Resorts
Celebrate Canada With Exclusive Fairmont, AC Package
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Air Canada have partnered to help celebrate Canada's 150th birthday with an exclusive new package, Après in the Air, a collection of unique experiences and adventures at three of Fairmont’s most iconic Canadian properties. The package -- beginning at $300,000 -- includes a round trip for 58 people by private charter with Air Canada’s all Business Class private charter service, Jetz, and stays at the Fairmont Château Laurier, Fairmont Le Château Montebello and Fairmont Tremblant. According to officials, the adventure begins with the...
Top Canadian Chefs Cooking With Karisma
For the fourth year in a row, top Canadian chefs will be heading to the Mexican Riviera for Karisma Hotels & Resorts' Canadian Beef Culinary Series – a partnership between El Dorado Spa Resorts, by Karisma, Canadian Beef and Air Canada Vacations. The Canadian Beef Culinary Series by Karisma takes place Monday through Friday during the second full week of each month, at the El Dorado Royale, A Spa Resort, by Karisma, an adults-only Gourmet Inclusive property. The 2017 schedule includes celebrated culinary artists such as S. Pellegrino’s 2016 Best Young Canadian Chef Sean...
Sandals Set to Begin Dragon Bay Reconstruction
Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony in Kingston last week, Sandals CEO Adam Stewart reportedly confirmed that the Sandals Group will begin work on the reconstruction of the Dragon Bay Beach Resort in Portland, Jamaica. It's reported that Sandals will spend US$100 million transforming the hotel into a 157-suite, six-star boutique family resort. The resort is said to be a new brand for Sandals, and not a Beaches or Sandals property. Sandals acquired Dragon Bay Beach Resort in...
Ritz Toronto Taking Part in Canada’s Celebrations
The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto is getting set to join in the celebrations marking Canada's 150th anniversary. On Feb. 1, the downtown luxury hotel will launch a 150-day program celebrating Canada’s milestone on July 1. From an exclusive room package to speciality spa and restaurant offerings – including a commemorative Canada Day long weekend – guests can pay homage to the land of the strong and free all year long. Guests don’t have to declare their citizenship to be Canadian with the 1867 Package. Available throughout 2017, this exclusive package includes accommodation in a...
Grand at Moon Palace Cancun Transformed
Palace Resorts reports The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun is seeing a US$450 million transformation slated for completion in March. The resort will include more than 1,300 guest rooms, a new expansive lobby, nine outdoor swimming pools (one adults-only with a live DJ spinning poolside beats), five swim-up bars, and a beach club. It will also feature a children’s waterpark, gymnasium, Awe Spa, more than 80,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event spaces, a six-lane bowling alley, teen lounge, the nightclub “Unique” and more than eight new dining destinations. Meanwhile, Palace Resorts,...
Sky-High Proposal
Men looking to take the plunge this Valentine's can propose to their special lady sky-high during “Dinner in the Sky” this February at Casa Velas in Puerto Vallarta. A grand romantic gesture, the “Proposal in the Sky” includes a ring presentation during dessert, bottle of champagne, bouquet of flowers and a photo to commemorate the experience. The experience, which elevates 22 guests 150 feet in the air for a three-course gourmet dinner complemented by views of the Banderas Bay and Sierra Madre Mountains, can also be booked exclusively for the couple. Drone video footage to...
Done Deal
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Marriott International have signed a US$40 million deal to bring a new 220-room AC Hotels by Marriott to the Caribbean. Construction on the new hotel in Kingston will begin this month, with Sandals taking management of the brand with a planned 2019 debut. This is the first partnership between the hospitality companies and the first time SRI will manage a brand it did not create. AC is Marriott’s design-focused brand and currently boasts 90 properties across Europe, Latin America and the US. According to SRI CEO and Deputy Chairman Adam...
Groupe Germain Building New Quebec Hotel
Building on the success of Alt Hotel Quartier DIX30, which opened in 2007, Groupe Germain Hotels will build a hotel in the Montreal suburb of Brossard that will open in 2018. Erected in the Square, a prime location in Quartier DIX30, the property will offer a “unique accommodation experience under a new banner”: Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30. A distinctive four-star hotel, Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30 will have a contemporary design and 168 rooms, valet parking, room service, a gym, meeting rooms and more. Located in the Square close to shops such as DAVID’S TEA, Apple, hr2 and...