Hotels & Resorts
I DO: Sandals hosting wedding webinars
Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts are set to host a new series of WeddingMoons webinars to educate travel agent partners and wedding planners on various topics. Through these webinars, agents will learn important information that will be helpful when booking their clients' WeddingMoons at Sandals Resorts or Beaches Resorts. Webinars will take place every Friday at 2 p.m. EST. The monthly topics from April to June include: April: Renewal of Vows: Expand your Wedding Business beyond Brides and Grooms; May: The More the Merrier: WeddingMoons Groups; June: More Ways to Grow Your Business:...
NEW ADDITION: Couples adds Almond Casuarina
Glenn Lawrence, CEO Couples Resorts, has announced that Couples Resorts and Casuarina Beach Club Limited have concluded negotiations for the lease of the 280-room Almond Casuarina Beach Resort in Barbados. Under Couples management, the resort will operate as Casuarina Beach Resort through June 14, offering the same facilities and amenities currently being provided. Through June 14, Couples will embark on a US$3 million property upgrade program designed to bring the resort up to the Couples standards. The upgrades will include: new décor and amenities in public areas and guest rooms; new...
Turtle Bay Resort unveils North Shore Guides Club
Turtle Bay Resort is launching a new way for guests to experience and learn about Oahu's fabled North Shore: The North Shore Guides Club. Providing access to the inaccessible, the North Shore Guides Club is designed to enhance connections to the North Shore through the insider knowledge of an experienced team of select resort employees. The club will help guests see the North Shore through the eyes of a local, creating authentic memories that will last a lifetime. "The guided experience is core to our goal of fully realizing the potential of the only destination resort on Oahu's fabled North...
Spring Getaway in Beverly Hills
A Spring Getaway in Beverly Hills promotion will give guests a $100 hotel credit, complimentary breakfast and parking plus room upgrade when they book specified hotels in Beverly Hills, CA until May 31. Guests must stay a minimum of one, two or three nights. They will also receive a Two Rodeo VIP Shopping Card upon check-in at the hotel, providing exclusive offers at more than 10 of the top boutiques in the world including Judith Ripka, Lalique and Westime. Nearby are celebrity chef restaurants. Properties offering the Spring Getaway in Beverly Hills package include The Beverly Hilton,...
Renovations near complete at Fairmont Princess AZ
The 25-year-old Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is further raising its status as a premier property in Scottsdale as it nears completion of a comprehensive remake. Renovations worth $25 million have been to its meeting spaces, dining concepts, retail venues, spa and exteriors, and are slated for completion in spring 2013. This latest round of refurbishments wraps up a five-year $60 million capital investment project at the resort. In Oct. 2012, it debuted the new Palomino Conference Center, making it the largest meetings resort in the Fairmont portfolio worldwide....
Aston helps stock the pantry at Big Island condo resorts
Aston Hotels & Resorts has recently partnered with Island Grocery Service to offer personal shopping services at all three of its Hawaii Island condominium resorts. These include Aston Kona By The Sea, Aston Shores at Waikoloa and Aston Waikoloa Colony Villas. Guests can shop online for grocery and personal care items and have them delivered and stocked at Aston's in-room kitchens prior to their arrival. Items ranging from top-quality local products to trusted national brands are available....
Double the presence for W in Asia
On the heels of recent W Hotel openings in Singapore and Bangkok, W Hotels Worldwide has announced plans to more than double its Asian presence by the end of 2018, offering global jetsetters nearly 20 W Hotels and Retreats in nine countries in the region. More than half of the W brand's global pipeline is slated for Asia Pacific, including the first W Hotel in mainland China opening in Guangzhou later this month, followed by other China openings in Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, and Suzhou over the next five years. Additional W Hotels have been announced in India, Indonesia and Malaysia. "Asia...
Aqua Hospitality appointment
Aqua Hotels & Resorts, a division of Aqua Hospitality (http://www.aquahospitality.com), has announced the appointment of Evelyn Shiroma to the new position of director of Property Sales & Revenue for Aqua Waikiki Wave and Aqua Waikiki Pearl hotels. "Evelyn has been a valuable member of the Wave and Pearl teams since she came on board in 2006 as sales manager,"said Lynette Eastman, Area General Manager. "Her experience and professionalism have served us well and she continues to surpass our expectations. Her promotion is truly well deserved."In her new position, Shiroma is responsible for...