Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Introduces Curio – A Collection by Hilton
Hilton Worldwide has announced the launch of Curio – A Collection by Hilton, including plans for the first hotels to join the new brand. Created for travellers who seek local discovery and authentic experiences, officials say Curio will be a carefully selected, global collection of distinctive four to five star hotels. Just as the word “curio” can refer to something of interest, unique or even rare, each Curio hotel will be different from the next, with individuality being a common thread, along with the Hilton name behind every location. Letters of intent have been signed for...
Quality Growth, Brand Enhancement
In this week's issue of Canadian Travel Press, executive editor, Bob Mowat reports that within the next 12 months, Starwood Hotels & Resorts will see its portfolio of hotels in Canada grow to 70 as the company continues to gain momentum here. Already Starwood has seen two properties open in 2014 – the Four Points Waterloo-Kitchener Hotel & Suites in February and last month, it opened its first Aloft in Western Canada, the Aloft Calgary University. During the remainder of 2014 it will open the Four Points Regina, the Four Points Surrey, the Four Points Moncton and the Element...
Bettridge Leaves Unique Vacations
After just five months in the job, Ellen Bettridge has left the post of president of Unique Vacations Inc. (UVI). Bettridge took on that role following the departure of Kevin Froemming. Prior to joining Unique Vacations, Bettridge had been president of Silversea and before that she had spent 20 years with American Express – beginning as a travel counsellor and rising to vice-president of the American Express US Retail Travel Network – before leaving the company in...
Take a Trip with Sirenis
Sirenis Hotels and Resorts is hosting a free webinar on June 11, 12 p.m. EST, to showcase its Mexico and Dominican oceanfront properties. To register, visit http://promo.baxter.net/contest/webinars/Sirenis.asp . Speaker Roberto Marty will discuss the dream-like settings of the Sirenis experience, along with the available facilities, amenities and activities that your clients can enjoy. The destinations are perfect for families, as well as couples looking to get away for a dash of romance. The broadcast will focus on what Sirenis can do to enhance our clients’...
Sandals Introduces Interactive Wedding Day Calendar
Sandals Resorts has introduced a new tool to make the wedding journey easier for travel agents and their clients. The Sandals Wedding Day Calendar will help agents better serve their clients wishing to celebrate their WeddingMoon at any Sandals resort. Through the Sandals Wedding Day Calendar, available exclusively on the new Sandals travel agent portal, agents now conveniently have access to check date availability and submit a request for a client’s wedding date directly to the Sandals Resorts’ pre-travel wedding team. A representative will contact the agent to confirm all...
Tracking The Trends
In this week's issue of Canadian Travel Press, executive editor, Bob Mowat reports that the four experts on the 2014 Best Western Leisure Travel Summit that was held in Toronto last week are predicting a strong summer travel season. The annual summit featured Google's Dennis Morgenstern; Best Western's Dorothy Dowling; TIAC's David Goldstein; and CAA's Brenda Kyllo in a fascinating discussion of what the trade could expect between now and Labour Day. Best Western's senior vice-president sales & marketing, Dorothy Dowling told those attending the event that the hotel company's...
Take a Trip with Sirenis
Sirenis Hotels and Resorts is hosting a free webinar on June 11, 12 p.m. EST, to showcase its Mexico and Dominican oceanfront properties. To register, visit http://promo.baxter.net/contest/webinars/Sirenis.asp . Speaker Roberto Marty will discuss the dream-like settings of the Sirenis experience, along with the available facilities, amenities and activities that your clients can enjoy. The destinations are perfect for families, as well as couples looking to get away for a dash of romance. The broadcast will focus on what Sirenis can do to enhance our clients’...
On The Road at Beaches Key West Opening
Beaches Resorts officially launched the newest addition to its flagship resort in the Turks & Caicos Islands on May 18 with a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony that attracted dignitaries from across the Caribbean, including Jamaican prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller. PressToday's Mike Baginski reports that a long list of speakers used the forum to discuss Caribbean nationalism and economics, both local and international politics, and seek (and even pray for) further investment by Sandals Resorts International in their constituencies; but mostly to fete SRI chairman Gordon "Butch"...