Resorts
Agents’ Choice Readership Survey Is Now Open
This week marks the launch of Baxter Media's 21st annual Agents' Choice Readership Survey. Like we always say, no one knows travel better than travel agents. The survey asks Canadian agents to vote for their favourite suppliers, destinations, brands, and services in more than 40 categories. All agents who vote, will be entered in a random draw to win one of five fantastic prizes, including: A delightful discovery tour through the sights, sounds, and tastes of 'The Big Easy' on Collette's six-day Spotlight to New Orleans tour for two. A $250 Visa gift card from Manulife. ...
A Transformation in Winnipeg
Atlific Hotels reports that Winnipeg’s Clarion Hotel & Suites has completed extensive renovations, offering improved functionality and updated design. Under the creative direction of Ocean Place Studios, the hotel’s lobby, bar/lounge and business centre invites guests to enjoy a completely new and modern aesthetic. Additionally, a 24-hour market was added offering access to food, sundries and other conveniences, while guestrooms and the hotel pool were refreshed. Harry Khaira, general manager, Clarion Hotel & Suites Winnipeg, said, “We are so delighted with the new...
Get Ready To Vote
Well it's that time again as Baxter Media launches the 2020 Agents' Choice Readership Survey this week. Agents' Choice is Canada's original, authoritative and most popular travel industry poll and each year it asks Canadian travel agents to pick their favourite suppliers in over 40 different categories – ranging from airlines to tour operators; cruise lines to destinations; coach operators to car rentals; and a whole lot more. How popular you ask? Well in 2019, 6,512 Canadian travel agents voted for their favourite suppliers in the annual poll. In 2020, the Agents' Choice...
Five Pillars To Define Sandals Resorts
“It’s not just a gimmick,” Maureen Barnes-Smith, director of sales & marketing for Unique Vacations Canada Inc., the worldwide representatives of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, told PressToday ahead of an intimate travel agent appreciation dinner held at the Bisha Hotel Toronto yesterday (Jan. 13). “Travel agents in Canada continue to be our No. 1 distribution channel. Our entire sales team, our primary focus is to work with travel agents and that hasn’t changed. They continue to be the cornerstone of everything we do.” Outlining five key pillars – quality,...
Agents’ Choice Is Back
Are you ready to pick your favourites? Well it's that time again as Baxter Media launches the 2020 Agents' Choice Readership Survey this week. Agents' Choice is Canada's original, authoritative and most popular travel industry poll and each year it asks Canadian travel agents to pick their favourite suppliers in over 40 different categories – ranging from airlines to tour operators; cruise lines to destinations; coach operators to car rentals; and a whole lot more. How popular you ask? Well in 2019, 6,512 Canadian travel agents voted for their favourite suppliers in the annual...
Manga Opens Hilton Garden Inn St. John’s
Toronto-headquartered Manga Hotels has opened the Hilton Garden Inn in St. John’s Newfoundland. It is Manga's second hotel opening in Newfoundland. The Hilton Garden Inn St. John’s is a 154-room property ideally located in the heart of historic downtown St. John’s. Sukhdev Toor, president of Manga Hotels, said: “This property showcases excellent lodging and hospitality in the St. John’s market, offering a beautiful design along with superior service. We are excited to add it and its excellent team to our portfolio allowing us to create synergy between our properties in...
New Cuisine, Work-Outs Part Of Faimont Renos
Fairmont Kea Lani Maui resort has recently completed an extensive makeover of its breakfast restaurant, fitness centre, ballroom and foyer. The remodelled Kea Lani Restaurant offers guests a contemporary design, alfresco dining and innovative menu, featuring a farmers-market selection of produce and proteins. An international menu of breakfast favorites with island flavors is offered, as is an a la carte menu with a two-course breakfast. The resort’s new fitness centre offers equipment like Peloton bikes, plyometric boxes, strength equipment, GYM RAX systems and a Aktiv Virtual...
Hip Vibe At Historic Waikiki Hotel
White Sands Hotel, a classic Waikiki Beach property, has been renovated for modern travellers and is aiming to tap into the Bamboo Bar lounge culture of the early 70s. Originally opened in 1959, it’s the area’s only remaining walk-up hotel building; the three-story hotel has no elevator. There are also no ocean views available from this central Waikiki location, so instead guests look inward, to a lush and lively courtyard, with an emphasis on being green. Solar panels have been installed on the roofs of the hotel’s three buildings, making it the only property in Waikiki...