Resorts
The Return Of The Fam Trip
Want to know a creative way to spark inquiries and motivate clients to stop dreaming and lock in upcoming trips? Consider highlighting some of the special experiences and features that await on future vacations while going live on location from an idyllic Caribbean destination. That’s exactly what Clementina Iannuzzi of Dream Adventures with TTAND did while attending Sandals Resorts’ first Canadian FAM trip this week in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and within the hour she already fielded promising requests for bookings. “The live on my Facebook page was very successful,” Iannuzzi...
Soaking Up The Sun In Jamaica
“We’re very special! We’re the first FAM out of Canada,” Giselle Williams, the Business Development Manager for Unique Vacations Canada Inc., announced to a small group of hand selected travel advisors on location in Jamaica as the bus departed Montego Bay heading towards Ocho Rios yesterday (Aug. 16). “It’s also the first FAM trip to Jamaica exclusively for Canadian travel advisors.” Over the course of the next few days, the FAM group will experience three distinct properties in Ocho Rios: Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, Beaches Ocho Rios and Sandals Royal Plantation, marking...
Hyatt Goes Big With Apple Leisure Group Acquisition
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apple Leisure Group (ALG) from affiliates of each of KKR and KSL Capital Partners, LLC for $2.7 billion in cash. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. ALG’s resort brand management platform AMResorts provides management services to the largest portfolio of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the Americas under the AMR Collection brand portfolio, including well-known brands Secrets Resorts & Spa, Dreams Resorts & Spas, Breathless...
Curaçao Is Booming
Curaçao has seen a surge of new and re-branded hotel developments by top hospitality brands, as well as expanded flight routes recently. From a fully renovated Marriott, to upscale all-inclusive options like Dreams and Sandals, as well as newly flagged properties like Trademark by Wyndham and Curio by Hilton Collection, Curaçao continues to offer differentiated new accommodations that cater to an increased influx of North American travelers. It has been a strong year for the island’s expansion with brands like Sandals, Wyndham and Hilton all planting a flag in...
AMR Collection Unveils New Resort Management Deals
AMR Collection has announced two new resort brand management deals -- Zoëtry Casa Del Mar Los Cabos and Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia. The two properties are conversions from independent resorts and will expand the Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts portfolio to seven properties, establishing its footprint in two additional destinations upon opening. Opening in November 2021, Zoëtry Casa Del Mar Los Cabos was previously part of the Zoëtry collection of resorts until 2015 and now returns after operating as an independent hotel. The resort will feature upscale amenities...
Barriers And Opportunities
In newly released research, Booking.com reports that close to half (44%) of Canadian LGBTQ+ travellers have experienced some form of discrimination when travelling. Conducted with 3,052 LGBTQ+ travellers across three continents, the study shines a light on attitudes, concerns and travel preferences, as well as past stay experiences, current realities and hopes for a more inclusive travel future. According to the research, 68% say they have to consider their safety and well-being as a Canadian LGBTQ+ traveller when picking a destination and 60% believe that travelling as part of the...
The World’s Best, Deserve The World’s Best Vacations
Close to 100 Olympians from the islands where Sandals Resorts International operates have been gifted complimentary vacation stays by the company’s Executive Chairman, Adam Stewart, in recognition of their valiant efforts at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For those Olympians who medaled in the just-concluded staging of the Games, they’ll each receive one complimentary no-limit on nights’ stay, in the highest room category at any Sandals or Beaches resort across the region complete with luxury BMW transfers from their home, if applicable, to the resort of choice. In addition, all...
Hit The Slopes With Club Med
Club Med is gearing up for the ski season and noting that it will be making ski vacations for more accessible to Canadians this season, with major sales and new resort openings. And for the first time, Club Med will be offering mountain getaways right here in Canada with the opening of Club Med Québec Charlevoix on Dec. 3, 2021 – the brand’s first and only Canadian resort. The new Canadian resort joins Club Med’s broader collection of ski properties, which include the newest resort in the Alps, Club Med La Rosière and fan favourites Club Med Les Arcs Panorama and Club...