Hotels & Resorts
Divorcées invited to celebrate
While many hotels are encouraging love birds to share a romantic getaway, The Edgewater Hotel in Seattle is reaching out to encourage the newly single to break free of their old ball and chain and celebrate freedom with the "Its Not Me, It's You"campaign. Available through Dec. 30 and starting at US$649/night divorcées celebrate the beginning of a new era with the ultimate break-up bash, where they are free to indulge in all of life's pleasures. The package includes: All About Me Makeover; Consultation with a local stylist to create a new look; Love Potion Cocktail; Signature drinks that...
AMResorts adds two in Cozumel
AMResorts has added new resorts in Cozumel, assuming the sales, marketing and management duties of the Sabor Cozumel Resort & Spa, Sabor Cozumel Exclusive Resort & Spa, Aura Cozumel Grand and Regency Cozumel hotels while renovations take place to make the necessary adjustments and bring the four properties up to the brand's "Unlimited-Luxury" and "Unlimited-Fun" standards. Sabor Cozumel Exclusive Resort & Spa and Aura Cozumel Grand will be combined to become Secrets Aura Cozumel with updates including the addition of 15 room keys at corner Ocean Front or Ocean View locations for a total 174...
Pullman, Sofitel team up with Travelport
Travelport has added two new participants to its Lowest Public Rate Programme that guarantees agents access to the lowest publicly available rate. Both Pullman and Sofitel Hotels are part of the Accor Hotel Group and bring more than 190 hotel properties to the program. "Joining Travelport's Lowest Public Rate Programme is a great step forward for our hotel brands as it lets travel agents know that they are seeing the lowest possible rate, regardless of the booking conditions,"says Ludovic Dupont, VP Distribution Travel Agencies/Meetings and Events, Accor. "We enjoy a strong strategic...
Iconic Victoria hotel rebuilt, soon to open
Opening this fall, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel will be Victoria's newest, yet one of its most historically rich hotels. Guests can consider booking the "Putting on the Ritz"package for the hotel's grand opening. Guests will be greeted by a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, starting a stay with one night's accommodation in a king or double queen guest room, breakfast for two, full access to the seaside therapeutic mineral pools/fitness centre and dinner for two in the David Foster Foundation Dinner Theatre. Room rates start at $199 p.p....
W set to open in Panama
W Hotels Worldwide today has signed a deal with Evolution Tower Corp, a joint venture between F & F Properties and EFC Group Inc., to debut the W Hotels brand in Central America. The new W Panama is slated to open in early 2016, and will be part of the 50-floor Evolution Tower, a mixed-use building, including premium office space, located in the heart of the city's financial district. W Panama will be built on Calle 50, just steps away from Uruguay Street, which is known as the Zona Rosa of Panama and is bustling with stylish restaurants and nightclubs. Go to http://www.whotels.com for...
Eat, stay, love with yoga at Loden, Vancouver
In celebration of International Yoga Month in September, Vancouver's Loden Hotel invites travellers to channel their inner yogi with its "Eat, Stay, Love"package. Through Sept. 30, the package features Garden Terrace room rates starting at $259 nightly, double occupancy. It includes an in-room yoga mat, dedicated yoga channel, unlimited access to the Loden's infrared sauna and daily in-room orange juice delivery. Guests can up the add on a private yoga session with a professional trainer for $125 more. This must be confirmed at the time of booking, at least 72 hours before the requested time....
Come Together with Fairmont
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Abbey Road Studios and The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, are joining forces to offer guests the opportunity of a lifetime with a new "Record a Song Experience." The special offer allows guests a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's most iconic recording studios -- which is not accessible to the public -- where legends like The Beatles and Pink Floyd have recorded. Once inside, guests will get the ultimate rock star treatment when they record a group song from the Abbey Road Studio catalogue. As a memento from this exclusive experience, guests will hear...
A new Tune in Thailand
Asia's low-cost, limited service hotel brand has arrived in Bangkok, opening its new Tune Hotel in the city's busy downtown area, Asoke. Owned and operated under a franchise agreement by Red Planet Hotels, the Tune Hotel Asoke, Bangkok in Sukhumvit Soi 14 features 130 rooms and is a short walk from Bangkok's newest mega-mall, Terminal 21. The hotel is also close to the Asoke BTS Skytrain station and Sukhumvit MRT underground train network, which provides easy access to all key shopping, financial and entertainment areas and attractions in Bangkok. For more, go to...