Hotels & Resorts
Win with Days Inns – Canada
Days Inns - Canada has launched a new Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/daysinncanada -- and a national contest that will award the grand prize winner a week-long trip for two to one of five major Canadian cities. Visitors who "like"the new Days Inn Canada Facebook page will have access to Canadian-specific travel tips, discounts, and contests like the current "I Love Canada"promotion created by Clearview Digital Marketing. In addition to the grand prize of a seven-night trip for two to either Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal or Halifax (including hotel, airfare and $500 in...
It’s dad’s choice at the Fairmont Royal York
Calling all fathers... The Fairmont Royal York hotel is teaching Dad a lesson this Father's Day - a lesson in beer, whiskey and food pairing that is. Dads who like to dine may choose from the EPIC Father's Day Brewmaster's Dinner, featuring a pre-fix menu with a selection of beers from the local Mill Street Brewery, or an afternoon of whiskey tasting paired to canapés in the York Station Bar, on June 17. EPIC Restaurant chef, Tim Palmer, will prepare parmesan crusted jumbo sea scallops; bacon wrapped Canadian prime beef tenderloin, and close dinner with traditional sticky toffee pudding...
Kingston tops the list for hotel rate cuts
The results of the May 2012 Hotwire Canadian Hotel Rate Report, featuring the top five cities in Canada where hotel rates have dropped the most, have been released with Kingston, Ont. topping the list for the second consecutive month with a 7% price drop. According to Hotwire.com, Winnipeg jumped from fifth on the list to second with a 4% price drop, followed by Banff, Edmonton and Toronto. Both Banff and Edmonton maintain their holds on the fourth and fifth ranked spots, however prices in Banff will likely rise as summer and peak season approach. Toronto rounds out the top five with a 1%...
Just the Two of Us’ at Half Moon
Jamaica luxury resort Half Moon offers Canadian couples planning an intimate destination wedding the "Just the Two of Us"package starting at $1,852. The package is for private weddings and vow renewals. A Half Moon wedding specialist will assist couples in selecting from more than 30 ceremony locations on the resort property - including Half Moon's Sunrise Beach Gazebo, the Sugar Mill restaurant and beachfront Oleander Terrace. Just the Two of Us includes accommodations in a Junior Suite for two nights, ceremony set-up, marriage officiant services, assistance with legal documents, license and...
Fourth night free
Condominium Connection, a Hawaii wholesaler for more than four decades, is offering every fourth night free in select room categories at the Outrigger Royal Kahana on Maui. The special is valid until Dec. 22. Rates begin at US$155 per night for a studio garden view unit. The free night is not applicable in Aloha Rate and Simple Saver categories. The Outrigger Royal Kahana is a beachfront high-rise condominium located on a sandy beach in the Kahana area of West Maui. Most of the studio, one- and two-bedroom units feature ocean views. The non-smoking accommodations all have full kitchens,...
Barcelo Hotels appointment
Barcelo Hotels and Resorts has named Jodine Clement as its new sales manager for Western Canada. Clement will be in charge of sales in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. "Jodine brings with her a well rounded and respected sales experience in the West and she will be a great addition to our sales team in Canada, which includes Judy Markara - Quebec and the Maritimes; Diana Winters - Ontario and Manitoba; and Hernan Artigas - inside sales based in our Toronto office,"Barcelo says. Clement can be reached by calling...
Inn at Laurel Point teams up with the Royal BC Museum
Victoria's Inn at Laurel Point has partnered with the Royal BC Museum and launched a package designed especially for dinosaur lovers. Available through Sept. 16, the "Dino-mite Package"includes two adult passes to see the new Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibition at the Royal BC Museum (youth tickets are available for an extra cost; children five and younger are free); one-night hotel accommodation; some tasty Dino Drops (a chocolaty welcome gift packing an asteroid-like punch and prepared by the Inn's pastry chef); and free parking. Rates start at $199 (based on double...
Book by July 4 and earn free nights
Travellers booking Breezes or Hedonism Resorts vacations to Jamaica and the Bahamas by July 4 will earn one free night on their three- and four-night stays through Dec. 21. For a limited time, the "Super-Inclusive"getaways, which include unlimited food, drink and activities, start at US$107 p.p., per night based on double occupancy. In Jamaica, the all-suite Breezes Grand Negril commands an impressive stretch of beach from which watersports lovers can windsurf, scuba dive, water ski, kayak, snorkel and go sunfish sailing. In Nassau, Breezes Bahamas sits on legendary Cable Beach. The resort,...