Resorts
The Coast Is Calling
Perched on the shores of the Tofino Inlet, with access to the pristine wilderness of Vancouver Island’s Clayoquot Sound, Tofino Resort + Marina offers a coastal escape like no other with tailored wellness and adventure experiences that encourage guests to soak in an abundance of nature, from temperate old growth rainforest to rocky coastal shores and world renowned surf. Christopher Fehr, general manager of Tofino Resort + Marina, explained: “We believe that Tofino is the tonic that travellers need to reset and rediscover their passion for travel, away from the crowds and...
Time To Act To Help The Hardest Hit
In a plea to the federal government, the Coalition of the Hardest Hit Businesses is calling on it to take immediate action to save the tourism industry in Canada, which was the first hit by the pandemic and will be the last to recover. In a statement, the industry group said that businesses are urgently calling on the government to remove barriers at the border, maintain and extend the Tourism and Recovery Hospitality Program (THRP) support program and help the sector attract the workforce it needs to recover. The impact of the pandemic on these businesses has been relentless. It...
Find Out What’s New at Playa Hotels & Resorts
Baxter Media invites travel agents to attend a webinar with Playa Hotels & Resorts on Thursday, March 31 at 1 p.m. (EST). Playa Hotels & Resorts offers a collection of luxury all-inclusive resorts located in the most popular beachfront destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. In this webinar, you’ll learn about pertinent topics like new Playa resorts, complimentary COVID testing, and AgentCash+. Register and attend the webinar to find out more details on:* New Resorts: Wyndham Alltra Cancun and Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen, Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun and Hyatt...
SRI Executives Make Exploratory Visit To The DR
Top executives from Sandals Resorts International were in the Dominican Republic for what’s described as an “exploratory visit.” Led by Executive Chairman Adam Stewart and CEO Gebhard Rainer, members of the Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Executive Committee toured the Dominican Republic, meeting with government officials including being received by His Excellency Mr. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, President of the Dominican Republic. The exploratory visit was at the personal invitation of Her Excellency Angie Shakira Martínez Tejera, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic...
Make Vacation Memories With Club Med
Club Med is inviting Canadians to write their own story and create holiday memories that will last a lifetime. After a long and restrictive winter, Club Med is delighted to welcome guests back to a variety of its sun-soaked Caribbean resorts including Club Med Michès Playa Esmeralda, Punta Cana, Cancún Yucatan, Ixtapa Pacific, Sandpiper Bay, Buccaneer’s Creek, La Caravelle and Turkoise and its newly opened Canadian mountain resort, Club Med Québec Charlevoix. Canadians are encouraged to book their long-awaited all-inclusive getaway now and save up to 45% off packages...
IHG To Leverage Expedia Group Platform
Expedia Group and IHG Hotels & Resorts have announced that Expedia Group is now a preferred redistributor of IHG Hotels & Resort properties’ wholesale rates through Expedia Group’s Optimized Distribution Preferred program. The wholesale distribution market is inefficient and expensive. The complexity of maintaining disparate channels takes a significant chunk out of hotels’ bottom line. Expedia Group’s Optimized Distribution program resolves these challenges by creating a primary gateway solution for the hotelier and its B2B demand partners, ultimately reducing...
Unique Vacations Promotes C.J. Smith
Maureen Barnes-Smith, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Canada, Unique Vacations Canada has announced that C.J. Smith has been promoted to Director of Sales. Smith’s promotion is effective immediately. He has been an indispensable member of the Canadian sales team for Sandals and Beaches Resorts since 2008, and was most recently Senior National Sales Manager. He first joined the Sandals family in 2001 with various on-resort roles at Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Negril before moving to Canada in 2008 to assume the position of Business Development Manager, Alberta. After...
Another Award As Best Ski Hotel For Pan Pacific
The Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside has once again earned the title of Canada’s Best Ski Hotel at the World Ski Awards. That makes it nine years in a row for this Pan Pac property. The World Ski Awards is the premier awards program in global ski tourism, with hundreds of thousands of travel professionals, skiers, hotel guests and media casting their votes for their favourite ski destinations and brands. Categories include best ski resort, best ski hotel, best ski boutique hotel and best ski chalet. This winter, Whistler is open to fully-vaccinated US and international visitors,...