Hotels
25th Annual Golf Tournament A Hole In One
One team has come out on top after two days on the course for the 25th annual Canadian Travel Industry Golf Tournament held at The Sandals Golf & Country Club in Ocho Rios, Jamaica from Nov. 28-Dec. 1. Taking home the grand prize are the Bobless Birdies, made up of Stavros Kotsireas, director of trade partner relations & Preferred Rewards Canada at Flight Centre Travel Group; Spencer Sorensen, manager specialty sales (business development) at WestJet; Ryan Saroli, CEO, Agencia Global and Scott Roseblade, VP air, Goway Travel. “We're amazed, it's an incredible feeling,”...
Riu Vallarta Re-Opens
Sunwing reports that popular family resort, Riu Vallarta, has re-opened following extensive renovations, highlighted by three new dining venues and a refurbished pool area. Situated on the shores of Playa de Flamingos in Riviera Nayarit, Riu Vallarta now benefits from a stylish new lobby with décor and architectural elements inspired by the Art Deco era. In addition, all 678 guestrooms were fully refurbished with a modern tropical vibe. The revamped pool area now features five pools, including a swim-up bar and a kid's pool with mini water slides. Guests can now choose from six...
Iberostar Cuba To Host Classic Car Parade in Havana
On Jan. 5, 2020, Havana will play host to a classic cars rally organized by Iberostar Hotels & Resorts Cuba as a tribute to one of the city’s most iconic sights. The cars will parade along Havana’s Malecón seafront avenue and will take in Iberostar hotel locations. The Habana Riviera by Iberostar will be the starting point for the route, followed by a stop at the Iberostar Parque Central before finishing at the Iberostar Grand Packard, the hotel that takes its name from the emblematic classic Packard cars. Iberostar will award a prize to the best kept car among all those...
Spotlight on Riu Hotels & Resorts
The Riu Hotels & Resorts brand will continue to surface in points far and wide in the coming years. Hugo Aguilera, Riu's director of partner marketing and business development USA and Canada, told a Toronto gathering yesterday (Nov. 28) that next year will see the Spanish company open its first hotels in Dubai and Britain, having acquired “a building in one of the best areas of London.” The London building will be renovated and then open as a Riu Plaza urban property. The year 2021 will see a Riu Plaza property open in Toronto, Riu's debut in this country. The company –...
Sandals Honoured at 2019 World Travel Awards
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) received four prestigious awards at the 26th annual World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony that took place Nov. 28 in the Sultanate of Oman. Most notably, Sandals Resorts International was dubbed the World's Leading All-Inclusive Company for the 24th consecutive year. “Our Sandals family is extremely humbled to have been recognized as the world’s leading all-inclusive company by the World Travel Awards once more,” said Gordon “Butch” Stewart, founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International. “This award serves as an...
RIU’s Splash Water World Opens In Costa Rica
Canadians planning a stay at Riu Guanacaste or Riu Palace Costa Rica can now enjoy unlimited complimentary access to an on-site water park, with the opening of RIU’s first ever Splash Water World in Costa Rica. The brand new park features five water slides, including a four-lane Aquaracer slide and two tube slides, in addition to a mini splash pad for kids. Located on Matapalo Beach, both resorts offer travellers comfortable accommodation options, delicious dining and action-packed activities for all ages. Riu Guanacaste offers sprawling pools perfect for relaxing and a host of...
Club Med: Making It New In 2020 And Beyond
It is a special time for Club Med as it gears up to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2020. Over those seven decades, the iconic hotelier that launched the all-inclusive concept has continually re-invented and re-imagined itself and that's clearly a key to its long-term success. And about 100 of Club Med's industry partners – travel agents and airline executives – gathered at Toronto's Fifth Social Club to celebrate the occasion and to be part of the launch of Club Med's 2020 brochure. That brochure drew a round of cheers from retailers on hand as it features two distinct covers....
YVR Hotel Workers End Rosewood Strike
Striking hotel workers at Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver have voted overwhelmingly to approve a newly negotiated contract. The Hotel Georgia was the last in a group of hotels that had been impacted by strikes that ran for as long as eight weeks during the fall. The affected hotels included the Westin Bayshore, Hyatt Regency, Pinnacle Harbourfront and Four Seasons. They all resolved labour disputes by workers who were represented by the UNITE HERE Local 40 union in mid-October. The agreement with the Rosewood Hotel Georgia was struck last week, and then ratified a few days...