Hotels
Playa Resorts Takes Aim At Canada
Playa Resorts Management has expanded its Canadian sales team, naming Rose Cosentino as director of sales for Canada and appointing Amanda Morris as eastern business development manager for Canada. Cosentino will oversee the Canadian team, which also includes longtime Playa western business development manager for Canada, Freddie Marsh. Playa Resorts Management is the operational management component of Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V., which owns and operates Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, as well as THE ROYAL and Gran brands. Cosentino brings more than 25 years of experience in the...
Committed To The Trade
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has introduced new bonuses and enhancements to its Gourmet Inclusive Agent Rewards program and signature Gourmet Inclusive Vacation Consultant program. Following the successful launch of its travel agent sales & marketing portal, Karisma is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to its agency partners with the debut of new incentives. Sabrina Filatow, director of sales for Karisma Hotels & Resorts, observed: “We are proud to support our travel agent partners in a way that is unparalleled in the industry by continuing to evolve our programs and offer...
Meliá in Paris
Meliá Hotels International's latest lifestyle hotel has opened in the heart of Paris’ business district. With panoramic views of the city and its key landmarks, Meliá Paris La Défense is the French capital’s largest four-star hotel to open in 10 years. The hotel was designed in the shape of the sail of a boat and has 369 guest rooms, including 29 suites across 18 floors. Each room has superior-quality linen and an en-suite bathroom with a rain shower, as well as a flat-screen satellite TV. Located on the 19th floor and which has the city as a backdrop, the Skyline Paris...
A Portal With Karisma
A new travel agency sales and marketing portal by Karisma Hotels & Resorts has only been online for a short time, but is quickly gathering praise for its user-friendliness and selection of business tools. “We’ve been getting great feedback, the buzz has been really good,” said Sabrina Filatow, sales director for Karisma. In this week's digital edition of Travel Courier, western editor, Ted Davis reports that part of that buzz is being generated by travel agent Kim Crosby, owner/operator of Sun Lovers Travel of Victoria, who says that “to have all of these resources...
AMResorts Adds Second Costa Rica Property
AMResorts' Secrets Papagayo Resort & Spa will be the company's second Costa Rica property, following the Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica, which opened late last year. AMResorts assumed management of the Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa on Feb. 28 and will operate the resort under the name Papagayo Resort & Spa until May. The property will then close for six months to undergo renovations. The project includes enhancing the resort’s 202 suites, facilities and amenities to offer AMResorts’ Unlimited-Luxury vacation concept, such as premium accommodations and...
Grand Case Offers Fifth Night Free
St. Martin's Grand Case Beach Club, located on two beaches adjacent to Grand Case Village, is offering a fifth night free from June 1 through Oct. 31 (blackout dates June 27-July 11). To take advantage of this offer, bookings must be made by April 30. All rate categories are included. The free night is valid only at the end of the stay, and is not available for groups or with any other promotions. Promotional code is 5NF2015. Included in room rates are continental breakfast daily; use of all non-motorized watersports equipment; and a bottle of red or white wine on...
Survey Says: Win A Spot On Club Med Fam
In order to improve its travel agent's web site, clubmedagents.ca, Club Med has launched an online survey to respond to its travel partners’ needs. “We value our travel partners’ opinion and as we’re looking to make improvements, we would appreciate their feedback and suggestions regarding our clubmedagents.ca web site. The survey should only take a few minutes and will help provide direction for the enhancements to our travel agent web site,” says Jacinda Lowry, national sales director, Club Med Canada. “As a thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey, you will...
Business As Usual
Despite an 80-cent dollar and an increase in everything online, it seems the state of business travel in Canada is just fine with participants in a Best Western Business Travel Summit yesterday (Feb. 26) in Toronto reporting stable or increasing numbers. Taking part in the summit were Chris Vukelich, VP Egencia, Dorothy Dowling, senior VP of sales and marketing for Best Western, Ian Race, senior VP Vision Travel Solutions, and Tony Pollard, president, Hotel Association of Canada. If there's one thing trending in the travel industry today, all participants agreed it's “mobility”...