Hotels & Resorts
MUSICAL INVITATION: Dion, McCartney in Quebec City
This summer, Quebec City will be welcoming some world class musical performers. Celine Dion will return to her native Canada with a performance in Quebec City on July 27, 2013. It will be Dion's only show outside of her popular -- and often sold out -- daily performances in Las Vegas. As well, Paul McCartney has recently confirmed that Quebec City will be one of the stops on his tour Out There. Both superstars are to play at Plains of Abraham which is just a 30 minute scenic walk along the St. Lawrence River from Auberge Saint-Antoine. And the Auberge Saint-Antoine is quick to point out that...
Splash into Summer’ with Aston
Aston Hotels & Resorts invites travellers to pick a destination and "Splash into Summer"with special summer rates at its 26 properties throughout Hawaii, South Lake Tahoe, California, and Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. Summer deals are available through July 31 for travel from June 9 through Aug. 25. Sample nightly rates include Oahu from $131, Maui from $99, Kauai from $99, Hawaii Island from $179, South Lake Tahoe, California from $179, Lake Las Vegas, Nevada from $80....
Opus Vancouver debuts stylish makeover
In March, the stylish Opus Hotel in Vancouver reasserted itself as Canada's premier boutique hotel when it unveiled a complete revamp of its 96 rooms. Notable local artists splash the walls with vibrancy, and pieces include Tiko Kerr's bold urban Vancouver watercolours. The room designs are inspired by five fictional muses. For instance, "Susan"the fashion executive prefers her room bathed in a cosmopolitan periwinkle. Vancouver is the first hotel in the world to stock all rooms with a loaded iPad and Samsung Galaxy S3 devices. Internet is complimentary on both devices....
BLUE DIAMOND: Purchases Breezes Grand Negril
John Issa, chairman of SuperClubs, has confirmed the sale of Breezes Grand Negril Resort & Spa in Jamaica, with the management of the hotel to be taken over by Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts, a division of the Sunwing Travel Group. The property will be rebranded to Memories Negril Resort & Spa, effective April 17. SuperClubs and Blue Diamond Hotels are working together to ensure a smooth transition of ownership with no interruption to service. The resort will remain open, most of the staff will remain in place, and all reservations will be honoured. "We are excited to add this property to our...
GO OUT: Hilton has LGBT packages
As cities from San Francisco and Toronto to London and Amsterdam prepare for the start of Pride season, Hilton Hotels & Resorts offers added value at more than 460 participating Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations properties in top gay travel destinations with its new "Stay Hilton. Go Out." package. Travellers attending LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) events or planning their own vacations will enjoy complimentary high-speed Internet, a one-year digital subscription to OUT magazine, two welcome beverages and late checkout, where and when available at value rates by booking the...
WELL INVESTED: Riviera Nayarit sees growth
Riviera Nayarit reports that it continues to attract major investments from the likes of resort developers like IBEROSTAR, Grupo Vidanta, Tau Resorts and others. So far in 2013, US$70 million has been committed to the development of new hotels along Riviera Nayarit's coast - further reinforcing the renovations and new tourism programs implemented in the area in 2012. On the list of new developments is the IBEROSTAR Playa Mita, a 452-room resort that's scheduled to open in late 2013 in Litib, located at the north end of the Banderas Bay. Tau Resorts is a new development group focused on...
NEW: Yoga studio at King Kamehameha Resort
Visitors and kamaaina (local residents) alike are invited to nourish their body, mind and spirit at the new Kona Beach Yoga Studio at the Courtyard Marriott King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii. Combining the principles of yoga, hula and peace through fitness and the arts, the studio offers daily classes. These range from Beginner's Mind Yoga, Pilates and Vinyasa Yoga to ukulele, Hawaiian language and hula....
CELEBRATING EARTH DAY: Aqua helps out
Aqua Hospitality is donating a portion of room reservations on Earth Day to celebrate a number of green improvements throughout its collection. Aqua Hospitality's hotels and resorts will be doing their part to care for the oceans via room reservation donations to Hui o Koolaupoko, an organization whose mission is to protect ocean health. One dollar from each reservation booked on Earth Day (April 22) will go toward helping Hui o Koolaupoko's programs for monitoring ocean conditions and watershed health by working with various stakeholders on natural resource co-ordination and community...