Hotels & Resorts
Best Western launches Travel Agent Advantage
Best Western International has launched Travel Agent Advantage, the hotel chain's new online education and resource centre for agents. Best Western's new Travel Agent Advantage web site offers a one-stop-shop for agents to learn more about the hotel chain and its offerings. Through the site, agents can easily access information about Best Western's 4,000 plus hotels and destinations worldwide, the brand's three types of hotels and other key initiatives and programs. In addition, agents can take interactive courses online to learn more about Best Western - from international properties to Best...
Aloft to make Germany debut in 2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is continuing its expansion into Europe with the debut of its Aloft brand in Germany. Owned and developed by the Schörghuber Corporate Group, Aloft Munich and Aloft Stuttgart will open in 2015. Located near Munich's city centre next to Munich Central Station, the 184-room Aloft Munich will be within walking distance of retail stores, cafés and restaurants. The new-build Aloft Stuttgart will be part of the MILANEO mixed-use development project in Stuttgart's European Quarter. The multi-use development project will offer shopping, restaurants...
Ritz-Carlton Montreal has special Centennial offer
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Montreal's Grand Dame wants its guests to enjoy a longer stay at the landmark hotel. The Ritz-Carlton Montreal's Special Centennial Offer gives guests a complimentary fourth night when staying at the hotel for three days and is valid for booking and stays up until March 27, 2013. The special is not applicable to groups, or to the hotel's Royal Suite. The rate for the complimentary fourth night will be adjusted by the hotel at check-out....
RIU adds second hotel in Costa Rica
RIU Hotels & Resorts has opened its second hotel in Costa Rica and the first in the Riu Palace luxury range: the Riu Palace Costa Rica. The resort is in the region of Guanacaste, and adjacent to the Riu Guanacaste hotel, which opened in 2009. The Riu Palace Costa Rica offers 538 rooms with free Wi-Fi Internet and 24-hour room service. There are five restaurants: Arenal, which offers a buffet of international cuisine with dishes cooked to order, and four a la carte restaurants: Japanese Tokio, Italian L'Anfora, Papagayo grill-steakhouse and the modern Krystal. Guests can also choose from five...
Two new hotel spas open in Victoria
Two new spa experiences are awaiting visitors to Victoria. Those looking for a spa with an Asian influence should visit SORA at the Hotel Grand Pacific. It re-opened this October after a complete renovation, and specializes in traditional Thai massages. Also, the Boathouse Spa & Baths at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel opens today (Nov. 15) after a complete rebuild. It features a series of cascading seaside hot therapeutic mineral pools overlooking the oceanfront, and a signature Swedish massage. (http://www.hotelgrandpacific.com ;...
Delta rolls out Travel Agent Express
Delta Hotels and Resorts has introduced Travel Agent Express program offering agents deeply discounted rates for stays between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28, 2013. The winter promotion is designed to help agents familiarize themselves with the brand's growing Canadian portfolio of properties from coast to coast. The promotion will also allow agents to experience the chain's new ModeRoomä guestrooms that are modern, innovative and thoughtfully designed. Qualifying agents will enjoy the special rate of $65 for the first room, that can be applied to popular winter and ski getaway destinations such as...
Special offer for new ‘green’ lux rooms at Napili Kai
Napili Kai Beach Resort, a resort situated on a large beach frontage on Maui's beautiful Napili Bay, has completed a comprehensive $5 million renovation of its oceanfront Puna Point building. A similar renovation to the adjacent oceanfront Puna 2 building was completed in December 2009 and received the Building Industry of Hawaii's Renaissance Award of Merit in 2010. The Puna Point and Puna 2 buildings are made up of oceanfront studios and one-bedroom suites with kitchens and private lanais, overlooking the sea with panoramic views and bordered by lawns and tropical gardens. The project...
Fairmont lets agents give back
The holiday season is almost here, and this year Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is offering members of the Famous Agents education and rewards program the chance to give back by helping small entrepreneurs around the world grow their businesses and lift their families out of poverty. Working with Kiva, a non-profit organization that provides micro-loans to local business people, agents who redeem 25 of their Famous Agents points for a Kiva gift card from Nov. 12 to Jan. 6, 2013 will have their contribution matched by the Famous Agents program, increasing their Kiva gift card value to US$50. After...