Hotels & Resorts
Last Chance to Register for Palladium Webinar
Baxter Media is sending out a last call for agents to register for a webinar with the Palladium Hotel Group tomorrow, October 21, at 2 p.m. (EST). Located on the shores of the most esteemed beaches in the Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya coast, Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts and TRS Hotels are the perfect option for families, couples and groups of friends seeking sophisticated elegance in an all-inclusive setting. This free webinar will be presented by Sebnem Richtmann, Business Development Manager for Palladium Hotel Group in Canada. Sebnem has been in the travel industry...
Dive Into Wellness At Hotel Xcaret Arte
Chef Miguel Bautista is dipping white oyster mushrooms into a sauce and placing them onto a small charcoal grill. Today’s goal is to cook up a very common Mexican dish — tacos al pastor — but without a key ingredient: pork. “Once you identify the proteins in the vegetable world you can find substitutes,” notes Bautista, explaining that the grilling process mimics the charred flavour of meat skewered on a spit. Although there is a need for a vegan restaurant at the new 900-suite Hotel Xcaret Arte located in the Riviera Maya based on demand alone, the chef behind BIO...
BodyHoliday, Rendezvous Reopen In Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia’s BodyHoliday and Rendezvous resorts have reopened and are welcoming guests with new wellness programming and new private accommodations. BodyHoliday Wellness travel will be the focus in the post-pandemic era with travelers looking to enhance their wellbeing. According to a new global survey by American Express, sixty-eight percent of world travelers said they would base their next trip around their mental and physical health. Andrew Barnard, executive director, Sunswept Resorts [BodyHoliday, Rendezvous], observed that: “The pandemic has changed the definition of...
Club Med Quebec Charlevoix Is Rainbow Registered
Club Med Québec Charlevoix will be the first resort in the brand's portfolio to receive the Rainbow Registered accreditation with Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce ahead of its opening in December. The national accreditation allows LGBTQ+ friendly businesses and organizations to be easily recognizable as an establishment that has met a stringent set of standards to ensure that guest feel welcomed and safe. (For the full story on the Rainbow Registered program check out Canadian Travel Press) In a study, researchers found that the majority of participants felt that they...
Sandals, Beaches Adds More Topics
Sandals Resorts has announced the final six topics for its new training series “Sandals and Beaches Resorts … in 10 Minutes” that take place on Friday afternoons at 1:00 pm EDT. Developed exclusively for Canadian travel advisors and led by Lorna Richards, national training manager, Unique Vacations Canada Inc, the live virtual training sessions are concise yet do provide a comprehensive overview of the featured subject. There’s still time for travel advisors to participate in the word scramble puzzle for a chance to win one grand prize. Simply receive the “letter of the...
Bahia Principe Opening Six In The D.R., Mexico
Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts is reopening six hotels – five in the Dominican Republic and one in Mexico from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2021. That will bring the total number of open Bahia Principe properties to 16 hotels spread across Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Mexico. Reopenings set for Nov. 1, include: Bahia Principe Luxury Bouganville in La Romana, Dominican Republic Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro on the southern tip of Punta Cana in the D.R. Bahia Principe Luxury Samana in Samana, D.R. Bahia Principe Luxury Sian Ka’an in Mexico Reopening on Nov. 15: ...
The Excellence Collection Opens New Punta Cana Resort
The Excellence Collection saw the grand opening of Finest Punta Cana on Oct. 1. This resort is the first of the collection’s Finest Resorts brand in Punta Cana, and "offers high-end all-inclusive vacations for all ages." Finest Punta Cana sits along the same stretch of golden sand beach as the collection’s two Excellence Resorts-branded properties for adults-alone in the destination: Excellence Punta Cana and Excellence El Carmen. Resort layout caters to guests of all ages at Finest Punta Cana, with different areas for families and for adults to share moments with loved ones in the...
Sandals Stewart Joining WTTC Executive Committee
Adam Stewart, the executive chairman of Sandals Resorts has been invited to join the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). His induction represents the actionable change and strides forward made by Stewart throughout his time in the industry. Said Stewart: “I am honored to join the Executive Committee of an organization I have so respected since the start of my career. This leadership team is passionately focused on the efforts of the travel and tourism sector and I am eager to contribute. Together, we will continue to promote an industry that is...