Hotels & Resorts
Westin on track to hit 200th hotel milestone
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc reports its Westin brand is on track to open its 200th hotel in the next 12 months, propelled by strong growth across Asia Pacific. Westin will open 11 new hotels this year, all but three outside the United States. More than half will open in China, the brand's strongest growth market. Westin will also add new hotels in Indonesia, Panama City, New York and Snowmass, Colorado. Westin is picking up the pace of development in Latin America where the brand has doubled its footprint over the last 18 months. Following this year's opening of The Westin...
California cash back for Famous Agents
As summer travel plans kick into high gear, Fairmont is offering members of its Famous Agents education and recognition program the chance to earn up to US$20 cash back per night at select hotels in Northern California. Through Aug. 31, agents will earn the bonus when they book and actualize a minimum of 10 combined nights with Mission Suite bookings at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Tower Suite bookings at The Fairmont San Francisco and all bookings at Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square. To be eligible, members must complete the participation form, found at bit.ly/fmsagnts...
Aqua adds Ewa Hotel Waikiki to portfolio
Aqua Hotels & Resorts reports that Hawaii developer and hotel owner Peter Savio has named Aqua to manage the 88-room Ewa Hotel Waikiki. It is the third Savio-owned hotel that Aqua has been named to manage. Described as one of Waikiki's best kept secrets, Ewa Hotel Waikiki is located on the Diamond Head side of Waikiki, near Kapiolani Park, Honolulu Zoo and Waikiki Beach. The hotel offers comfortable and affordable island-style accommodations with free amenities including WiFi Internet access in-room, daily local newspaper in the lobby, kitchenette facilities and bicycle and surfboard racks....
Hyatt brings Roomlinx to North American properties
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is transforming the standard in-room television into a fully connected, interactive entertainment centre and virtual concierge at its full-service properties across Canada, the US and the Caribbean. Once the installation is complete, guests will have access to a range of offerings that, depending on location, include interactive entertainment, hotel services, local information, and advanced features that go well beyond the technology guests today expect to see. "Imagine a world where you can use your hotel room television to place your room service order, book a local...
Maui Beach Hotel joins Aqua’s portfolio
Aqua Hotels & Resorts will expand its portfolio on on Maui with the addition of the beachfront, 147-room Maui Beach Hotel on April 1. Hotel amenities include free airport shuttle, fitness centre, free high-speed Internet, swimming pool, sundry and snack shop, meeting facilities and the Rainbow Terrace Restaurant & Lokelani...
Oregon boutique inn close to festivals, recreation
Halfway between San Francisco and Portland, the 10 luxury suites at the Ashland Creek Inn gives guests a first class base camp to experience the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival and explore wonders like Crater Lake in its backyard. Once just a tiny timber town, Ashland was transformed into a top tourist destination thanks largely to festivals like the Ashland Independent Film Festival in the spring, the Britt Festival outdoor summer performing arts celebration and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Also, the Inn is under a day trip from outdoor recreation like Crater Lake, river rapids,...
David Foster helps open Oak Beach Hotel with concert
In May, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria, BC will celebrate its re-opening with a Gala Weekend. Sixteen-time Grammy award winner David Foster will lend his support to the opening, coming back to his hometown for a benefit "Miracle Concert"on May 26 at the downtown Victoria Memorial Centre. The concert is being held in conjunction with the grand opening of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel on the weekend of May 25 to 27. Gala Weekend packages include a two-night stay, private concert in the David Foster Foundation dinner theatre at the hotel with Foster and musical friends, opportunities to meet and...
Expedia overhauls its hotel reviews
Expedia.ca has overhauled its hotel reviews feature, incorporating new improvements that will make its collection of verified hotel reviews more accessible and relevant to prospective travellers. As part of that overhaul, Expedia.ca will incorporate all the verified reviews from its sister company, Hotels.com, into its collection which will bring the total number of verified reviews available to Expedia.ca customers to more than 7.5 million. All Expedia.ca reviews are vetted and verified, meaning multiple steps are taken to ensure the validity of customer reviews, including ensuring that the...