Hotels
InterContinental Gets Festive
With only a month left until Christmas, “12 Days of Christmas Cocktails” is being offered at all InterContinental Hotels in Canada. InterContinental Toronto Centre, InterContinental Toronto Yorkville and InterContinental Montreal are spreading holiday joy during December with 12 festive cocktails infused with the flavours of the season. Festive herbs and spices such as cinnamon, rosemary and thyme to the tastes of cranberries, lemons and apples are paired with specially selected rums, gins, liqueurs, vodkas and other spirits to warm guests on a cold winter’s night. The festive...
Secrets Debuts Cap Cana Resort & Spa
AMResorts continues to expand its Secrets Resorts & Spas brand with the opening of Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa. The 457-room, adults-only resort, located within the exclusive gated community of Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic, marks a new destination for the AMResorts Collection and the 15th property in the Secrets Resorts & Spas portfolio. In addition to offering guests its signature Unlimited-Luxury concept, where everything is included, adults can expect elegant accommodations, including bungalow-style and swim out suites, romantic inclusions such as Make a...
Hilton’s Curio Collection Set For Costa Rica
Hilton is expanding its portfolio into Costa Rica with the signing of the Botánika Osa Peninsula to Curio - A Collection by Hilton. The resort, slated to open in 2018, will be on the Osa Peninsula, an unspoiled tropical rainforest that is home to 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity. The property will be nearby the Golfo Dulce, where one of the world’s few tropical fjords is located and migrating humpback whales can be seen seasonally. With the new eco-friendly Botánika resort, guests will be able to fully immerse themselves in one of the most remote locations in Costa Rica while...
Sercotel in Cuba
Spanish hotel firm Sercotel hotels is hoping its hotels become a familiar sight in Cuba. The company, in business for 22 years and which has some 185 properties in total, has opened a four-star all-inclusive resort in Cuba's Cayo Guillermo and a five-star all-inclusive is planned for Cayo Santa Maria. That property is slated to open in September 2017. Sercotel Club Cayo Guillermo is promoted as a family retreat that has 324 guest units, with those units having the likes of individually controlled air conditioning, a terrace or balcony, phone, international cable TV, safe deposit...
Win Your Way Away
WestJet Vacations and AMResorts have teamed to invite travel agents to enter the “Win your way away” contest, which offers a chance to win a seven-night Unlimited-Luxury vacation package, including airfare, to Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico. Jane Clementino, director of agency sales for WestJet, said: “This contest highlights the fantastic AMResorts properties we offer, and the Indulgence Package, which is exclusive to WestJet Vacations guests. We are proud to collaborate with AMResorts and as always, want to thank our travel agent partners for their...
Andaz Brings A Taste of Ottawa to Toronto
Led by General Manager Matt Graham and Executive Chef Stephen La Salle, the new Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market brought a taste of Ottawa to Toronto last night (Nov. 17) during an industry event at The Spoke Club. Guests were treated to special fare, including elk, and cocktails, as well as a live art installation, as hotel officials promoted the newly opened Ottawa boutique hotel. Marking the brand’s official entry into Canada, the 200-room Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market opened in August. Amenities include a restaurant and bar, rooftop lounge and meeting space. GM Graham told...
It’s All About The Rewards
Hotels.com reports that when it comes to snapping up a free night away from home, Hong Kong travellers are the world's savviest. The Hotels.com Rewards program – which allows travellers to collect 10 nights and get one free – has hit 25 million members in 2016, the same year as the company celebrates its 25th birthday. And to mark the occasion, it has taken a look back at the millions of free nights redeemed, to uncover who are the world's savviest travellers. Holiday lovers based in Hong Kong, Seoul and Los Angeles topped the list, with New Yorkers coming in fourth and...
Unplug And Recharge With Club Med
With the days getting shorter and many feeling the effects of less sunshine, Club Med is rolling out its campaign to counteract the arrival of winter in Canada, at a time when numerous households are planning their holidays for the coming months. Under the “Unplug to recharge” banner, Club Med is rolling out its new campaign in three areas. Montreal, where a large number of Club Med clients live, will be covered by various high-impact media such as superboards or placements in the downtown core. Montreal’s English-speaking population will be targeted by an unprecedented radio...