Hotels & Resorts
Comfort Suites Paradise Island Celebrates Christmas
The Comfort Suites Paradise Island is in a festive mood these days, with its Nine days of Comfort Suites Christmas celebrations. Between Dec. 24, 2021 and Jan. 1, 2022, guests will be able to enjoy nightly live entertainment, Bahamian delicacies, Santa on Christmas morning with gifts for the children and a spectacular balloon drop on New Year’s Eve with the hotel’s Nine days of Comfort Suites Christmas. Yasmine Mills-Strachan, director of sales of the all-suite property, noted that “Christmas is a time of year that families usually spend together and we are delighted that...
RIU Set To Make A Home In Chicago
RIU Hotels & Resorts is moving forward in its expansion strategy for its Riu Plaza urban hotels by purchasing a plot of land in the heart of Chicago. The newly-built skyscraper will house a hotel with 28 floors and more than 350 rooms. Construction work will begin in spring 2022 and is expected to last for around two years. Chicago is the third largest city in the USA by population and is one of the most popular tourist destinations. The image of its skyline at the edge of Lake Michigan is recognized the world over and the Magnificent Mile shopping area, located right next to...
Days Inn, JOURNIE Rewards Team For Sweepstakes
Days Inns Canada is collaborating with JOURNIE Rewards to launch a sweepstakes designed to generate awareness and drive business to its hotels. From now through Jan. 31, 2022, consumers can enter for a chance to win one prize consisting of six two-night FREE stays at any Days Inn location in Canada PLUS a $0.10 off per litre (or up to $200) for a year in the form of 12 JOURNIE Rewards promo codes – enough to unlock fuel savings for themselves and 11 lucky friends or loved ones. The promo codes are redeemable at more than 1,100 Parkland retail gas and convenience stores...
RoomRaccoon Arrives In Canada
The RoomRaccoon Hotel Management System (HMS) has expanded into Canada, offering accommodation property owners new opportunities to grow their business. With the North American hotel market estimated to be worth $30.66 billion in 2020, RoomRaccoon’s goal is to help Canadian hoteliers maximize their share of the market and navigate the new normal with virtual tools like contactless check-in. The Netherlands-based HMS provider has been available in Europe and Africa since 2017 and quickly became the preferred hotel tech solution for over 1,500 properties. In the months leading up...
Sandals Toasts Agents At 40th Anniversary Celebration
After so many virtual events over the past two years, Sandals Resorts celebrated its 40th anniversary in Toronto last night during an in person agent appreciation dinner at The Miller Tavern. Giselle Williams, Business Development Manager – Central Ontario & Ottawa, noted that agents were hand selected for the event as a way of saying thank you for their support over the years and especially over the last two years. Agents in attendance ranged from those who are new to the brand to those who have booked sold out group trips. Best of all, Williams announced that unlike...
It’s All Golden For Basecamp Resorts
Basecamp Resorts will open its newest hotel -- Basecamp Lodge Golden -- on Dec. 10, 2021. The 15-unit property is situated a short walk from downtown Golden, overlooking the Kicking Horse River and a 12 minute drive to the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Designed for families, avid adventure seekers and powder junkies alike, Basecamp provides epic views, modern amenities, top notch service along with all of the comforts of home. Basecamp Lodge Golden is the newest addition to the Basecamp Resorts family which already includes 4 properties in Canmore Alberta: Basecamp Resorts...
New Ownership For Post Hotel & Spa
Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts (CRMR) has announced that it will be adding a fourth hotel to its collection of rustic mountain lodges in the Canadian Rockies, with the acquisition of the Post Hotel & Spa, by Relais & Chateaux. CRMR has taken on the lead investor role and the management contract for this property, together with other local Alberta investors. The luxury hotel is located in Lake Louise. CRMR looks forward to welcoming guests and staff from the Post Hotel and Spa into the CRMR family, as it continues to celebrate Rocky Mountain culture, Swiss-Canadian...
Advisors Honoured at Inaugural BeAmazing Awards
While in the planning process for the second annual Amazing Agent Celebration, the team behind AMR Collection came up with an idea that would make their inaugural BeAmazing Awards stand out. “Everyone attending is already top performers. We wanted to do something different [from other top performer events]. It’s not about who did the most groups or who did the most sales,” Mark Benson, senior director of sales strategy at AMResorts explained during the four-day event held at Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa Resort from Dec. 1-4. “These agents have gone above and beyond in the...