Hotels & Resorts
Earn more points with Country Inns
Country Inns & Suites By Carlson has launched its SO GO! (Stay One, Get One) event, alowing travellers to stay one night and earn another. Plus the first 35,000 people to register for SO GO! will be eligible to receive 44,000 bonus Gold Points -- that's enough for a free night at any Country Inns & Suites hotel worldwide. Travellers can now register for SO GO! by going to http://www.SOGOCountry.com . After the 35,000 spots are filled, guests who register for the promotion and complete a one-night stay at any Country Inns & Suites hotel by July 15, 2012, will earn 15,000 bonus Gold Points,...
Westin Bayshore picks Lemieux
Robert Lemieux has been named director of sales & marketing for the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver. Lemieux brings over 24 years of hotel and sales experience to the 511-room property. Most recently, he was director of sales and marketing at The Westin Harbour Castle and before that he'd been director of sales and marketing at The Westin Ottawa. Lemieux is a member of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) and Meeting Professionals International...
Up in the air in Fernie
Work has started at the Fernie Alpine Resort on a new feature adventure. Along with the Mountain Bike Park, Fernie will also offer a 4 Zipline and 16 element Aerial Playground this summer. Each tour will feature a training session and up to 3 hours of "tree-top fun." Along with the new features, the Fernie Alpine Resort also offers activities such as the Mountain Bike Park, Hiking, Mountain Top Lunch, Sightseeing, Tennis and more. Fernie's preview weekend is set for June 23 and June 24, while the official opening is June 29. Go to http://www.skifernie.com/summer for complete...
A summer of cautious optimism
Best Western hosted its 2012 Leisure Travel Summit in Toronto this week, an event that taps into the pulse of what's going on in the industry as it heads into the busy summer season. On hand for the 7th annual Summit, were moderator Bryson Forbes who mapped out the agenda for the event which saw panellists, Brenda Kyllo of CAA, Dorothy Dowling of Best Western and Tony Pollard of the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) provide a wide ranging discussion of such topics as the the outlook for leisure travel in 2012; the potential impact of rising gas prices; the role of loyalty programs in driving...
Make the call on Palace
Palace Resorts has signed a new, multi-year contract with Telemex that will allow it to provide its guests with complimentary unlimited phone calls to the U.S., Canada and Mexico. All guests, in any room category, will now be able to stay in touch with their families from the comfort and privacy of their guest room at no cost. Gibran Chapur, executive vice president of Palace Resorts, said that: "We want Palace Resorts' guests to enjoy top-of-the-line amenities as part of the brand's comprehensive all-inclusive offerings at each of our seven properties. We also know how important it is for...
Adams, Jansen get new posts with Coast
Judy Adams has been appointed regional general manager for Coast Hotels & Resorts, while Amie Jansen has joined the hotel company as its regional sales manager for Alberta and NWT. In her new capacity, Adams will be responsible for overseeing operations at the 220-room Coast Coal Harbour Hotel and 269-room Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites in Vancouver. She's a veteran hotelier bringing 25 years of hospitality management experience to Coast Hotels & Resorts having served as general manager of various Fairmont hotels in B.C. and New Brunswick as well as Silverbirch Hotels & Resorts in Vancouver and...
Okanagan mini-resort starts day tours
A Vista Villa, a private mini-resort in the heart of BC's Okanagan Valley, has recently introduced five-day packages that include day trips in the region. The resort, best known for reworking the B&B concept to include dinners (Breakfasts and Barbecues), will start operating the packages on the May long weekend. Day trips will include gourmet lunch stops, cider tastings, winery tours and farms visits, all using executive minibus, trains and boats. The five-night package includes daily breakfasts, dinner and wine, three day trips and Jacuzzi suite accommodations. It is available through to the...
Mon dieu! Paris’ clubs are most expensive
Club Sandwiches that is ... okay, this may not be a deal breaker for clients booking a trip with you, but consider how impressed they'll be when you can tell them where to find the city -- worldwide! -- that has the most expensive (or alternatively, least expensive) club sandwiches. In a day and age when special interest travel is growing, surely there must be some sort of Club Sandwich Club -- although so far no research on this market segment has been found in a Google search. Nonetheless, take a few minutes to check out Hotels.com's newly released Club Sandwich Index (CSI) which measures...