Hotels & Resorts
AMResorts has incentives for new resort bookings
AMResorts is offering special incentives to travelers in celebration of the Aug. 1 grand opening of the newly built, adults-only Secrets The Vine Cancun. Between July 2 and Aug. 31, travel agents have a chance to solve the Secret Decoder Game at 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 - a signature feature of the resort. One weekly winner will be selected for a period of eight weeks. Available mid-July, consumers also will have a chance to solve...
Wild retreats at Nimmo Bay
Well known for its heli-fishing and heli-hiking adventures, Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort has now added wilderness and wildlife retreats for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The new retreats offer guests a chance to experience the amazing wildlife and wilderness that surrounds the property without using the resort's helicopters, which can be expensive, explained Becky Eert, marketing director for Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort. Eert observed: "The resort is truly remote, providing us with access to untamed wilderness and abundant wildlife. From bear watching on stand-up paddle boards to kayaking with...
Palace property will add wave simulator
Mexico's Palace Resorts - which has five-star, all-inclusive resorts - will add the wave simulator FlowRider Double at Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort on Nov. 15. Moon Palace will be the first property in Mexico to offer the popular attraction. FlowRider Double creates two lanes of perfect endless waves, pumping thousands of gallons of water over a riding surface, and offering hours of surfing excitement for all ages. Participants can drop in on their own unbroken "wave,"feel the power and acceleration, carve a turn, do maneuvers and cut back. While kids can bodyboard on the new FlowRider, more...
Expedia’s insiders select their picks
Expedia.ca has released its 2012 Insiders' Select, a list of the top 650 hotels from around the world. The Insiders' Select rankings are largely determined by the more than 500,000 Expedia customer reviews received during the course of 2011. In 2012, LHotel Montreal was the top-ranked Canadian destination listed in the 59th spot. Marrol's Boutique Hotel (Bratislava, Slovakia) earned the top-spot, followed by Hotel Al Codega (Venice, Italy) and Hotel Royal Corin (Costa Rica). This year, 650 hotels from among the more than 150,000 properties available on Expedia.ca have been designated as...
Going bilingual on Facebook
AMResorts has launched a new Spanish social media marketing strategy with its first ever bilingual Facebook campaign called, "Why Huatulco." The campaign, which runs until July 31, 2012, is featured on the English and Spanish Facebook pages for Secrets Huatulco Resort & Spa and Dreams Huatulco Resort & Spa. The "Why Huatulco" campaign highlights the top five reasons to love Huatulco and then asks participants to submit a photo or video with a comment explaining why they want to visit the destination for their next vacation. The grand prize includes a 5-night...
Delta picks a president
Delta Hotels & Resorts has picked Kenneth Greene as its new president and CEO. Greene will take over his new responsibilities in September 2012. Greene was was most recently president & managing director, Asia Pacific Region for the Wyndham Hotel Group. Since 2001 he has held successive senior leadership roles at Wyndham, based at their world headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, guiding the growth initiative for various brands within the Wyndham group including group president - Ramada, Days Inn, Howard Johnson and Travelodge; president - Days Inn Worldwide; president - Howard Johnson...
Win gas cards with Barcelo
Barcelo Hotels and Resorts has $3,000 worth of Petro Canada gas cards to be won this summer. The promotion is valid for all new bookings made to Cuba's Barcelo Solymar and Barcelo Arenas Blancas resorts from June 26 until Oct. 31 for stays from July 1 until Oct. 31 and recorded on http://www.barcelopartnerclub.com from June 26 to end of the promotion. The best 15 agents of each period (every two weeks) with a minimum of three bookings will be the winners of $25 worth of the gas cards. Applicable for individual bookings, groups bookings qualify as one entry....
RIU in the Big Apple
RIU Hotels & Resorts will establish a presence in New York City. The company has entered into a contract to buy land in the heart of Manhattan, just a stone's throw from Times Square. The Riu Plaza New York Times Square will be situated where 8th Avenue meets 46th Street, surrounded by the most famous theatres on Broadway and next to Restaurant Row. With more than 600 rooms, the five-star Riu Plaza New York Times Square is slated to open in mid-2015. There will be a restaurant, bar, café, gym and executive lounge. All rooms will have wireless Internet access, a coffee machine and...