Hotels
Naples Beach Hotel Offers Third Night Free
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club in Southwest Florida has introduced a third night free offer available through Sept. 30. Located on the pristine white-sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, the AAA Four-Diamond resort is Southwest Florida’s only beachfront resort with an on-site championship golf course, world-class spa and award-winning tennis centre. Plus, guests benefit from no resort fees, as well as complimentary valet parking and access to the resort’s fitness centre. The resort, situated just blocks from Naples’ renowned shopping districts of fashionable 5th Avenue...
Hyatt Has Big Plans For Canada
Hyatt is planning to expand the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House brand footprint in Canada with the signing of management and franchise agreements by a Hyatt affiliate for nine Hyatt Place hotels and three Hyatt House hotels. Currently there are nine Hyatt-branded hotels open in Canada, and the expected openings of these 12 Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels would increase Hyatt’s brand presence in the region to 21 hotels within the next few years. Scott Richer, Hyatt’s vice president of real estate and development for Canada, said of the expansion: “We believe the new agreements...
Just Like The Oscars
It was a night when the stars of the Canadian travel industry shone brightly as Baxter Media – along with presenting sponsors, Air Canada and Sandals Resorts International; feature sponsors, WestJet, TravelBrands and the Jamaica Tourist Board – welcomed a sold out crowd for the first annual Agents' Choice Gala. In all 350 agents and suppliers gathered at the Eglinton Grand in Toronto to celebrate the presentation of the 2018 Agents' Choice awards to the Favourite suppliers in 43 categories – ranging from airlines to cruise lines; tour operators to destinations; car rentals to...
That’s Quite A Collection
Transat just keeps making it better and better. The operator rolled out its winter 2018-2019 Sun program in Toronto yesterday, adding Portugal and Spain to its 34 destinations in Mexico, South America, Central America, Florida and the Caribbean and packaging it all up in a single brochure. Joe Adamo, president of Transat Distribution Canada and vice-president and chief distribution officer, Transat, spoke to a VIP crowd of the company's key travel trade partners, noting that there's a lot on the go at the company these days. The company's fleet renewal is underway, with Transat...
A First Look At The New Hotel X Toronto
Exactly how did the name for Toronto's newest resort-style hotel, Hotel X Toronto, come to be? During a brainstorming session, Henry Kallan, president of the Library Hotel Collection, says he took inspiration from its historic location on the grounds of the Exhibition Place, commonly dubbed as The Ex. “I tried to come up with the right name - Lakeshore Hotel, everything was taken,” Kallan said addressing a group of media at the hotel earlier this week. “As I was sitting around the table, all of a sudden I looked at Steve (the architect) and I said, 'why not Hotel X at The Ex?'...
Finding Serenity in Saint Lucia
As he shows me around my spacious suite, my butler Gregg is explaining the range of services his team is ready to do for guests – from unpacking suitcases and ironing to drawing aromatherapy bubble baths at a chosen time or even as a surprise, writes assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's Travel Courier cover story. “That’s just what’s on the list,” he says after popping open a bottle of champagne. “We do anything that’s legal and possible.” Personal butler service is a feature of all 36 suites at Serenity at Coconut Bay – the newest all-inclusive,...
Group Germain Opens New Montreal Alt+ Hotel
Group Germain Hotels officially opened the new Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30 in Brossard, on Montreal's South Shore. The hotel offers a unique accommodation experience thanks to its loft-style boutique hotel concept. It is Group Germain Hotel's second property in the area following the opening of Alt Hotel Quartier DIX30 in 2007. “The creation of the Alt+ brand is the result of a strategic decision that aims to continually meet the expectations of our guests,” said Christiane Germain, co-president of Group Germain Hotels. “The new Alt+ Hotel is the perfect complement to a visit to...
Universal Orlando Unveils New Jurassic Kids’ Suites
Universal Orlando is upping the adventure for kids with the introduction of its new Jurassic World Kids' Suites at Loews Royal Pacific Resort. The highly themed suites will transport kids right to the island of Isla Nublar from Jurassic World where they can sleep among the dinosaurs. From the gyrosphere beds to the valley map carpet and dino-inspired bedding, kids will feel as if they have stepped right into their very own Jurassic World adventure. The spacious suites sleep up to five, giving parents privacy in the master bedroom while kids have fun in the themed connected...