Resorts
Let’s Go There
The US travel industry is sending a message to Americans as part of a newly launched campaign that tells them: “It’s OK to start planning your next trip -- whenever it may be.” Hilton is one of the key backers of the “Let’s Go There” campaign, which is the result of an industry-wide collaboration of more than 75 businesses and organizations that spent months examining the question: What is the right message to potential travellers while the nation navigates the realities of a pandemic? And the answer: Take advantage of the demonstrated personal benefits of travel...
Sandals Has New Designs On Jamaica’s South Coast
Sandals Resorts International has unveiled the design plans of a multi-million-dollar renovation at its picturesque Jamaican oasis, Sandals South Coast. Set to debut this December, guests can expect a new era for the resort company with the addition of the world’s first-ever Swim-up Rondoval Suites, positioned on a 17,040-sq. ft. pool oasis. Guests will also revel in a completely reimagined 112-room Dutch Village with direct access to two new expansive swim-up pools. A modern lush wedding venue is being added to adorn the garden in the resorts Italian Village. Having first...
Virtually Perfect Wedding Solutions From Sandals
Leave it to Sandals Resorts to think outside the box. Or should that be outside the resort. Virtually, that is. Noting that over the past few months, one thing has remained truer than ever before – love hasn’t faltered, and neither have couples’ dreams of getting married. According to a recent survey from The Knot, 80% of engaged couples are staying closely up to date on the latest CDC guidelines and are thinking about how that might impact their future wedding plans. Because couples are seeking solutions to put off postponing their big day, smaller wedding styles are...
Fall Openings For Palladium
With its successful summer openings in destinations like Costa Mujeres, Palladium Hotel Group will resume operations in Riviera Maya and the Dominican Republic this fall. Reaffirming the company’s commitment to guests’ wellbeing, Palladium Hotel Group also launched the free medical care insurance, Stay Safe Plus, created to protect guests against any unforeseen circumstances of the current health emergency. The hotel group's health and safety protocols are certified by SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification services company. Grand Palladium...
Hard Rock Resorts Offering An ‘Office With A View”
AIC Hotel Group has launched a new Office With A View program, available at its Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta and Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos. For those looking to set up a remote office or classroom, guests have the opportunity to Work Hard, School Hard or both with package options designed to facilitate work and school weeks in paradise, from now until Dec. 20, 2020. Those staying seven nights or more will receive additional room rate savings, when pairing their getaway with the Office With A...
Canada Extends International Travel Ban To Sept. 30
The Canadian government is extending the ban on international travel to Canada by another month. The announcement came this afternoon from Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and MP for Scarborough Southwest. Blair made the announcement of the extension on Twitter, stating: “Our government is extending the existing restrictions on international travel to Canada by one month - until September 30, 2020 - to limit the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in our communities.” And in a second tweet, Blair said that “Canadian citizens and permanent...
Meliá In Cuba Promoting New Services
Meliá Hotels International Cuba is working on new strategies to introduce original and attractive services, in order to cater for new needs of important segments on the travel market. One of these emerging areas, the company notes, is Remote Work, which has already modified employment patterns at international level. To that end, Meliá Cuba is working with the island's Ministry of Tourism and stakeholders, in a proposal for a new accommodation regime, which has as its basis, encouraging trips and stays to carry out Remote Work from Cuba. Remote work can be carried out from...
Travel Ready Advocates Are Driving Demand
A new survey by Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) reveals that an affluent group of Travel Ready advocates are driving pent up demand for luxury holidays this year. Conducted in partnership with Liz Hall Hotel & Travel Consulting, the survey looked at the current sentiment towards travel of over 6,000 members of the luxury brand’s INVITED program. The results show a desire to travel this year now that travel restrictions have been slightly relaxed, a willingness to travel internationally by plane and a preference for smaller hotels where their experience can be managed...