Hotels & Resorts
Palace Resorts teams up with Cirque Dreams
Palace Resorts has launched a partnership with Cirque Dreams to offer a limited engagement of the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy this summer at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort. From June 29 through Aug. 5, Palace Resorts will treat families to the "most comprehensive all-inclusive vacation experience, offering guests complimentary tickets to 'the grandest circus spectacle east of Vegas' as proclaimed by New York Magazine."Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, presented under a giant, air-conditioned tent, is an exotic encounter inspired by nature's...
St. Regis Atlanta receives ‘Hotel of the Year’ honours
For the second consecutive year, the St. Regis Atlanta is the recipient of the "St. Regis Hotel of the Year"award. This best-in-class acknowledgement by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide demonstrates the exceptional accommodations, service, amenities, and dining experiences available at the hotel. The St. Regis Atlanta opened on April 14, 2009 introducing a "new dimension of luxury and timeless elegance"to Atlanta. Designed by renowned design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates, the 26-storey St. Regis Atlanta is surrounded by lush landscaping and features a dramatic façade with expansive...
Starwood properties partner with Picasso in Toronto
Three Starwood hotels in downtown Toronto -- the Sheraton Centre Toronto, The Westin Harbour Castle and Le Meridien King Edward -- have been named the official hotel partners of the Art Gallery of Ontario's (AGO) latest exhibition, "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris."The hotels have an array of weekday and weekend packages that include two VIP access, "skip the line"exhibition tickets. The AGO is the only Canadian venue to present the rare opportunity to view 147 iconic works from every phase of Pablo Picasso's celebrated career, including paintings, sculpture,...
Hilton Worldwide continues growth in Mexico
Hilton Worldwide has signed two management agreements to operate a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Queretaro and a Hampton Inn by Hilton property in San Juan del Rio - both in the state of Queretaro, Mexico. Scheduled to open in Q3 and Q4 2012 respectively, the addition of these hotels will bring the total number of Hilton Worldwide properties operating in Mexico to 27. Strategically located just a block from the main highway to Mexico City, guests of the Hilton Garden Inn Queretaro will find themselves just 10 minutes from key industrial parks and the historic centre, two minutes from shopping...
Training camp for kids at Four Seasons Lanai
Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay is offering kids an early insight into the hotel industry. Under its "Hotelier Apprentice Summer Camp"program, children get to "work"alongside hotel staff to learn about Culinary Arts, Botany, Engineering, Health & Wellness, and Marine Biology. This complimentary program is open to kids ages five to 12 and runs throughout July....
Westin to make landmark debut in the Dominican
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. plans to debut its Westin brand in the Dominican Republic in late 2013 at the exclusive resort property, PUNTACANA Resort & Club. Construction on The Westin Puntacana Resort will begin this summer with an opening scheduled for the winter of 2013. Located minutes away from the Punta Cana International Airport within the picturesque Playa Blanca area of PUNTACANA Resort & Club, the 204-room resort will offer 16 suites, meeting and wedding facilities, an expansive outdoor pool, poolside grill, lobby bar, cigar bar, children's club and walking trails....
Palace Resorts welcomes celebrity wedding planner
Palace Resorts - which has five-star, all-inclusive resorts in Mexico - welcomed celebrity wedding designer and event planner Colin Cowie earlier this month at the Playacar Palace and Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun to announce the launch of the new and exclusive Colin Cowie Wedding Collection, available at all Palace Resorts and Hard Rock's All Inclusive Collection properties starting in June. The Colin Cowie Wedding Collection will be available at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Sun Palace, Beach Palace, Playacar Palace, Cozumel Palace, Isla Mujeres Palace and the all-inclusive...
Kauai resort’s promotion gives guests mobility
Kauai's Kaua'I Beach Resort's "Free Car"promotion includes a compact car from Dollar Rent a Car, a free upgrade to an Ocean View room and daily self-parking for US$159 per night, plus taxes. Daily breakfast buffet for two is available at US$10 per day. The promotion is available until June 15. It is subject to availability and not combinable with any other special. The driver must be at least 25 years of age (drivers 21 to 24 are subject to an underage driver fee of US$27 plus tax per day, payable to Dollar) and car upgrades must be must be done directly with Dollar....