Resorts
Some Like It Hot At Velas Vallarta
Guests at Velas Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta can get a real taste of Mexico with the luxury resort's new “Signature Hot Sauce Tasting Experience.” Those with adventurous palates can experience a guided tasting of hot sauce from Jorge Sierra, executive chef, poolside at the oceanfront resort. Inclusive of explanations on which sauce pairs well with which foods, the tasting is also a “bite” of a Chili 101 with explanations also given about the heat quotient of the different chilies. In addition, recipes are provided to recreate dishes at home. The first Hot Sauce Tasting...
Club Med Appreciates Agents
As part of Travel Agent Appreciation Day, Club Med has introduced the experience of a familiarization trip with a video, and has launched a contest in which agents can win a spot on its next fam trip. To view the video, go to https://youtu.be/8Rn00KVsMHE . The contest rules are simple: to participate, agents must send an e-mail to [email protected] by May 15. Club Med reminds that being subscribed to its web site dedicated to travel agents – clubmedagents.ca – as well as on the Facebook page – facebook/english.clubmed – will give additional chances to win. The...
Hands Up, Put Your Hands Up
Alright everyone, put your hands up and say happy birthday to Club Med as it celebrates 65 years of innovation that dates back to April of 1950 when, to all intents and purposes, the all-inclusive holiday concept was born. The story began with a pioneer, Gerard Blitz. In April 1950, he founded an association named Club Mediterranee, offering a new kind of vacation to “develop interest in outdoor living and sports.” The first Club Med resort opened in Alcudia in Spain. The amenities of this new leisure centre were simple, with tents as accommodations, but the clients loved the...
Hot Summer Deals From Velas
Velas Resorts has released details of its summer rates and resort inclusions featured at all four of its resorts. Velas Vallarta offers families a two-for-one special for kids ages five to 16, a city tour and cultural tour, a $30 spa credit per adult per night, and early check-in or a late check-out. Casa Velas, the all-inclusive adults-only boutique hotel and ocean club, has a summer package that includes unlimited golf, a $30 spa credit per adult per night, 10% discount at the resort boutique, and a city & shopping or cultural & tequila tour. Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit is...
Sheraton Centre Teams Up With A Legend
Toronto's Sheraton Centre enlisted Toronto Maple Leaf legend Darryl Sittler -- and the Stanley Cup itself -- to help show off the hotel's new renovation. Including all 1,377 guests rooms and meeting spaces, the refit will be finished in the fall, with the endeavour costing $101 million and comprising “everything – from floor to ceiling, right back to the studs.” After a tour of a suite, guests got to meet Sittler, who later entertained with hockey stories from his storied career, and posed for photos and signed autographs. Here the ex-Leaf captain poses with David Connor, Area...
Sandals Launches Interactive Wedding Guide
The innovations continue as Sandals Resorts has unveiled more ways to make planning a WeddingMoon or ReTie the Knot celebration an inspirational and fun journey for travel agents and their clients. The new, 62-page, interactive Sandals Wedding Planning Guide is user-friendly and contains every detail a guest would want to know about the Sandals WeddingMoon program, including pricing, inclusions, design themes, wedding planning services and more. The interactive nature of the document acts similarly to a digital brochure with easy navigation functions. The planning guide includes a...
Mobile Bookings Gain Traction With Canucks
According to Hotels.com's most recent Hotel Price Index (HPI), booking travel “on the go” is a rapidly-growing trend in Canada, as well as around the world. It's reported that 1 in 4 global transactions are being booked on a mobile device across the Expedia, Inc brands. Here in Canada, Hotels.com's HPI reported more than 80% growth in mobile bookings during 2014. The majority of Canadians booking on mobile devices, more than four-fifths, made reservations at two- or three-star hotels. The data also showed that Canadian travellers are using their devices for all types of bookings,...
Happy Birthday SLH
This year sees Small Luxury Hotels of the World celebrating its 25th anniversary, with spokeswoman Erin Woodward saying it has used the past quarter of a century to truly build a global presence. Woodward said at a gathering in Toronto last week that Small Luxury Hotels of the World now has some 520 four- and five-star properties in 80 countries, creating a “very international” presence. “We are small in the number of rooms [per property],” she continued. “Across the portfolio, the average is about 50 rooms.” Woodward added smallish sizes of Small Luxury Hotels of the...