Resorts
Welcoming the Year of the Dog!
With the Chinese New Year and Year of the Dog just around the corner, Booking.com has put together a selection of highly rated accommodation gems specifically geared to animal loving jet-setters and their four-legged friends. The following are just a few places to consider for the Year of the Dog: Something to Bark About in Los Angeles: The landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites is centrally located in the heart of Downtown L.A., and is renowned for its sleek and futuristic design. The pet-friendly property allows dogs up to 40 pounds, free of charge. All service animals...
Get Ready For Carnival In Haiti
One of Haiti's historic hotels is encouraging travellers to visit the Caribbean destination to celebrate Carnival 2018 next month. Marc Pierre-Louis, general manager of Le Plaza Hotel, said this year's festival, the theme of which is “Ayiti sou wout chanjman” (Haiti on the road to change), is “a celebration of who we are as a people. It is a time when the whole nation comes together. The music is transcending, the energy is pulsating ... it's a much needed break from the stresses of life for locals as well as for our guests, it is a remedy for the soul.” The national...
Luxe Collection Welcomes Boston’s Lenox Hotel
Luxe Collection by L.E. Hotels has welcomed Boston’s Lenox Hotel as its newest property in its premier collection of properties. The Luxe Collection is a classification of select L.E. Hotels properties that have achieved the highest quality of service and those that have been highly ranked by their critics. As a member of the Collection, The Lenox Hotel joins the ranks of high-end properties with historical significance, prime location and the finest services and amenities. Known as a local landmark in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay neighbourhood, The Lenox Hotel has 214 guest...
Discover Egypt With Lindblad Expeditions
Lindblad Expeditions has announced its return to Egypt with the 13-day journey, Passage Through Egypt. The adventure combines explorations of Cairo and stays at the Nile Ritz-Carlton and the historic Mena House, with a six-night cruise on the Nile aboard the 42-guest Oberoi Philae. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, sites along the Nile including Abu Simbel and Giza are included. Participants will travel via private aircraft for all internal flights, and be accompanied by Egyptologist guides versed in culture, art, history, and archaeology. Many who have worked with Lindblad for...
Let It Shine
Amid an ambitious global expansion plan to open 15 hotels across destinations like Montenegro and Cuba in the next year, Iberostar Group has unveiled a new brand strategy complete with a colour-coded segmentation of its properties, a redesigned logo and the tagline Let It Shine, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “Our passion for quality has made us constantly re-invest in the organization, to re-invest in our product, and to re-invest in bringing up the standards until it makes sense to put on a new dress, which is being...
Prince Rewards Agents
Prince Resorts Hawaii has just launched the 2018 Plumeria Rewards -- a new loyalty program for travel agents. Plumeria Rewards is available at all three Prince Resorts Hawaii properties: Prince Waikiki, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. The program was developed to create loyalty for booking agents and enrollment in the program is free. For complete information and to enroll in the program, go to...
Giving Back With The Sandals Foundation
Yesterday, Press Today's Ashley Rochefort had a chance to take part in the Sandals Foundation’s Reading Road Trip in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. It was quite an experience, and what follows is the story she has to tell: We visited the grade one class at Ianthe Pratt Primary School, and met the lovely and bright misses Damiya and Kmala and read aloud together about princesses and pigs and practiced our printing. Reading Road Trip offers Sandals and Beaches guests a chance to give back during their vacation when they are paired with a small group of students to read with...
Transat Picks Solé
Transat has named Jordi Solé as president of its new hotel division. His appointment is effective Feb. 20 and he will lead Transat's entire hotel development operations in the Caribbean and Mexico – two markets where the international tourism company has been active for 30 years. In making the announcement, Transat's president and CEO, Jean-Marc Eustache said, “We are delighted to be associated with a tourism and resort industry professional who has extensive experience in operations, sales, marketing and staff management at all-inclusive resorts at Sun destinations.” And...