Hotels & Resorts
Starwood teams up with Bentley
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has launched a global partnership between Bentley Motors and the St. Regis and The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts. The partnership underpins the heritage and excellence of the brands, creating signature experiences for guests, residents and customers with driving programs, special events, brand initiatives and house fleets at flagship hotels around the world. As a hotel brand created for "a new generation of luxury travellers,"the St. Regis brand has selected Bentley as the house fleet in hotels and resorts around the world, from The St. Regis Singapore...
Best Western Premier now in Brazil
Best Western International continues its expansion in South America with the addition of the chain's first Best Western Premier hotel in Brazil, the Best Western Premier Majestic Ponta Negra Beach. The five-star hotel, adjacent to Ponta Negra, the most famous beach in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, offers guests 135 rooms and 15 suites - including several with sweeping views of Ponta Negra Beach. Guest and hotel amenities include free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast, ocean view rooms, cocktail lounge, outdoor pool, 24-hour room service, concierge service, and meeting and conference facilities....
Breezes Runaway Bay sold, resort remains open
SuperClubs chairman John Issa has announced the sale of Breezes Runaway Bay to Sagicor, operators of the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort and Spa. SuperClubs and Sagicor are working together to ensure a smooth transition of ownership with no interruption to service. The property will be rebranded to The Jewel Runaway Bay Resort effective June 1. The employees of the hotel will all receive redundancy packages from Breezes and be available for re-hire by the new operators. SuperClubs now operates Breezes Resorts - Breezes Grand Resort & Spa Negril in Jamaica; Breezes Bahamas; Breezes Búzios...
Peddlers make electricity at Hotel Grand Pacific
In a "first"for Victoria, BC, members and guests of the Victoria Athletic Club at the Hotel Grand Pacific can now harness their workout energy output to create electricity in a clean, green way. Using a pod of 10 SportsArt "Green System"machines, including specially designed treadmills and elliptical trainers, energy is converted at a rate of 75% and then transferred back to the electricity grid to help power the athletic club. This is calculated to save the facility about $3,000 in electricity costs per year. The application is a world's first, as these machines not only send electricity...
SwissÒtel Chicago completes $10 million renovation
The Four Diamond SwissÒtel Chicago has completed a $10 million renovation of its lobby and meeting space. The lobby now features a modern design with natural elements and an earth tone palette that reflect the hotel's Swiss heritage. This natural feel is set off by attention grabbing splashes of colour, dramatic art, and lighting elements like the artistic rainstorm created by thousands of dangling glass bubble fixtures, and backlit glass panels, etched with Chicago's skyline, sit just behind the innovative check-in area. Located in the lobby, Amuse is the hotel's latest food and...
Fairmont has Famous Agents special
Kyiv, Ukraine is among Eastern Europe's prime tourist destinations, and the new Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv is its most luxurious address. To celebrate the hotel's recent opening in the heart of the city's historic district, agents who book clients into this hotel for stays through June 30 will receive triple points from the brand's Famous Agents Education & Rewards program. Year-round, Famous Agents members earn one point per qualified room night at the brand's landmark properties around the world, and rewards can be enjoyed by redeeming a minimum of 50 points for a standard room at a Fairmont...
Mai Tais & Sunrises on Kaua’i
Just in time for spring and summer travel are two Hawaiian specially priced packages from Courtyard Kaua'i at Coconut Beach, making its recently renovated and revamped property the ultimate oasis for a family vacation, honeymoon, or girlfriend's getaway. Guests can choose from the Mai Tais and Sunrises package through June 15 or the Sun Kissed Kaua'i from June 15 to Sept. 15. Mai Tais & Sunrises includes: Mai Tai welcome, early arrival, late departure, upgrade to next view room category (caps at Ocean View), Garden View to Pool View, Pool View to Ocean View, Ocean View to Premium Ocean View,...
Prince Hotel Waikiki gets makeover
The 521-room Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club has recently completed a $5 million room renovation that includes guestrooms updated with flat-screen TVs; island inspired weaves, textures and motifs with a contemporary twist; specially designed bed décor; Hawaiian kappa patterned carpeting; new artwork featuring local artists; and contemporary lighting. In addition, the hotel redesigned its waterfall fronting Ala Moana Boulevard; new carpet and furnishings have been installed at Prince Court and Hakone restaurants; and Wi-Fi service is now available for guests in all rooms as well...