Resorts
Celebrating Earth Month at the Chelsea
Toronto's Chelsea Hotel is celebrating “Loving Earth Month” from Earth Hour (March 25) to Earth Day (April 22) by engaging colleagues and guests to minimize environmental and social footprints. For the 10th consecutive year, the hotel is participating in the global climate change awareness initiative – Earth Hour – on March 25. In addition to going dark, the hotel will further demonstrate its commitment to the environment by providing guests with a host of energy-saving service offerings to choose from during their stay. To support Earth Hour, the hotel will turn off exterior...
Good News, Bad News Budget
It was a budget with a little bit of everything. Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) president Susie Grynol was among a select group of stakeholders invited to the “Finance Minister's Lock Up” yesterday where attendees were given an advance copy of the 2107 federal budget – giving HAC time to review the budget before it was released publicly. HAC analysis: Good News: Permanent funding of $37.5 million per year provided to Destination Canada; $8.6 million over four years, starting in 2017-18, to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to support the development of Canada's...
Hilton Opens Dead Sea Resort
Hilton has expanded its portfolio with the opening of the Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa, marking the first Hilton Resorts property in Jordan. Located at the lowest point on Earth – 410 metres below sea level – on the eastern shores of the Dead Sea, the 285-room hotel is adjacent to the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre, 45 km from the capital city of Amman and 65 km from Queen Alia International Airport. Amenities include direct beach access through two elevators that lead to a floating pool surrounded by a sun deck, 24-hour fitness centre and infinity pool and seven...
SLH Toronto Showcase
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is on the road and made its only Canadian stop in Toronto last night (March 20) for its annual Showcase, updating the trade on all that's new at the luxury brand of hotels. Chief Executive Officer Filip Boyen spoke with PressToday and stressed that the Canadian market is extremely important to SLH – it is the third largest feeder market for the hotel brand, next to the US and the UK. Boyen said one his goals is to get more member hotels in Canada. There's currently only one -- Trout Point Lodge in Nova Scotia. “We've hired an ambassador...
Sandals Set To Host Cross-Canada Agent Workshops
Sandals Resorts will once again travel coast-to-coast to conduct a series of informative and inspirational travel agent workshops, April through September. With the understanding that agents and their clients have many choices when it comes to the competitive and often confusing marketplace of all-inclusive vacations, Sandals is challenging agents to get a real understanding of their difference – through real up-to-the minute product information, real sales and marketing tips, real commission strategies to boost productivity and profits, and ultimately offering real value to...
RockStar Further Expands Its Portfolio
RockStar Hotels is rapidly expanding its curated portfolio of luxury properties with the addition of 14 new European locations since January. These include St. James’s Hotel & Club (pictured, courtesy of St. James’s Hotel & Club) and The Hari in London and Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt, Germany, each representing a new market for the burgeoning brand. Other additions to the RockStar portfolio: in Italy, Hotel Ville Sull’Arno and Hotel Regency in Florence, Magna Pars Suites Milano in Milan, Hotel Lord Byron in Rome, and Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel and Sina Centurion Palace...
Fairmont Pens A Love Letter to Canada
In celebration of Canada's 150th birthday festivities, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, which has connected travellers to the best of Canadian culture and destinations for more than 100 years, has created a tribute video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le-EWOSVwWk – showcasing colleagues from hotels across Canada expressing their gratitude, emotion and love for the country and what it means to live, breathe and be Canadian. Fairmont's “Love Letter to Canada” offers a personal, heartfelt thank you and salute to the Canadian spirit. The video will be featured alongside special...
Sandals To Open Second Barbados Resort
Sandals Resorts has altered its plans for an expansion of Sandals Barbados to plans to open a second property on the Caribbean island, Sandals Royal Barbados. The all-suite resort is now available to book for stays beginning Dec. 20. According to Sandals Resorts chairman, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, the new, stand-alone resort was originally conceived as an expansion of the nearby Sandals Barbados. However, said Stewart, “After reviewing the scope of the project, we felt that expanding may compromise intimacy, essential to a romantic setting, and possibly service standards, so...