Hotels & Resorts
Run the alpine trails at Sun Peaks Resort
The slopes of Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, BC are well known to skiers and boarders, but now they are becoming a new destination for those looking for a unique trail running experience. With a perfect surface and perfect temperature, a number of maintained trails fan out from the resort, making it an excellent place for runners to challenge themselves. They connect to the village, which has all the remedies and amenities to help relieve muscle strain. Sun Peaks will host the upcoming North Face Dirty Feet Mountain Run (Sept. 8), but it is also proving to be a popular place to train and hit...
Friends of Four Points’ program launched
Starwood Hotels & Resorts' Four Points brand has launched a "Friends of Four Points"campaign, offering guests staying Mondays through Thursdays free perks through September. When checking in, guests receive a token which is valid for a special offering, including a free dessert, free specialty coffee or free appetizer. Guests can redeem their token during their current stay or during a future stay at any of 160-plus Four Points hotels around the world. The brand is celebrating the start of the Friends of Four Points promotion with a Friends of Four Points Global Scavenger Hunt. A series of...
Fore-midable’ deals for golfers on Big Island
Travellers looking for an "a-fore-dable"Hawaii vacation getaway on the green can score tee time for two at the Big Island Country Club with a minimum two-night stay at select Outrigger properties on the island of Hawaii. Guests playing through their stay will be issued a preferred player card entitling guests to a 50% discount on club rentals, plus free practice range balls. Starting at US$154 per night, golfers can get roomy condo accommodations as they frequent the fairways through Dec. 21. "Our spacious accommodations allow golfers to bring along their favourite caddy or invite the whole...
Oahu resort says ‘Hele Huli’ with new guided adventures
Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu now offers three new one-of-a-kind outdoor adventures designed to more fully experience "one of the wonders of the world - one of the planet's most awesome places."For instance, the newly launched Hawaiian Cultural Excursion is a 60-minute beach walk that explores Turtle Bay's majestic shoreline and its hidden coastal wonders. Guests will learn about the rich history of the fabled North Shore from a local historian, listen to ancient stories handed down from generation to generation and observe the unique plants and animals that call this area their home....
A little luxury from Prohotel
Karina Fuentes and Damari Rubio of Prohotel International Inc hosted travel types at a luncheon in Toronto last week to give them an inside look at the company's properties in Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Spain. All of the family-owned, intimate properties are part of the well-known, Small Luxury Hotels group and they all offer travellers something a little different. In their presentation, Fuentes and Rubio offered an overview of the styles and amenities of each of the properties which include the Hotel Esencia in Riviera Maya, Mexico; the Guaycura Hotel in Todos Santos, Baja...
Doing good at Days Inn
All Days Inn locations across Canada are participating in a four-week fundraiser to raise money for Childhood Cancer Canada (CCC) during July. Each hotel will collect donations by selling purple paper ribbons for $2 to guests and staff as well as other fundraising initiatives. All funds will go towards Childhood Cancer Canada's Survivor Scholarship Program. Irwin Prince, president and COO, Realstar Hospitality, said that: "Over the past six years, our hotels across Canada have helped raise more than $300,000 for Childhood Cancer Canada. This year we aim to raise $45,000 and help fund 30...
A real deal at the Royal
Real Resorts is offering play on a choice of two fabulous championship courses that incorporate golf into an all-inclusive luxury vacation experience. In Cancun, guests at THE ROYAL -- staying a minimum of three nights in any suite category -- can enjoy complimentary golf at the Jack Nicklaus signature 18-hole Riviera Cancun Golf Club and guests at the Gran Caribe Real Cancun will also enjoy complimentary golf when staying three nights in an upper category suite. In Playa del Carmen, guests staying a minimum of three nights at THE ROYAL can enjoy complimentary play at the Robert Von Hagge...
A celebration of new secrets
AMResorts is offering some special incentives to travellers to celebrate the Aug. 1, 2012 grand opening of the newly built, adults-only Secrets The Vine Cancun. Between now and Aug. 31, 2012, travel agents have a chance to solve the Secret Decoder Game at http://www.AMRAgents.com. All participants will be automatically entered to win a seven-night stay in a luxury suite for two plus air and a private dinner at the Secrets The Vine Cancun wine cellar. One weekly winner will be selected for a period of eight weeks. Available mid-July, consumers also will have a chance to solve the Secret...