Hotels & Resorts
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...
PALATE PLEASERS: Halcyon Beach adds dining options
Sandals Halcyon Beach, St. Lucia, is sure to satisfy guests' taste buds with the introduction of two new restaurants: Teppanyaki-style eatery Kimonos and sushi bar Soy. Already popular with guests at numerous Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts across the Caribbean, these new dining options will welcome 40 guests indoors with three Teppanyaki-style tables and one sushi bar, while also providing seating for 32 additional guests under the stars on two deck areas beginning April 1. True to Sandals' Discovery Dining program, at Sandals Halycon, internationally trained chefs create authentic...
THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Free meals for kids
The Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui is now offering a Keiki Eat Free program for stays through Dec. 13. Children (keiki) age 12 and under will receive one free entree from the special keiki menu when accompanied by an adult who purchases an adult entree. This is offered for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the resort's beachfront Sea House Restaurant. The Keiki Eat Free program is not available on holidays and is valid for hotel guests only. The Napili Kai Beach Resort has 163 hotel rooms, studios and one- and two-bedroom suites in 11 low-rise plantation-style buildings on Napili Bay. Studios...
HARD ROCK SAVINGS: Spring campaign unveiled
Hard Rock's All Inclusive Collection is kicking spring into high gear with unlimited all-inclusive savings at Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana and Aventura Palace (to be rebranded Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in 2014). When booking March 28-31, guests save up to 35% on select room categories, including 35% on all room categories at Aventura Palace (excluding Deluxe Rooms 30% off) when travelling now through Dec. 23; 30% off all room categories at Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta (excluding Deluxe Rooms 25% off) when travelling now through Dec. 23;...