Hotels
Sandals Foundation, SickKids Make History in Barbados
Sandals Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have joined forces to create a fellowship that will provide funding for a healthcare professional from Barbados to train at the renowned children’s hospital in Toronto. Dr. Chantelle Browne-Farmer has been selected as the first candidate from Barbados to receive a two-year fellowship at SickKids as part of the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI). At SickKids, Dr. Browne-Farmer will be part of the Division of Haematology and Oncology where she will have an opportunity to become immersed in observing and participating in...
A Taste of Havana at Grand Oasis Cancun
Oasis Hotels & Resorts, an all-inclusive vacation resort brand in the Mexican Caribbean, is reporting the opening of the Havana Club Cigar Bar at Grand Oasis Cancun. While several Oasis properties throughout Cancun and the Riviera Maya have Cigar Bar concepts, all featuring fine cigars paired with quality spirits, Grand Oasis Cancun’s Havana Club will be the first in the destination to also offer guests nightly entertainment. Designed with luxurious leather furniture, rich wood finishes, fine crafted humidors and flat-screen televisions, the Havana Club Cigar Bar is suited for...
Atlantis’ Coral Towers to Get US$30 Million Transformation
Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas has launched a US$30 million renovation project at Coral Towers, set to begin this fall. Atlantis’ complete redesign to one of the property’s most popular towers is scheduled to be fully completed by next summer, with guest rooms and spaces re-opening in phases beginning late December 2016. According to officials, once complete, the property will unveil an entirely new guest experience from the arrival to the accommodations. Designed to reflect the epitome of a paradise destination, the 10-month renovation project will be brought...
Andaz Ottawa to Debut This Summer
Hyatt has announced the appointment of key leaders for Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market, expected to begin welcoming guests this summer. Located in the ByWard Market neighbourhood, known as a burgeoning cultural hub in Ottawa’s downtown district, Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market will become the first Andaz-branded hotel in Canada, as well as the first Ottawa hotel under Hyatt’s brand portfolio. The hotel team will be led by Matt Graham (pictured), general manager, along with Markus Fisher as director of sales, marketing and events, and Stephen La Salle as executive chef. The hotel will be a...
Signature Doubles Early Booking Incentive
Signature Vacations is offering travellers the chance to reserve their next beach getaway in advance with zero deposit, as well as take advantage of a “Price Drop Guarantee” allowing them to benefit from extra early bird pricing on all-inclusive packages departing between Dec. 21 and Oct. 31, 2017. Travellers can therefore get one of the best deals all season and rest assured that they’ll be protected should the price of their vacation drop. The zero deposit, extra early bird pricing and Price Drop Guarantee are available across all of Signature Vacations’ exclusive...
Trump Coming to YVR
Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver, scheduled to open late this summer, will have 147 guest rooms and be the second-tallest building on the Vancouver skyline. Located on West Georgia Street, the luxury hotel will feature Vancouver’s first pool bar nightclub, Drai’s Vancouver; the latest incarnation of the Michelin-starred restaurant Mott 32; as well as an exclusive Champagne Bar “showcasing the finest champagne vintages.” Trump Vancouver features a unique “twist” design created by famed architect Arthur Erickson that maximizes the window exposure and views in...
Karisma Launches New Groups Tools
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has introduced an array of new meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tools, including detailed fact sheets, easy-to-use banquet kit menu options, themed group events and the added “Pick Your Perks” incentive – all which are great resources for groups. “With the development of Karisma’s specialized new tools and programs, we want to provide meeting planners with everything they ever needed, right at their fingertips,” said Alejandro Perez, corporate sales manager, Groups & Niche Markets. “Karisma Hotels & Resorts is...
Canopy by Hilton Says Hello to Dallas
Canopy by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s new lifestyle brand, has announced plans to develop Canopy Dallas | Uptown. Located at the intersection of Cityplace West and Oak Grove in Uptown Dallas, the 150-room Canopy Dallas | Uptown will be the hospitality highlight of Cityplace, a master planned mixed-use luxury retail and residential development. The new-build hotel is slated to open in fall 2017 and will feature a restaurant and a rooftop...