Hotels & Resorts
Relax And Unwind In Costa Mujeres
I feel a little unworthy setting foot on a tennis court named after one of the most decorated athletes of my generation with skills that can barely keep a friendly game of ping pong going past the opening serve. But as the training session with instructor Alex Praderas at the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre kicks off, I quickly learn that it’s not just elite athletes who hone their skills here. Guests from all over the world staying at the adjacent Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa and the adults-only TRS Coral Hotel opt to take daily classes and programming suited to every...
Checking In On Alliances
Palladium Hotel Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts have checked in a new strategic alliance. As part of the venture, 14 all-inclusive TRS Hotels and Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Brazil are now part of Wyndham’s Registry Collection Hotels — a collection of high-end luxury resorts. Speaking with Travel Courier during a recent launch event at Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa, Jesús Sobrino, CEO of Palladium Hotel Group, which is one of the largest Spanish hotel companies, and Lisa Borromeo Checchio, Chief Marketing...
A Fitting Honour
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Executive Chairman Adam Stewart was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree at the 2022 graduation ceremony of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Mona Campus on Nov. 5 in Jamaica in recognition of his work as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. An ardent champion of possibility in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean, Stewart leads a hospitality organization that is the region’s largest private employer with more than 15,000 team members spread across 24 resorts and eight islands. Beyond Sandals Resorts, Stewart directs his...
RIU Adds In Costa Mujeres
RIU Hotels & Resorts has inaugurated its third hotel in Costa Mujeres, the Riu Latino. The chain, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in Mexico this year, now has 21 hotels at the six most popular beach destinations in the country, as well as in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The Riu Latino, a five-star establishment with 24-hour all-inclusive services, offers all guests the amenities and facilities of Riu Classic Hotels, but with the added value of the exclusive service for which the adults-only resorts are known. Until now, it was reserved only for Riu Palace hotels. Among...
An Ace in Jamaica
After two days of stiff competition, Team 5 has come out on top as the champions of the 26th annual Canadian Travel Industry Golf Tournament hosted in partnership with Sandals Resorts and Baxter Media. The winners — Trevello/TPI’s Norah Hogan, Joanne Shinwell and Curtis Dewar based in Toronto and Sarnia, along with Jake Coldiron of Unique Vacations Miami — earned the top honours with a combined score of 119 after two days at Sandals Golf & Country Club in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. “We love golf!” Hogan told PressToday following the awards presentation, noting that most of the...
A Halloween To Remember
Sharks, bumblebees and chickens on the run from jerk chicken chefs were just some of the spirited costumes spotted at the Sandals Golf & Country Club in Ocho Rios, Jamaica for day 1 of the 26th annual Canadian Travel Industry Golf Tournament, which coincided with Halloween. “It is so amazing to be here face-to-face for the first time since 2019,” Maureen Barnes-Smith, vice president of sales & marketing for Unique Vacations Canada, tells PressToday. “27 years ago was the inception of the tournament and it started with the great late Edith Baxter and our then director Donna...
Palladium And Wyndham Celebrate Alliance
Representatives from Palladium Hotel Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts gathered in Mexico earlier this month to officially celebrate the launch of a new strategic alliance. Through the partnership, 14 all-inclusive TRS Hotels and Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Brazil — representing 6,500 rooms — are now part of Wyndham’s Registry Collection Hotels. “Palladium, we turned 50 years old in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic… We like to think that we're in the business of turning great experiences into memories for life,”...
Four Seasons Names Reynal As President, CEO
The Board of Directors of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has named Alejandro Reynal as President and Chief Executive Officer effective Oct. 17. Reynal succeeds John Davison, a 20-year veteran of Four Seasons, who announced his intention to retire late last year and remains a member of the company’s Board. With more than two decades of executive leadership experience in the global travel and hospitality, business services, and telecommunications industries, Reynal, 49, most recently served as President and CEO of Apple Leisure Group, a leading luxury resort management and leisure...