Resorts
Germain Hotels Continues To Innovate
Germain Hotels is continuing to offer innovative solutions to meet the new reality of workplace and business. Hotel rooms becoming spaces conducive to remote work, a room equipped with the best web conferencing equipment, contactless check-in kiosks, these are examples that once again illustrate the spirit of innovation and agility that drives Germain Hotels. For some, working from home turns out to be a real headache: lack of space, unsuitable environment, renovations, etc., and Germain Hotels is responding, offering daily rental for safe and efficient hotel work. Workstation with...
BoC Could Hold Rate Until At Least 2023
According to half of the economists (47% or 7 out of 15) on Finder’s BoC Interest Rate Forecast panel, the Bank of Canada could hold the interest rate until at least 2023. A third of the panel expect the rate to hold until some point in 2023 while an additional 13% say it will hold beyond then; with Scotiabank deputy chief economist, Brett House believing the rate will remain unchanged until at least the end of 2023. Said House: “We forecast that the Bank of Canada will keep the overnight rate target on hold until the second half of 2023 owing to the magnitude of the output gap,...
Canadian Advisors Win With Sandals, Beaches
It was a ‘game changer’ for Canadian travel agents for two weeks in September, as Sandals Resorts invited them to test their Sandals and Beaches Resorts knowledge in a fun, interactive online quiz show created exclusively for them. And “Sandals Game Changer” was just that -- a game-changing way to engage and interact with advisors during the pandemic. Maureen Barnes-Smith, director of sales & marketing, Unique Vacations Canada Inc., affiliate of worldwide representatives of Sandals and Beaches Resorts, said: “Our ‘Sandals Game Changer’ trivia brought some...
Canlink Adds Ocean Hotels In Barbados
Canlink Travel Representatives has been picked to be the Canadian representatives for Ocean Hotels collection of properties in Barbados which includes, Ocean Two Resort & Residences, Sea Breeze Beach House, South Beach Hotel and the soon to open O2 Beach Club & Spa. At the heart of Ocean Hotels is first class service. Everyone at all of the properties believe that every guest deserves the best vacation experience possible and the staff and management go out of their way to ensure that this happens every day for every guest as they relax and indulge in the luxury of their...
Travel Advisors Are All-Stars
In the Agents’ Choice 2020 Readership Survey, the value of using a travel agent is showcased in the issue’s feature story. In the wake of travel bans, restrictions, cancellations and last-minute re-booking needs brought on by the pandemic, it became apparent that those who used travel advisors were better off than those who decided to go it alone. “I have never been told so many times how absolutely lost they would have been without a travel agent to find alternate flights home, cancel their trips for refunds or credits and take care of everything. I was able to assist all my...
Big Savings From Sunwing & RIU
With its flights set to restart on Nov. 6, Sunwing is offering savings on its getaway to RIU Hotels & Resorts with the See You At RIU Sale. From now until Oct. 14, 2020, travellers can save up to 50% off their getaway to RIU Hotels & Resorts for departures throughout the fall and winter. Plus, each time an agent makes a booking at RIU Hotels & Resorts for departures between Nov. 6, 2020, and April 30, 2021, they’ll receive 5X the STAR Agent Reward Points that convert to cash and 5X the RIU Partner Club points. Deana Murphy, VP Retail Sales for Sunwing, said: “In...
More Protection From Sandals, Beaches Resorts
Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts are giving guests sun, sand, relaxation and something more. The Luxury Included Resort company is giving customers even more reason to Book with Confidence thanks to two new added perks. Sandals and Beaches Resorts now offers a new Travel Protection Plan - Insurance Is On Us, powered by Trip Mate, that will be purchased on behalf of guests and is part of their travel reservation as well as a new Cancellation Protection Benefit so travellers can plan their future vacation with confidence. Adam Stewart, deputy chairman of Sandals Resorts...
Disappointed & Deeply Concerned
U.S. travel industry leaders were expressing “disappointment” at the breakdown in COVID-19 relief funding discussions and urging the White House and Congress to get back to the table and conclude a deal. Expressing “deep concern” and pointing to the havoc that the global pandemic has wreaked on the business travel industry, the Global Business Travel Association’s (GBTA) interim executive director, Dave Hilfman said that: “With hundreds of thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, the business travel sector and the American economy need help now, not a month from...