Hotels & Resorts
Homewood Suites Opens in Calgary
Homewood Suites by Hilton has announced the opening of its newest property, Homewood Suites Calgary – Airport. The 10-storey, 122-suite hotel, and the first Homewood Suites property in Western Canada, is owned by Prestige Hospitality HW LP, and managed by Hilton Hotels. Homewood Suites by Hilton provides travellers amenities and services that maximize their travel budget, including complimentary Internet, daily full-hot breakfast and evening dinner and drinks Monday through Thursday. In addition, Homewood Suites’ hotels boast fully equipped kitchens, separate sleeping and living...
A Mother’s Day Package She’ll Always Remember
For this Mother’s Day, InterContinental Toronto Centre has introduced a “Venturesome Mom” package that pushes the envelope in fun, exciting and daring ways. The InterContinental Mother’s Day package includes: !!! An evening for two in a Feature Room with full-on CN Tower and lake views (just to get mom primed); !!! Two passes to Toronto’s most extreme attraction – EdgeWalk. Standing at 1,168 feet above the ground, mom and guest will walk along the edge of Toronto’s tallest urban adventure, with photo and video proof to tell the tale; !!! Exhilarating “Mommy...
Hard Rock in Palm Springs
Hard Rock International has opened the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs in Palm Springs, California. In true rock star fashion, guests were greeted upon arrival with illuminated dancers and shows. Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs is a music-inspired resort offering 163 luxury guest rooms, a pool and entertainment scene with DJs spinning every weekend, plus dining and events in the heart of the newly resurgent Downtown Palm Springs. Hotel amenities include the interactive Sound of Your Stay amenity, where guests can rock out with hands-on music experiences. Other music-inspired amenities...
Apple Core Hotels, THE RIDE Team Up
Apple Core Hotels’ The Hotel @ Times Square, nyma, the new york manhattan hotel, and La Quinta Inn Manhattan have launched an exclusive partnership with THE RIDE, a city tour experience that turns the streets of New York into a moving stage with a theatrical and entertaining twist. Hotel guests can purchase discounted tickets at each hotel’s concierge desks for $64.99 and enjoy the opportunity to travel through the heart of Manhattan and experience a Broadway-quality production that goes above and beyond a typical bus tour. “New Yorkers and tourists see entertainment as an...
Free Breakfast, WiFi Top Guest Priorities
Staying connected remains a top priority for global travellers when it comes to choosing their ideal hotel amenities, but complimentary breakfast is still the most important. According to a Hotels.com survey, free WiFi has been voted as the most important in-room amenity and third most desired when choosing a hotel. The latest survey asked travellers to rank 33 different amenities and although the demand for WiFi was strong, complimentary breakfast was first choice amongst travellers as an overall hotel amenity, followed by a hotel restaurant. The top 10 amenities chosen for the...
Two For Riu In Panama
Riu Hotels & Resorts has opened its second hotel in Panama. The Riu Playa Blanca, located in Coclé province, joins the hotel Riu Plaza Panama. With this project, RIU offers guests the chance to enjoy a holiday in Panama that combines a city break with a stay on the beach with 24-hour all-inclusive service. The new resort has 573 rooms with flat-screen television, electronic safe, liquor dispenser and stocked mini-bars. Room types include bedrooms and family suites. There is a choice of restaurants, and five bars, including a sports bar that’s open 24 hours. Also found is...
HAC Challenges Feds
The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) met with the Parliamentary Tourism Caucus yesterday to discuss two key issues facing the Canadian lodging industry -- international marketing of Canada and current labour shortages. Close to 20 Ministers, MPs and Senators from all political parties were presented with the lodging industry’s challenge. According to HAC officials, there is a continued over-reliance on the domestic market. In 2002, 60% of tourism revenue was domestic, 40% was international. Today, 80% is domestic. Together with TIAC, The National Roundtable on Travel and Tourism...
Redefining Luxury
The SoHo Metropolitan has expanded its luxury extended-stay offering with the launch of the SoHo Metropolitan Residences Ottawa. Occupying the top two floors of the SoHo Lisgar Condominiums (a 12-storey glass and brick building in downtown Ottawa), this project pairs 25 new luxury suites with the service and style of a boutique hotel and the space, comfort and furnishings essential to extended-stay guests. SoHo Metropolitan Residences Ottawa is the second residence addition to the SoHo Metropolitan franchise, the first being the SoHo Metropolitan Residences Toronto, which launched...