Hotels & Resorts
Choice enhances guarantee with free night offer
Choice Hotels' Best Internet Rate Guarantee on ChoiceHotels.com just got better. If a guest finds a lower price for the same hotel, type of accommodations, and the same dates at any other qualified online source, Choice will match the lower rate plus give the guest a free night for that stay. The company's new Best Internet Rate Guarantee lets agents and travellers know that the best online rate for any Choice Hotels brand property worldwide will be found only on ChoiceHotels.com. The improved guarantee comes as a result of months of consumer testing in which the company evaluated multiple...
Park Shore Waikiki introduces golf package
Park Shore Waikiki, ideally situated across from Waikiki Beach, Honolulu Zoo and in easy walking distance to Waikiki Aquarium and Kapiolani Park, has added a golf package. "We're pleased to add a golf option this year,"says Scott Pauli, area general manager for Aqua Hotels & Resorts. "Golfers choose to play at Kapolei Golf Course on the west side or the challenging Royal Hawaiian Golf Club (formerly Luana Hills) in central Oahu."The Oahu Golf Package includes one round of golf for two or two rounds of golf for one person at Kapolei Golf Course or Royal Hawaiian Golf Club; Cart rental; Daily...
Save with every third night free offer
Condominium Connection is offering every third night free at Outrigger properties on Hawaii's Big Island, adding up to seven days at no cost for guests staying a full three weeks. The special is available for travel through April 1, 2013 (subject to availability) in select room categories at the Keauhou Beach Resort, Outrigger Royal Sea Cliff, Outrigger Kanaloa at Kona and Outrigger Fairway Villas at Waikoloa Beach Resort. Nightly rates with every third night free begin at US$219 at the Keauhou Beach Resort, US$229 at the Outrigger Royal Sea Cliff, US$275 at Outrigger Kanaloa at Kona and...
Ascend Collection expands in Canada
The Ascend Collection membership program from Choice Hotels International continues its expansion in Canada with new properties in Quebec and Ontario. The lodgings are St-Christophe Hotel & Spa, Granby, Quebec, and Hidden Valley Resort, Huntsville, the portfolio's inaugural property in Ontario. In 2011, membership in Ascend Collection rose nearly 35% over the previous year. As a member of this elite portfolio, each hotel remains independently owned and managed, while also leveraging the power of one of the world's largest hospitality companies. The lodgings gain international reservations and...
The Whaler introduces renovation special
For a limited time, Maui's The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach is offering special rates. The rates are offered by Aston Hotels & Resorts in celebration of the completion of The Whaler's US$14-million exterior renovation, which included enhanced lanais with new tile, railings and planter boxes and a contemporary earth tone colour palette. This recent renovation project was preceded by major pool, garden courtyard and porte cochere improvement initiatives in 2009. With its two classic, 12-storey towers, this luxury condominium resort on Kaanapali Beach is conveniently located directly across from...
Empress Artist in Residence named
The Fairmont Empress in Victoria has introduced its first Artist in Residence for 2012. Manon Elder of Victoria replaces Judy McLaren and will exhibit her work in the hotel gallery until June 30. Elder's first major collaboration was as the first living artist to partner with the Royal BC Museum. The Other Emily paired Elder's works with those of Emily Carr's and was the museum's feature exhibition, March to October in 2011....
W Hotels debuts in France
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has expanded into France with the debut of the W Hotels brand and the opening of W Paris - Opéra. Owned by Barcelona-based Meridia Capital, the hotel is set inside a historic 1870s Haussman-era heritage building near Opéra Garnier, Galeries Lafayette and Place Vendome in the eclectic, historic 9th Arrondissement in Paris. The opening of W Paris - Opéra marks a significant milestone in the W brand's global expansion as it gears to enter Singapore, Thailand and China later this year. W Paris - Opéra features 91 guest rooms, including...
Still time to register for HAC, CTMS & ORC
There's still time to register for the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) conference, the Canadian Tourism Marketing Summit (CTMS) and Online Revealed Canada (ORC) event -- which take place next week -- March 5, 6 & 7 -- at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. On March 5 and March 6, the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) will hold its annual conference which, in 2012, features Dr. David Suzuki and Joie de Vivre's founder, Chip Conley as the headline speakers. HAC's incoming chairman, Hank Stackhouse will not only give delegates the inside scoop on what's coming in the next 12 months for the...