Resorts
Club InterContinental Debuts In Toronto
The InterContinental Toronto Centre says business travellers staying at its newly renovated Club InterContinental are certain to appreciate the hotel's next door neighbour. The 584-guest unit hotel adjoins the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and is “the only hotel in Toronto directly connected” to that cornerstone of the city's business trade, Mary Ann Gamboa, the hotel's director of sales and marketing, told a Thursday event marking the relaunch of the Club InterContinental. Club InterContinental now offers 91 rooms and suites on the hotel's eighth, ninth and 10th floors and...
Playa Cranks It Up A Notch
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. has entered a definitive agreement for a business combination with Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, whereby Sagicor will contribute to Playa a portfolio of five all-inclusive resorts and two adjacent oceanfront developable land sites located on the North Coast of Jamaica. The portfolio includes four existing resorts including the 489-room Hilton Rose Hall, the 268-room Jewel Runaway Bay, the 250-room Jewel Dunn's River and the 225-room Jewel Paradise Cove. It also includes an 88-room hotel tower and spa, two developable land sites with a potential...
OPUS Vancouver Gets Forbes Four-Star Rating
OPUS Hotel Vancouver has been named as a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel for the sixth consecutive year. OPUS Hotel will be showcased as the only boutique hotel in Vancouver to have held this rating for six consecutive years. Situated in the heart of Vancouver's neighbourhood of Yaletown, “We are so proud and honoured to receive Forbes Travel Guide recognition for the sixth year running,” says Nicholas Gandossi, general manager of OPUS Hotel. “This achievement is very much a reflection of the hard work, commitment and passion shared by our...
ACV Puts the Spotlight on Antigua
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is putting the spotlight on Antigua, known for its white-sand beaches and as a true haven for those with relaxation in mind. In partnership with Elite Island Resorts, ACV offers packages to The Verandah Resort & Spa, St. James's Club & Villas, Pineapple Beach Club and the Galley Bay Resort & Spa, with year-round service out of Toronto aboard Air Canada. The Verandah Resort & Spa – An all-inclusive four-star resort with 200 suites and beachfront properties ideal for weddings and families. This resort is part of the Play program, which...
Sunwing Partners With Planet Hollywood
Sunwing Travel Group has signed a deal with iconic lifestyle brand Planet Hollywood in a partnership designed to increase the footprint of Planet Hollywood’s hotel operations globally. Initially, Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Costa Rica will open this fall and Planet Hollywood Resort Cancun will open in spring 2019, marking Planet Hollywood’s first foray into the luxury all-inclusive category. “The Planet Hollywood brand has always been about delivering unique and memorable experiences that translate into lifelong memories for our guests,” said Robert Earl, Planet...
X Marks The Spot in Toronto
The latest addition to Toronto's hotel scene will live up to its phonetic name. Hotel X Toronto is slated to open in March, with the luxury property having begun taking reservations for March 18 and Adele Gutman, vice-president of sales marketing and revenue for the Library Hotel Collection, which Hotel X Toronto is a member of, says its name is a suitable one, given that it's found on the grounds of Exhibition Place, commonly referred to as the Ex by Torontonians. Exhibition Place – near Toronto's downtown core – is among other things home to the lengthy Canadian National...
Club Med’s Turkoise Now A ‘4 Trident’ Resort
Club Med reports the transition of its fan-favourite Club Med Turkoise resort from a “3 Trident” resort to a “4 Trident” resort, starting May 1. By earning its fourth Trident – the company’s star rating system – Club Med Turkoise celebrates the enhancement of its guest experience to provide an even more upscale, all-inclusive vacation for adults in Grace Bay Beach, consistently ranked one of the top three beaches in the world by TripAdvisor. The transition from a three-star rating to a four-star rating is a result of the resort’s recently unveiled renovations to the...
Lively Lisbon
In the wise words of our local guide Bruno Jorge, the best way to experience Alfama — one of the only neighbourhoods in Lisbon to withstand the earthquake, fire and tsunami of 1755 — is to get lost strolling through its picturesque streets, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's Travel Courier cover story. After taking random lefts and rights, meandering through narrow alleyways, up steep stairways and along cobblestone streets, we came to a pause as we heard someone call out to us from a second floor window. Through some interpretation we learned the voice...