Hotels & Resorts
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....
iPad concierge at Opus Vancouver
The luxury-intensive Opus Vancouver has added handheld technology to its amenities. It is the first hotel in Canada to include an iPad in every room, giving guests a personal concierge tailored to their needs and interests. The tablets are pre-loaded with apps and web links that reflect the hotel's concierge avatars, which guests can take suggestions from with respect to shopping, active pursuits and even drink choices. The iPads are also programmed with GPS features and mobile technology so guests can explore the city sans tour guide....
Starwood tops 100 in China
With recent hotel openings in Ningbo, Sanya, Yangzhou and Xian, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has surpassed the opening of its 100th operating hotel in China with plans to open 15 additional hotels by the end of this year. With eight hotels already opened in the first quarter of 2012, Starwood will open a total of 23 hotels in China in 2012, which is on pace with 2011 openings making 2012 the second consecutive year the company has opened a record number of hotels here in any one year. "In addition to the record-breaking pace at which we are opening hotels in China, we've signed...
Resort welcomes entrants in September marathon
Travellers looking to get a running start on securing lodging for the fourth annual Kauai Marathon on Sept. 2 will find special marathon rates from the Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation. Rates start at US$145 per night for a one-bedroom condominium with a two-night minimum stay, and the property's proximity to the start and finish lines means participants and spectators can secure convenient accommodations for the race. "The Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation not only anchors the race starting line, we're also only steps from the finish line. No other location is more convenient for participants and...
Boutique luxury on Manhattan Beach, LA
The Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach of Los Angeles is a premier luxury boutique hotel, now offering new packages like the Getaway package. It includes a stay in a deluxe spa room, dinner at The Strand House and a couple's massage. At US$595 per night, it also includes a beach breakfast buffet, use of the hotel's beach cruiser bicycles, WiFi and access to the nearby Equinox Gym at no additional cost. The Shade is located just two blocks from the beach, and is surrounded by upscale dining and shopping in the heart of downtown Manhattan Beach. The hotel's interior features stainless steel and...
New conference centre for Fairmont Scottsdale
Determined to give guests a distinctive Southwest meeting destination, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has broken ground on a new conference centre. It will add 4,800 square metres of indoor meeting space to the new Palomino Ballroom. Set to debut in November, the US$20 million conference centre will give the resort a total of 14,000 square metres of event space. This makes it the largest meetings resort in the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts portfolio worldwide....
Starwood teams up with Bentley
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has launched a global partnership between Bentley Motors and the St. Regis and The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts. The partnership underpins the heritage and excellence of the brands, creating signature experiences for guests, residents and customers with driving programs, special events, brand initiatives and house fleets at flagship hotels around the world. As a hotel brand created for "a new generation of luxury travellers,"the St. Regis brand has selected Bentley as the house fleet in hotels and resorts around the world, from The St. Regis Singapore...