Hotels
Transat Adds An Exclusive In Jamaica
Transat has added a 16th Decameron property – the all-inclusive Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach – to its line of hotels. Available exclusively through Transat, this brand new 4-star resort near Montego Bay, in Jamaica, just 4 km from the airport, will be opening its doors on Nov. 15, 2016. In addition to its location directly on Cornwall Beach, the property features over 140 modern rooms and four suites, each with an ocean view, in a five-storey building. For more, go to http://www.transat.com...
Ready To Tee Off At Sandals, BTM Golf Tournament
The 22nd annual Canadian Travel industry Golf Tournament presented by Baxter Travel Media and Sandals Resorts gets underway today at Sandals Golf & Country Club in Jamaica. Travel agents and industry personnel from across Canada, including reps from Air Canada Vacations, TravelBrands, House of Travel and WestJet, are on hand to take part in two days of golfing and evening activities. Follow us at twitter.com/CdnTravelPress for photos from the course and stay tuned for more coverage in Monday’s PressToday. Pictured at a welcome event last night (Oct. 20) at Sandals Ochi...
Time To Flock To Florida
Visit Florida along with more than a dozen of its partners were in Toronto earlier this week to update the Canadian travel trade on all that's going on in the Sunshine State this winter. In fact, Summer Gonzalez of Visit Florida offered Canadian vacationers a warm welcome. “We're opening our arms to share the warmth with Canadians,” Gonzalez said, after reminding her audience that winter was fast approaching and Florida was more than happy to offer a warm respite from the cold, snow, heavy coats and boots and all of the other annoyances of that season. On hand to update trade...
A Man Of Distinction
Sandals Resorts International's deputy chairman and chief executive officer, Adam Stewart has received the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Jamaica's tourism and hotel industry The Order of Distinction is a national honour conferred by the government of Jamaica upon citizens who render outstanding and important services to the country. The motto of the Order is “Distinction through Service.” Stewart was officially presented with the insignia on National Heroes’ Day earlier this week (Oct. 17, 2016) at the National...
Club Med Says Thanks To Agents
To thank retailers for their hard work and loyalty, Club Med is offering them special rates on stays for two in Club Med Columbus Isle, Bahamas. For a week agents will be able to get a well-deserved rest on a white-sandy beach, from $1,199 per person a week for the agent and $1,299 for the guest. The offer is a great chance to discover the archipelago of the Bahamas internationally-known for its diving sites and infinite beaches. Moreover Club Med decided to turn hurricane Joaquin into an opportunity to reshape its resort. Since summer 2016 Columbus Isle offers extra renewed...
Barcelo Picks Richards
Barcelo Hotel Group has named Brad Richards as its new regional director of sales, M.I.C.E. Richards will be based in Ontario, Canada. With 16 years in the travel industry, Richards has extensive experience in the meeting and incentive business in Canada. He's a specialist in destination marketing working with hotels and DMCs and he will be broadening his focus on developing and sourcing new MICE business leads. He can be contacted at [email protected] or at...
A Renaissance In Acapulco
Legendary TV show host Johnny Carson's favorite hotel is under new management. Acapulco's long-standing Princess Hotel, along with fellow nearby upscale Acapulco property, The Pierre, has been bought by the owners of Acapulco's Mundo Imperial property, giving them a weighty presence in Acapulco's hotel scene. The three properties collectively have some 2,100 rooms. Yayoi Shibayama of the Mundo Imperial's sales team says the new ownership is making improvements to the two new additions. “They're being renovated,” she said during an Oct. 18 Toronto event. “We're very...
Choice Deal
Choice Hotels Canada has launched a discounted rate plan for Choice Privileges members on http://www.Choicehotels.ca . Existing and new members of Choice Privileges can access exclusive room rates that are up to a 7% discount off the best available rate by booking directly on http://www.ChoiceHotels.com or the Choice mobile app. Furthermore, http://www.Choicehotels.com will continue to stand behind its rates, if a guest finds a lower price elsewhere online the company will match the price and offer their first night free. Choice Hotels Canada managing director, Brian Leon said:...