Resorts
Sandals Offers Private Transfers In Montego Bay
Sandals Resorts is elevating the all-inclusive vacation experience with the announcement that guests in top room categories at Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Royal Caribbean will enjoy complimentary, private luxury airport transfers beginning this fall. Starting Oct. 15 for Sandals Montego Bay and Nov. 15 for Sandals Royal Caribbean, all guests staying in either a Club Sandals or Butler Elite room category will step into a luxury BMW transfer upon landing at Sangster International Airport. The private airport transfers are round-trip, ensuring that guests arrive and depart from...
Aeroplan Renews Partnership With InterContinental
Aeroplan has announced the renewal of a multi-year agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). IHG is a global hotel company with nearly 5,400 hotels in almost 100 countries across leading brands, including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo. In addition to the current opportunity to earn Aeroplan miles when staying at IHG hotels, Aeroplan members can now also take advantage of a relationship with IHG Rewards Club. Members will now be able to convert 10,000 IHG Rewards Club points to 2,000 Aeroplan miles. To celebrate the launch of this conversion program, members...
Whistler’s Pangea Pod Hotel Open For Reservations
When Whistler, BC's Pangea Pod Hotel opens its doors later this month, officials say it will revolutionize the hospitality industry by bringing chic and price-conscious solo accommodation to one of North America's top tourist destinations. The first hotel of its kind in Canada, Pangea's rooms will, at most, cost half the price of a conventional hotel room, and usually far less. This new style of accommodation will make the resort more accessible to solo and budget travellers wishing to experience all that Whistler has to offer. Husband-and-wife team Russell and Jelena Kling spent...
Loews Chicago Joins ‘Shedd The Straw’ Initiative
Loews Chicago Hotel has joined Shedd Aquarium’s “Shedd The Straw” initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic straws throughout the hotel. Loews Chicago is the first hotel to join the initiative aimed at reducing single-use plastic straws in order to reduce waste and improve marine and freshwater ecosystems. Beginning Aug. 1, beverages served throughout the hotel, including Streeterville Social, ETA Restaurant + Bar, The Lobby Bar, banquets, and in-room dining will not automatically be served with plastic straws. Guests will be provided with biodegradable straws upon...
‘Skip The Straw, Save A Turtle’
Saint Lucian all-inclusive Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa has launched the “Skip The Straw, Save A Turtle” initiative as part of its ongoing commitment to sea turtle conservation. The program will roll out to guests at the resort’s Paradise Beach Bar where straws will no longer be used, reducing pollution on the beach and keeping the nesting turtles and hatchlings safe. New signage at the bar will serve both to notify guests of the program and alert them to the resort’s long-standing turtle conservation initiative which includes releasing hatchlings like the more than 150...
InterContinental Celebrates Canadian Milestone
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has crossed the milestone of 100 open Holiday Inn Express hotels in Canada, with the recent opening of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Trois-Rivières in Quebec. Located at 2000 rue des Grands-Marchés in Trois-Rivières, the 111-room hotel is owned by Groupe Robin. On the heels of this 100th hotel milestone are three additional openings for the brand in Canada – Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brantford, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kelowna - East, and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Moncton. These openings further demonstrate the...
Sandals Celebrates ‘Black Friday’ in July
Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts are celebrating “Black Friday in July,” offering guests a chance to benefit from its biggest sale of the year. For all new bookings of six nights or longer in any room category at any Sandals (excluding Sandals Inn) or Beaches resort made by July 27 for travel through Dec. 26, 2019, guests will receive a US$500 spa credit for the Red Lane Spa. They'll also receive a pair of Waterford Celtic Knot Champagne Flutes designed exclusively for Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts. Guests will receive this free gift post-travel. Additional terms and...
Dromoland Castle Completes €20 Million Refurbishment
Ireland's Dromoland Castle, the 16th century luxury castle hotel in County Clare, has completed its final phase of a full-scale €20 million refurbishment. Steeped in Irish history, the castle’s owners worked under the guidance of members of the Irish Georgian Society to respect Ireland’s architectural heritage and used traditional skills and craftsmanship while incorporating the most up-to-date technology. The focus was to preserve the historic charm while enhancing the future legacy of the castle for generations to come. Included in the extensive refurbishments were the...