Hotels
Choice Hotels Canada Restructures Corporate Team
It’s a busy season for the team at Choice Hotels Canada, with a number of staffing changes, including retirements, role transitions and new hires. All of the action is taking place within the franchise development and franchise services teams, starting with the upcoming retirement of hospitality industry veterans, Marc St-Gelais and Ian Sharp. Both St-Gelais and Sharp have been with Choice Canada for many years, 21 and 10, respectively, helping to shape the company and drive its success. With their upcoming departures, the roles will be filled internally, with Juan Duran moving...
Siren Named Agency of Record for the St. Regis Toronto
Siren Communications has been appointed as the “Agency of Record” for The St. Regis Toronto. This winter, St. Regis will mark its Canadian debut in downtown Toronto. “The hotel will unveil a new era of glamour and introduce St. Regis’ world-renowned butler service and iconic rituals, setting the standard for luxury hospitality in Canada,” says Tim Terceira, general manager. At the heart of the landmark hotel are the coveted rituals that have defined the hotel collection since its founding by John Jacob Astor IV over a century ago – the Bloody Mary, Afternoon Tea,...
Iberostar Introducing Uniforms Made From Recycled Plastic
Iberostar’s uniforms, designed by Davidelfin, have evolved in line with its commitment to its corporate social responsibility philosophy and will now be made of an innovative fabric developed from recycled plastic. Cutting plastic consumption is one of the key objectives of the “Wave of Change” movement launched by the company in order to position sustainability at the core of its business activity. With the introduction of the new uniforms, the company will be contributing to the removal of around 470,000 plastic bottles from the oceans and landfills. Starting this year,...
SLH Expands Its Membership
Nature lovers have new choices with two new members of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) in Malaysia and the United Kingdom joining the brand. City-break seekers also have two new members in London and Tuscany. Mangala Resort & Spa (pictured) is the result of a 15-year journey of rejuvenation, which transformed barren mining land into a tropical oasis of palm plantation, organic gardens, rehabilitated lakes and undisturbed wetlands. From the private villas built on stilts over the lake, to those beside lily-dotted wetlands, the eco award-winning luxury resort built with...
Universal Putting The ‘Scare’ Back In Halloween
Due to popular demand, Universal Orlando Resort has added another event date, Oct. 30, to this year’s Halloween Horror Nights – giving guests more opportunities to brave the world’s premier Halloween event. Halloween Horror Nights 2018 is the biggest, most intense event in history with more haunted houses than ever before. Horrors inspired by the past come to life as guests face 10 haunted houses and five scare zones based on everything from the biggest names in horror and pop culture to haunting original stories that only the twisted minds of Universal’s Entertainment team...
Sandals Makes A Splash With Agency Incentive
Sandals Resorts is kicking off the fall-winter season with its largest – and longest – incentive for Canadian travel agents to date. Sandals Cash Splash will award monthly cash prizes to agents who make a direct booking with Unique Vacations Inc. effective immediately through Sept. 30, 2019. Each new direct booking of three nights or longer to any Sandals or Beaches resort in any room category – travel window is from now through Dec. 18, 2019 – equals one entry for the monthly cash prizes in the year-long incentive: C$500 for each booking in any room category C$750...
Iberostar Holguin Set To Open In November
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will open its first 5-star property, the Iberostar Holguín, in Cuba's third most popular destination, Holguín next month. The hotel's Nov. 15, 2018 opening date adds to Iberostar's portfolio in Cuba while the chain celebrates its 25th anniversary on the island. Aurelio Vázquez, Global COO for Iberostar Group, commented: “The opening of Iberostar Holguín is another step forward in our sustainable development strategy for Cuba, as well as further proof of our commitment to the local community. The Iberostar Holguín offers our guests a superb range...
Celebrate Christmas In Vermont
The Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont, is inviting guests to take advantage of its O’ Christmas Tree Package for the 2018 holiday season. The offer includes a stay in one of a luxury guest rooms, and a trip to nearby Paines Tree Farm where guests take a wagon ride to find the perfect Christmas tree. Once selected and cut, the skilled team at Paines professionally wraps, packages and loads the tree onto the cars for a safe trip home. Rates for the O’ Christmas Tree Package start at $199 for a standard room, double occupancy. The package is available Nov. 9 through Dec....