Hotels
Put Down Your Phone
Wyndham Grand is creating new VIP areas at its pools and restaurants with perks promoting quality time for guests at five of its hotels. The catch? You can't check your phone. An expansion of its Reconnected Family Experience, the unique hotel family program encouraging quality time over screen time, Wyndham Grand is now challenging guests to go phone-free at its pools and restaurants. Through Nov. 12, the brand will offer optional Phone-Free Zones for guests who wish to spend time unplugged. Guests who participate will have access to special perks, amenities and prizes, including...
Exclusive – GANJA JOURNEYS
Like it or not, the legal retailing of cannabis in Canada is soon to get underway. As of Oct. 17, a whole new business sector based on cannabis sales through licensed outlets – with all the much-discussed pros and cons – will start operating across the country, reports Western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Much of the discussion ahead of this ground breaking launch has focused on pros like a predicted reduction in organized crime, and cons like the possible increased access to cannabis by under-aged users. The federal Cannabis Act will...
More STAR Points From Sunwing
For the month of October, Sunwing is encouraging agents to Learn, Earn and WIN with Meliá Hotels International Cuba. Until October 31, agents can earn 4X STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into cash on all new bookings to select Meliá Cuba hotels, for departures from January 5 to April 30, 2019. And each time an agent makes a booking to a participating Meliá resort, they'll be entered into a weekly contest for a chance to win an all inclusive vacation for two to a Meliá resort included in this promotion. The more bookings agents make, the more chances they have to...
Sunwing, Rex Form Strategic Alliance
Beginning Dec. 1, 2018, Sunwing Travel Group's hotel division will be operating six of Rex Resorts' Caribbean hotels as part of a newly formed strategic alliance. As part of the landmark agreement, Sunwing's growing hotel division plans to make significant improvements to each of the resorts over the coming years. Stephen Hunter, president & CEO of Sunwing Travel Group, said: “We are excited to be entering into this partnership which reflects our commitment to the CARICOM countries of the Lesser Antilles.” Hunter added: “We look forward to increasing tourism in Grenada,...
Hawks Cay Resort Offers ‘Snowbird Special’
The newly renovated Hawks Cay Resort, a landmark Florida Keys destination resort which celebrated its grand reopening at the end of August after being closed for almost a year due to severe damage caused by Hurricane Irma, has launched a “snowbird special” for Canadians. Through March 15, 2019, those with a valid Canadian ID can book a stay for 25% off room rates and $10 off the daily resort fee, which includes complimentary use of bikes, paddle boards and kayaks. “We want our Canadian travellers who love visiting Florida to know that the Florida Keys are back and better than...
Days Inns – Canada Gives Back
Days Inns - Canada has announced a $5,000 donation in support of The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation’s Adopt a School program. The hotel brand ran a fundraising blitz on social media to coincide with the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation’s Adopt a School campaign. From Sept. 17-23, Days Inns - Canada committed to donating $1 for each social engagement on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms in order to raise funds for the Foundation. “Through our social channels we wanted to connect with people on a national level to garner awareness for this important cause,” said...
Earn 2X ACV&ME Points With Sandos Hotels & Resorts
Through Oct. 7, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering agents the opportunity to earn 2X ACV&ME points when booking a package or a group to any Sandos Hotels & Resorts for travel until Jan. 31, 2019. Points are as follows: 2X 600 points per room for flight-inclusive packages of seven nights or more; 2X 400 points per room for flight-inclusive packages of three to six nights; 2X 300 points for every passenger of a group. Participating Resorts: Sandos Cancun Lifestyle Resort, Sandos Caracol Eco Resort, Sandos Palm Bay Playacar, Sandos Playacar Beach Resort, Sandos Finisterra...
AC Hotel Phoenix Biltmore Opens in Camelback Corridor
Located in the upscale Biltmore area of Phoenix, Arizona, the 160-room AC Hotel Phoenix Biltmore is now open. The new hotel, part of AC Hotels by Marriott, a design-led European lifestyle hotel brand from Marriott International, is situated in the heart of the bustling Camelback Corridor, the premier office, retail and entertainment destination in Metropolitan Phoenix. Founded in 1998 as a vision of Spanish hotelier Antonio Catalan, AC Hotels by Marriott was created with the belief that each aspect of the hotel experience should have a thoughtful response to “why?” AC Hotels...