Hotels & Resorts
RIU, Sunwing: Great Partners, Growing Together
RIU Hotels & Resorts says it has developed an unshakeable bond with both Sunwing and those who send their clients to RIU properties with that tour operator as well. Sunwing and RIU have an agreement that has Sunwing serve as the only tour operator in this country that offers RIU properties. The agreement has been in place for 12 years and Armin Kaestner, RIU's vice president of sales, contracting & business development for the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama says the Spanish hotel firm is pleased with the arrangement. "We absolutely do not feel...
Here’s A Flash From Club Med
Club Med is holding a flash sale from Aug. 9 to Aug. 14 on all-inclusive summer, fall, or winter getaways with up to 50% off and free room upgrades on all North-American resorts. Featured locations include the newly renovated Club Med Punta Cana, the eco-chic and environmentally friendly Club Med Michès Playa Esmeralda or the brand’s first and only 4 seasons-mountain resort, Club Med Québec Charlevoix. As well, from Aug. 17 to Oct. 12, Club Med is encouraging travellers to beat the heat wave with its Snowy Offer – great for families, active couples, solo travellers and...
Majestic Resorts Names Benedetto As Canadian BDM
Gabriela Benedetto has been named the new Business Development Manager, Canada.by Majestic Resorts as the company grows its sales team in the United States and Canada as part of its commitment to the travel agent community. In her new role, Benedetto will continue to position and increase awareness of Majestic Resorts in Canada through tactics aimed at supporting the travel agent community. She will report to Lucien Echavarria, Director of Sales and Strategic Partnerships, USA & Canada, under the direction of Ricardo Espinosa, VP of Sales & Marketing. Benedetto brings...
Iberostar Using AI To Reduce Food Waste At Resorts
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts and Winnow are celebrating a successful partnership in the first half of 2023 by reducing food waste and achieving significant progress in their journey towards a waste-free future by 2025. With Winnow AI technology now installed in 48 of the 100+ Iberostar hotels globally, this progress includes: Cutting food waste by 28% in hotels with AI technology installed and onboarded Globally hotels using AI technology are saving 1.5 million meals per year which is well on our way to reaching our target of 5.3 million meals. * Globally and from January...
Blue Diamond Upgrades Diamond Club, Star Class Categories
Blue Diamond Resorts is making significant upgrades to its Diamond Club and Star Class room categories. The upgrades are currently offered across the Royalton Luxury Resorts and Planet Hollywood Beach Resorts portfolios and will be available to guests with bookings on or after Oct. 1, 2023. The introduction of these upgrades further emphasizes the company's unwavering commitment to delivering the utmost level of service and satisfaction to its valued guests. Blue Diamond Resorts has prioritized the elevation of the guest experience across all regions and departments in response to...
Club Med Set To Open New Japan Ski Village In 2023
Club Med is set to debut its newest ski resort in Japan -- Club Med Kiroro Grand – as it further establishes itself as the leading all-inclusive pioneer with 20 mountain resorts throughout the Alps, Canada and Asia. Located in Hokkaido, Japan's internationally renowned ski destination, this untouched mountain features white powder snow and unique ski trails that guests travel from all over the world to experience. The resort will attract families, active couples and avid skiers to discover an elevated mountain vacation featuring spring skiing until May (with 160 days of winter),...
Playa Hotels & Resorts Celebrates 10th With Giveaways For Agents
Playa Hotels & Resorts is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a giveaway for travel agents and travellers alike. The Travel Agent: 10 Days Celebrating 10 Years of Playa Hotels & Resorts is for all travel agents in the USA and Canada, with the company hosting a 10-day giveaway extravaganza through AgentCashPlus. Here's what agents need to know: Entry Period: July 21 through Aug. 25, 2023 Giveaways: Aug. 28 through Sept. 2, 2023 Requirement: Agent must be registered on AgentCashPlus to participate Prizes: Day 1 Sweeps: 100 bonus agentcash points for the month...
Hilton Expands Mexico All-Inclusive Portfolio
Hilton has signed a management agreement for the 540-room Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe All-Inclusive Resort; reservations are now being accepted and it expects the property to open in November of this year. The newly-renovated property bolsters Hilton’s all-inclusive presence in the Caribbean and Latin America, where Hilton currently has nine all-inclusive resorts. Centrally located in Cancun’s popular Hotel Zone, the resort is just 10 miles from Cancun International Airport, is nestled along 600 feet of beachfront between the Caribbean Sea and the Nichupte Lagoon, and features...