Hotels
Azul Beach Resort Negril Transitioning To Adults-Only Property
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to convert Azul Beach Resort Negril into an adults-only property. Starting January 7, 2024, the property will debut new programming and amenities specifically designed for adults, upgraded spa services, new wedding packages, and more. Currently, clients can save up to 43% off stays at Azul Beach Negril when they book before September 5, 2023, and travel before January 2, 2024. “Azul Beach Resort Negril offers the perfect destination for romantic getaways,” said Frank Maduro, President of Premier Worldwide Marketing, the global...
Mattioli, Miller Join Club Med As Ontario BDMs
Club Med has announced the addition of two new business development managers for Ontario. Tyler Mattioli joins Club Med with over 10 years of tourism industry experience. Mattioli joins forces with Samantha Gillingham on the territory of Ontario, with a focus on new business development. He started his travel career as a front-line agent with Flight Centre, where he spent his first five years. Later Mattioli joined ACV as an Area Sales Manager and most recently spent time with Air New Zealand as National Accounts Manager until COVID-19. He spent the last three years in the...
Inn at Laurel Point Earns Biosphere Sustainable Certification
Victoria’s Inn at Laurel Point has been recognized with a Biosphere Sustainable certification from the Responsible Tourism Institute. As a result, the Inn at Laurel Point, a leading BC carbon-neutral hotel since 2009, is now part of the global certification system that verifies an entity is fulfilling its commitments to sustainability. Facilitating work-life balance and equal employment and collaborating with external entities, such as academic institutions to promote sustainability and sustainable development, are outlined by Biosphere Sustainable as examples of the hotel’s...
Windjammer Landing Unveils New Look
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in Saint Lucia has a new look following a multi-million-dollar renovation to the Mediterranean-style 65-acre property. The resort's renovations feature new additions, including the revitalization of enhanced luxury estate villas, new Ocean Point Residences, a refreshed lobby, an innovative culinary program, and updated accommodations. Its new design blends nautical and coastal elements, utilizing soft neutrals and pops of Saint Lucia's renowned blue hue. Custom-made wood furnishings, including Mindi and Teak, are used throughout spaces to...
Club Med Kiroro Grand Coming Soon
This December, Club Med will debut its newest Japan ski resort, Club Med Kiroro Grand. Located in Hokkaido, Japan's internationally renowned ski destination, this mountain features white powder snow and unique ski trails that guests travel from all over the world to experience. The 266 guest room property is situated by a ski area with 23 courses for all levels and off-piste ski slopes across the Asari and Nagamine mountains. Included in the stay, travellers will enjoy unlimited ski-in and ski-out access, lift passes, group ski and snowboard lessons tailored to all ages and skill...
Blue Diamond Resorts: Writing A New Chapter In Hospitality History
There’s no doubt that the global pandemic has changed a lot of things, leading Jürgen Stütz, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Distribution for Blue Diamond Resorts, to observe: “The pandemic has changed us all in significant ways. It has given us time to reflect on what truly matters, leading to shifts in our needs, wants, and desires. We have reevaluated how we spend our time and who we prioritize in our lives and this has had a positive impact on the travel industry.” As Stütz explains it: “One thing to emerge was the desire to have seamless travel...
Princess Hotels & Resorts Expands Caribbean All-Inclusive Offerings
Princess Hotels & Resorts is expanding its all-inclusive offerings in the Caribbean, with two, new beachfront resorts in Jamaica. Opening April 2024, the family-friendly Princess Grand Jamaica, available exclusively to those booking with Sunwing Vacations, and the adults only Princess Senses the Mangrove will bring travellers the same all-inclusive experience that can only be found in Jamaica. What’s more, agents will earn coveted STAR Rewards Points on bookings that can be converted to cash. Samantha Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer at Sunwing, said that: “As one...
RIU, Sunwing: Great Partners, Growing Together
RIU Hotels & Resorts says it has developed an unshakeable bond with both Sunwing and those who send their clients to RIU properties with that tour operator as well. Sunwing and RIU have an agreement that has Sunwing serve as the only tour operator in this country that offers RIU properties. The agreement has been in place for 12 years and Armin Kaestner, RIU's vice president of sales, contracting & business development for the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama says the Spanish hotel firm is pleased with the arrangement. "We absolutely do not feel...