Hotels & Resorts
JAZZ ON THE MOUNTAIN
The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain is featuring a new package that will allow guests to enjoy the 2013 Jazz on the Mountain Music Festival. The package includes 25% off overnight accommodation, two 3-day passes to the jazz festival with access to over a dozen free performances and preferred tickets to the three ticketed concerts -- Holly Cole (Twilight concert on Friday, July 5 at 9 p.m.), Jeff Lorber Fusion and Swing Out Sister (Saturday, July 6 at 7 p.m.) and Kenny Garrett Quintet (Sunday, July 7 at 3 p.m.). The jazz package is offered with a minimum two night stay requirement. Rates...
THE WORLD OF DISTRIBUTION: VIDEO
Pegasus Solutions is taking hotels into the World of Distribution with the release of a new video -- http://www.pegs.com/default.aspx?pg=fsv-pgs -- sheds light on the essential basics of global distribution for hotels. David Millili, CEO of Pegasus Solutions, observed: "As an industry, it is common to deliver overly technical messages that become white noise for the hotelier tasked with managing a property. For the last year, based in large part on conversations I've had with clients, we've examined what it means to be a distribution provider." And Millili continued: "What hotels need are...
SOLID GAINS FOR HOTELS
Pegasus Solutions reports that global leisure hotel bookings grew by 3.7% in May, setting the stage for a solid summer travel season. And even better, those gains are expected to not only continue, but to also climb along with rates through August. According to Pegasus Solutions, the increased demand was accompanied by growing pricing power for hotels as rates grew 2.6% for the month. For bookings, May performed better than each of the last six years, while rates were higher than every year back to 2009, not quite reaching 2008 and 2007 levels. However, with business on the books through May...
KONG CONTINUES TO LEAD BW
Best Western International has announced that its president and CEO, David Kong will continue to lead the brand through 2018. That announcement comes just after Kong received the Stephen W. Brener Lodging Hospitality Silver Plate Award during the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference. The award recognized Kong for his contributions to the resurgence of the Best Western brand and to the hospitality industry. In accepting the award, Kong said: "I am gratified to accept this award on behalf of the entire Best Western family and our more than 4,000 hotels around the world....
LANGHAM MAKES ITS ENTRANCE
When the Langham Hospitality Group officially launches the Eaton Chelsea Toronto on July1, 2013, it will mark the occasion with several special offers. To begin with the Eaton Chelsea Toronto will be featuring a special rate of $139 per night and guests will also have a chance to earn double miles from Aeroplan Canada. They'll be able to earn 500 miles per night up to 1,500 miles per stay. The Aeroplan offer marks the first time that guests at the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto will be able to earn Aeroplan miles on a nightly basis rather than for each stay. Brett Butcher, CEO of Langham Hospitality...
SOMETHING NEW FROM CLUB MED
Club Med is introducing a new concept this winter that will see it featuring one ski resort each week with special pricing that will start from $2,580. The offer will be available between Jan. 19 and March 30, 2014. Five ski resorts will be featured in the program -- Chamonix Mont-Blanc, Val d'Isere, Peisey-Vallandry, Tignes, La Plagne 2100. The packages include return flights from Montreal to Geneva with Air Canada, transfers, accommodations, and the whole Club Med all-inclusive package. Carolyne Doyon, Club Med Canada's vice-president, said: "We are very happy to enter the French Alps...
JOLLY BEACH A LIFESAVER
Antigua's Jolly Beach Resort & Spa is marking summer with a 50% Off LifeSaver Vacation offer for families. "Antigua's best beach by a mile, an extensive program of activities and entertainment and a range of dining choices make the resort the perfect choice for a relaxed, fun-in-the-sun family getaway," it says. LifeSaver Vacation all-inclusive rates start at US$221 per room, per night based on double occupancy for bookings made through Aug. 31 and travel through Dec. 20, with no minimum stay requirement. Kids three to 11 years old stay for US$66 per night sharing with two adults and children...
SKYLINE INTRODUCES PRISM PRIDE PACKAGES
Skyline Hotels & Resorts properties The King Edward, Pantages and Cosmopolitan Hotels, in partnership with PRISM Toronto have the hottest ticket in town for Toronto Pride. Travellers booking a "Pride Package"with any of the three properties will receive one all access pass per adult to PRISM Toronto Pride events. Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Skyline Hotels are a short walk or subway ride away from the parade, street fair and all the action. Along with being the only hotels to offer PRISM Pride packages, Pantages Hotel is the official welcome centre for PRISM, open June 27-29....