cancun's Park Royal Beach Resort can offer its clientele both a “Mexican vacation experience” or a “very Mexican vacation experience,” with those guests able to choose the degree of familiarization they wish to have with the Latin American country. Hotel general manager Luz del Carmen Ruiz Rodriguez said during a Tuesday Toronto visit that her hotel – part of the Mexico City-based Park Royal Hotels and Resorts chain that has hotels in the Mexican capital, ocean-fronting Mexican resorts, Florida and Argentina – likes to “really focus on being Mexican,” with guests always...
Palladium Takes Centre Court In Mexico
Agents with clients looking for a new luxurious Mexican getaway now have a significant new option, thanks to the Palladium Hotel Group, writes assistant editor, Greg Coates in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. The Spanish hotel chain recently celebrated the official opening of its two newest resorts – TRS Coral Hotel and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa – and the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Costa Mujeres, north of Cancun. Palladium Hotel Group CEO Abel Matutes and tennis superstar Rafa Nadal served as honourary hosts of a February grand opening event,...
Strengthening The Brand
This week Meliá Hotels International, the Spanish company with over 380 hotels in 40 countries, inaugurated its newest property in the Dominican Republic, The Grand Reserve at Paradisus by Meliá. The event was a big affair, gathering the president of the Dominican Republic Danilo Medina, Minister of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia and Alvaro Tejeda Schroeder, Regional Vice President for the Americas of Melia Hotels International. Designed in the shape of a circle, a symbol of wholeness and perfection, The Grand Reserve features 288 rooms ranging in size from 800 to over 3,000 square feet...
Sandals Unveils Three-Tier, Over-Water Glass Bottom Pool
Sandals Resorts – always on the cutting-edge of innovation in the Caribbean from creating the first swim-up pool bar to the Over-the-Water Villas & Bungalows – has unveiled the newest addition to its Over-the-Water Collection. Taking luxury to new heights, the world’s first, three-tier glass bottom pool will showcase panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea from any angle. Couples can ascend to the top-floor whirlpool in a glass elevator, grab a drink at a Sandals signature swim-up pool bar on the second tier or simply enjoy unobstructed views from the infinity-edge, glass...
Iberostar Celebrates In Havana With Free Nights
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana by offering up to 500 free nights’ accommodation at its centrally located hotels in the Cuban capital – the Iberostar Grand Packard, Iberostar Parque Central (pictured) and Iberostar Habana Riviera. The Spanish hotel chain, which has been operating in Cuba for more than 25 years, is promoting this initiative to encourage visitors to Havana. Until Nov. 16, guests booking four or more nights will have the chance to enjoy an additional night at no extra cost. Agents are advised to use...