Hotels & Resorts
Sandals Sales Summit Honours Unique Vacations Canada
Sales teams from Unique Vacations Inc. across Canada, the United States and Latin America recently convened at the Sandals Sales Summit held at Sandals Emerald Bay in Great Exuma (Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2023). The conference, led by Gary C. Sadler, Executive Vice President of Sales & Industry Relations, included a range of notable speakers including Jeff Clarke, CEO, Unique Vacations Inc; Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International and Gebhard Rainer, CEO, Sandals Resorts International. The keynote address was delivered by the Hon. Philip E. Davis, KC, MP, Prime...
RoomRaccoon Tracks The Latest Hotel Industry Trends
In its RoomRaccoon Report 2022, A Year of Impact: What’s Next?, RoomRaccoon highlights the speed at which the hotel sector has recovered from the pandemic, with guests returning in greater numbers and that occupancy levels are reaching and exceeding parity with pre-pandemic levels. The data in RoomRaccoon’s report covers key hotel performance indicators such as occupancy, RevPAR, booking lead time, length of stay, international and domestic travel, direct and OTA bookings, as well as upsell performance to forecast trends shaping the hotel industry in 2023. In August 2022,...
Brazil Reporting Positive Results
In recent months, Brazil's tourism industry has undergone a renewal process, with infrastructure and security investments helping restore it to pre-pandemic levels. The country has also increased its air frequencies to pre-2020 levels, and over 80% of the population has received at least two COVID vaccine doses. As a result, Brazil is again seeing positive numbers of international arrivals and spending on tourism. According to a survey conducted by Embratur (the Brazilian agency for international tourism promotion) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the United...
RIU Ready For 2023
RIU Hotels & Resorts has renovated one of its three hotels in the Los Cabos area of Mexico: the Riu Santa Fe. The hotel had been expanded in 2018 when the Riu Pool Party area and Splash Water World were built and was fully renovated in 2022. Riu Santa Fe is a 24-hour all-inclusive hotel in the Fun 4 All class and complements Riu's other hotels in Baja California Sur -- the Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas and the Adults-Only Riu Palace Baja California. The hotel’s reopening is a highlight of RIU’s 25th anniversary in Mexico. The five-star Riu Santa Fe has 1,288 rooms spread throughout...
Something New In The Collection
All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy, together with Blue Diamond Resorts, announced today the opening of Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun, an Autograph Collection all-inclusive resort set in the famed Mexican Caribbean hotel strip. The brand-new all-inclusive resort features 1,005 suites, an expansive water park and nightly entertainment for travellers of all ages. As part of Autograph Collection Hotels, the resort’s custom personality offers encapsulating experiences fit for travellers looking for a recuperating retreat for the soul and senses. Brian King, President, Caribbean &...
Playa Hotels Adds Two Jewel Resorts In The D.R.
Playa Hotels & Resorts has expanded its Jewel Resorts brand with the addition of the two new Jewel Resorts in the Dominican Republic. Opening on Dec. 21, 2022, Jewel Punta Cana will be the first ever Jewel resort in the Dominican Republic. The 620-room all-ages resort is located 20 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport on the palm-fringed Uvero Alto Beach. Thirty-five minutes away from Jewel Punta Cana and facing the Caribbean Sea, Jewel Palm Beach will debut shortly after its sister property on Jan. 7, 2023, boasting 500 guest rooms. Dean Sullivan, Senior Vice...
On The Beach In Cancun With RIU
RIU Hotels & Resorts has inaugurated a new 5-star establishment with 428 rooms on the beach in Cancun, the Riu Palace Kukulkan. The new hotel offers 24-hour all-inclusive service and is adults only. 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of RIU in Mexico, which has become RIU’s main international destination with 22 hotels in five Caribbean and Pacific states, and 12,000 rooms. The rooms are bright and spacious with views of the Caribbean Sea and a colour palette dominated by natural and earth tones, giving the rooms a warm feel. Reception has sophisticated decor with ever-elegant...
Hyatt Inclusive Collection Arrives In St. Lucia
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the opening of Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia, part of Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection. The resort marks the Zoëtry’s debut into the destination of St. Lucia situated in the Lesser Antilles of the Windward Islands. Gonzalo del Peón, Group President of AMResorts® Americas & Global Commercial, said: “St. Lucia’s beautiful Caribbean landscape is a natural fit for the Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts brand, and we are thrilled to collaborate with the hotel owner to bring this new idyllic vacation option to the island.” He...