Hotels & Resorts
Park Royal Offers Authentic Mexican Experience
Cancun's Park Royal Beach Resort can offer its clientele both a “Mexican vacation experience” or a “very Mexican vacation experience,” with those guests able to choose the degree of familiarization they wish to have with the Latin American country. Hotel general manager Luz del Carmen Ruiz Rodriguez said during a Tuesday Toronto visit that her hotel – part of the Mexico City-based Park Royal Hotels and Resorts chain that has hotels in the Mexican capital, ocean-fronting Mexican resorts, Florida and Argentina – likes to “really focus on being Mexican,” with guests always...
Palladium Takes Centre Court In Mexico
Agents with clients looking for a new luxurious Mexican getaway now have a significant new option, thanks to the Palladium Hotel Group, writes assistant editor, Greg Coates in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. The Spanish hotel chain recently celebrated the official opening of its two newest resorts – TRS Coral Hotel and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa – and the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Costa Mujeres, north of Cancun. Palladium Hotel Group CEO Abel Matutes and tennis superstar Rafa Nadal served as honourary hosts of a February grand opening event,...
Strengthening The Brand
This week Meliá Hotels International, the Spanish company with over 380 hotels in 40 countries, inaugurated its newest property in the Dominican Republic, The Grand Reserve at Paradisus by Meliá. The event was a big affair, gathering the president of the Dominican Republic Danilo Medina, Minister of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia and Alvaro Tejeda Schroeder, Regional Vice President for the Americas of Melia Hotels International. Designed in the shape of a circle, a symbol of wholeness and perfection, The Grand Reserve features 288 rooms ranging in size from 800 to over 3,000 square feet...
Sandals Unveils Three-Tier, Over-Water Glass Bottom Pool
Sandals Resorts – always on the cutting-edge of innovation in the Caribbean from creating the first swim-up pool bar to the Over-the-Water Villas & Bungalows – has unveiled the newest addition to its Over-the-Water Collection. Taking luxury to new heights, the world’s first, three-tier glass bottom pool will showcase panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea from any angle. Couples can ascend to the top-floor whirlpool in a glass elevator, grab a drink at a Sandals signature swim-up pool bar on the second tier or simply enjoy unobstructed views from the infinity-edge, glass...
Iberostar Celebrates In Havana With Free Nights
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana by offering up to 500 free nights’ accommodation at its centrally located hotels in the Cuban capital – the Iberostar Grand Packard, Iberostar Parque Central (pictured) and Iberostar Habana Riviera. The Spanish hotel chain, which has been operating in Cuba for more than 25 years, is promoting this initiative to encourage visitors to Havana. Until Nov. 16, guests booking four or more nights will have the chance to enjoy an additional night at no extra cost. Agents are advised to use...
Sandals Set To Host Cross-Canada Workshops
Online registration is now open for Sandals Resorts’ Canadian series of Certified Sandals Specialist workshops which take place between May and September. With workshops in over 40 cities from St. John’s, Nfld., to Surrey, BC, Sandals invites agents to “take the keys” and lock in more bookings than ever before. During the fast-paced, concise sessions, agents will receive key product updates, key selling strategies, key tips and more key information they need to sell Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts. The workshops also fulfill the educational requirement towards becoming a...
Thailand’s Minor Hotels Now In Portugal
The hospitality industry in the most westerly country in continental Europe is now being shaped in part by the Far East. Thailand's Minor Hotels has added Portugal's Tivoli Hotels & Resorts to its brand inventory and also brought a weighty name in Thai resort circles to the Iberian country, thereby introducing elements of Thailand hospitality and culture to southern Europe. Minor converted a Tivoli Algarve property to the Anantara Vilamoura, making Portugal the first and only European country to date to have a resort by Thailand's Anantara chain, known for its upscale...
Grenier Joins Bahia Principe
Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts has appointed Michelle Grenier as its new account manager for Quebec. With more than 28 years of experience in the travel industry in sales and communications roles, Grenier brings knowledge and a fresh perspective to the team. “We’re thrilled to have Michelle join a group of passionate and talented people focused on increasing Bahia Principe’s relationship with all key publics in the travel sector in Canada,” said Helen Montijano, vice president, sales & marketing, U.S.A. and Canada. Montijano continued: “We’re confident that...