Hotels & Resorts
A LITTLE ADVENTURE FOR THE KIDS
Kids will experience a summer break like never before, with education and exploration in a living classroom led by naturalists that have been trained by famed environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau. Keiki (children) activities include snorkeling, ocean education, hikes and authentic Hawaiian cultural experiences. The week-long Ambassadors of the Environment Camp is being offered through the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua on Maui. The camp welcomes kids aged five years and older, and lunch is provided. The cost is $499 per child, with siblings welcome to join the fun for $439 each. The program is offered...
SHANGRI-LA HAS SPA PACKAGES
Two new packages are available at CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. Guests have two lifestyle packages to choose from: West Coast Lifestyle, and West Coast Lite. Each starts with a personalized yoga class in the Health Club's private studio. Guests will work one-on-one with an instructor to move deeper into their practice, discuss how yoga works best with their body, and strengthen the body/mind connection. From there, guests will soothe sore muscles and rejuvenate the body with a series of treatments at CHI, The Spa. All West Coast Lifestyle series spa treatments use the certified...
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS
Guests at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa can make beautiful travel photo books by creating a SimplePrints album with photos from their iPhone, Facebook, and Instagram. An album takes minutes to create and can be built while relaxing at the beach or poolside, in the comfort of the guest room, or while waiting for a flight. With a click of a button, guests can share the album on Facebook or order a printed version which will be waiting at their doorstep when they return home. Go to http://travelphotobook.com for additional...
BOBBITT JOINS CHOICE
Mike Bobbitt has joined the Choice Hotels Canada executive team. Bobbitt takes on the responsibilities of director, distribution and revenue -- a newly created department as part of Choice Hotels restructuring here and which includes a merger with the sales department. Bobbitt comes to Choice Hotels Canada with more than 26 years of hospitality experience working in various senior management roles including vice-president of operations at Westmont Hospitality Group, general manager of sales and catering at World Trade and Convention Centre and regional director of sales and marketing at...
WINTER COMES EARLY AT HALF MOON
Half Moon, A RockResort, located in Rose Hall, Jamaica is offering travellers a chance to get an early start on winter, offering 25% off its regular rates as part of an Early Bird promotion. The 400-acre beachfront Jamaican resort is offering the discount on bookings for travel Jan 5 to Apr. 11 when booked by July 31. With the Early Bird promotion rates start at CDN $564 per suite, per night based on double occupancy. Larger groups can take advantage of the Early Bird offer in Half Moon's, five-, six- and seven-bedroom garden view villas, each offering the personalized services of a butler,...
A NEW LOOK IN HALIFAX
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has completed a $7 million renovation at the Radisson Suite Hotel Halifax. The downtown 120 all-suite hotel is located just a short walk from the city's historic waterfront. Javier Rosenberg, chief operating officer, Radisson, Americas, said: "The renovation of this fantastic hotel is another step in our objective to have 75% of all Radisson hotels in North America completed renovations by year end. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has 15 Radisson hotels in Canada and this renovation is part of our Ambition 2015 strategy to position Radisson in the Americas as a...
LAST MINUTE DEALS IN ANGUILLA
Anguilla has last-minute summer offerings which include affordable access to exceptional three-course menus at the island's finest restaurants, as well as savings at select resorts, hotels and villas. Among resorts offering savings is the Carimar Beach Club, located on Meads Bay. The beachfront hotel is offering seven nights stays at the cost of five through Nov. 15. Weekly rates for one-bedroom suites start at $1,409, while summer packages featuring seven-night stay, four dinners, four lunches and two days of car rental start at $2,259. (http://www.carimar.com) Paradise Cove is an all-suite...
REWARDS FROM IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched IHG Rewards Club, its newly enhanced loyalty program that was previously called Priority...