Hotels
Hilton, Atlantica Sign Brazil Agreement
Hilton and Atlantica Hotels have signed a management license agreement in which Atlantica plans to develop and manage DoubleTree by Hilton hotels in Brazil. As part of the agreement, the companies also announced the first planned DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil. This agreement will introduce DoubleTree by Hilton in Brazil, underscoring Hilton’s continued commitment in the Caribbean and Latin America to introduce the company’s industry-leading brands across the region. “Through our partnership with Atlantica Hotels, we successfully launched the Hilton Garden...
‘Let’s Talk’ Sandals Webinars Set To Go
Sandals Resorts has released the February schedule of its webinars, created exclusively for Canadian agents. According to officials, the fast-paced, succinct online sessions are only 30 minutes long, but include a wealth of useful information including Canadian-specific booking incentives, sales and marketing strategies for agents to grow their business and product updates. Just by registering, agents also receive a recorded version that they can play back at their leisure. The schedule is as follows: Feb. 6 – Groups, 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST. Featuring Grant Lawlor,...
Sandals Is All About Groups
What's a great way for an agent to pad their wallet? Easy, sell groups. And who better to sell groups to, and get help from, than Sandals Resorts International? Booking a group with Sandals has never been easier. The magic numbers are 5 and 3 – five rooms, three-night minimum, reports assistant editor, Greg Coates in this week's Travel Courier cover story. Grant Lawlor, national groups manager, Unique Vacations Canada Inc., told Travel Courier that booking groups with Sandals is easy and lucrative for agents, and noted that it often leads to repeat business. “Groups tend...
Sunwing Offers Agents 2X STAR Points
For the month of February, Sunwing is encouraging agents to “Learn, Earn and WIN” with Karisma Hotels & Resorts. Until Feb. 28, agents can earn 2X STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into cash on all new bookings to Karisma properties, for departures until Oct. 31. On top of their earnings, each time an agent makes a booking to a participating resort, they’ll be entered into a weekly contest for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation for two to a Karisma resort included in this promotion. The promotion includes a wide selection of top-rated resorts including family...
Corendon To Place Boeing 747 In Its Hotel Garden
Travel agency, airline company and hotelier Corendon is having a complete Boeing 747-400 transported from Schiphol airport to the Corendon Village Hotel in Amsterdam next month, where the plane will be placed in the hotel garden. The Boeing 747 is the former KLM aircraft “City of Bangkok” that will be given a new final destination after 30 years of reliable service. In recent weeks it has been painted in the colours of Corendon in Rome. Also it is has been stripped of all serviceable parts, such as the engines. After the transport, the plane will be placed in the garden of the...
Sandals Announces Beaches Turks & Caicos Closures
Sandals has announced that Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa will be closed from Sept. 3 to Oct. 15, 2019 and from Sept. 7 to Oct. 22, 2020, and then for an indefinite period from January 2021 onward. Guests travelling between now and January 2021 that are not impacted by these closures will receive a regular vacation experience. All features and facilities of the resort will be open and operating as per usual. For impacted guests, Sandals is committed to making this as seamless as possible by allowing them to change their travel dates to Beaches Turks &...
Jetting Away With Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has unveiled a curated collection of three “Four Seasons Private Jet” itineraries set to take flight in 2020. Featuring the trip of a lifetime to Rwanda and the Galápagos as part of the fastest selling itinerary to date, World of Adventures, the trio of international expeditions gives travellers the opportunity to discover the “rare, wild and beautiful in the comfort and care of Four Seasons, aboard the brand’s Boeing 757.” “The feedback we’ve received since launching our fully branded and customized Four Seasons Private Jet Experience...
Jamaica Deal Sees 3,000 New Rooms On The Way
Following discussions with two major Spanish Hotel chains, H10 and Princess Resorts, Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has secured US$750 million in investment that will see the construction of 3,000 new rooms in Jamaica by 2021. H10 Hotels, which will construct 1,000 new rooms in Trelawny at a value of approximately US$250 million, is a hotel chain with more than 55 hotels in 18 destinations. Princess Hotels and Resorts, ranked eighth in the Spanish market has 19 hotels. They will construct 2,000 new rooms in Hanover, to the tune of some US$500 million. In...