Hotels & Resorts
K2 Group Acquires Travelodge Lundy’s Lane
Toronto-based K2 Group has acquired the Travelodge by Wyndham Niagara Falls Lundy's Lane. The property will be fully-renovated with enhancements to the indoor and outdoor pools, restaurant, fitness center, meeting spaces, banquet halls and 118 guest rooms. A Starbucks Express is also slated to open on-site by the end of the year, and negotiations for a new franchise food and beverage offering are already underway to occupy the existing restaurant and will be announced soon. "We are happy to welcome K2 Group as the newest owners of a Travelodge by Wyndham property within...
Jamaica Gears Up For The Rebound
Clifton Reader, President of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association, is upbeat about the future of tourism to the Caribbean destination. “We are no longer inside the tunnel looking for the light, we are outside of the tunnel,” he said during a recent destination update in Jamaica. “Ladies and gentlemen, tourism is open and ready in Jamaica.” After a turbulent time, Reader said Jamaica is now “averaging 65% occupancy for this winter season” — representing 70-80% of its business in 2019, which marked the best year ever for travel to Jamaica. The Managing Director...
Sandals’ Sales Turn Back The Clock
Sandals Resorts is celebrating “Black Friday & Cyber Monday” – coincidentally timed around their 40th Anniversary on Nov. 27, 2021 – by offering incredible rates of US$400 per couple per night for a brief time. Limited to only 40 rooms per night per resort, the Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale is available exclusively at three resorts: Sandals Royal Bahamian Sandals Ochi Beach Resort Sandals Halcyon Beach The first 40 rooms booked at qualifying resorts between Nov. 26 to Nov. 29, 2021 (for travel between July 31 – Oct. 2, 2022 with a minimum seven-night...
A Mega-Makeover For The Sheraton Gateway
The Sheraton Gateway in Toronto International Airport is ready for the holiday season with the uveiling of a massive $30 million makeover. The 484-room hotel is in the final stages of an overhaul that has completely reimagined the entire property, the only hotel directly connected to Canada’s busiest airport. Built in 1991, the Sheraton Gateway is one of the most visited hotels in the country, but after 30 years, and hosting hundreds of thousands of guests, it was time for a major refresh. In November 2019, Knightstone Capital Management, based in Toronto, purchased the...
A Badge Of Sustainability
Booking.com has launched its Travel Sustainable badge -- a credible, globally relevant sustainability measure that will provide highly coveted information to travellers all over the world looking to make more sustainable travel choices. The badge is available to any kind of property that has implemented a combination of sustainable practices that meet the requisite impact threshold for their destination. Designed to be applicable to a wide range of property types, from apartments, B&Bs and holiday homes to hotels, resorts and even treehouses, and adaptable to local realities and...
AMR Collection Hosts Annual TAAB Event
The AMR Collection recently hosted its ninth annual Travel Agent Advisory Board (TAAB) meeting at Dreams Bahia Mita. The annual event allowed hotel executives to connect and get input from agents directly and maximize their expertise, data and feedback to drive innovative promotions and reform existing packages. During this year’s meeting, agents and executives had the opportunity to collaborate on several discussing including a market overview, marketing presentations and the AMR Collection master brand launch and B2B strategy, but it wasn’t all business. Agents...
On-Site Testing At Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Fairmont Vancouver Airport has launched on-site rapid COVID-19 testing in partnership with Bon Voyage Medical, which includes the first 20 minute PCR test in British Columbia for asymptomatic travellers. COVID-19 testing has become commonplace for travellers looking to journey both internationally and domestically, and Fairmont Vancouver Airport looks to make the process as seamless and convenient as possible. In collaboration with Bon Voyage Medical, a College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia accredited facility, travellers can now book various travel testing services...
Testing, Testing, Testing
The Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa and Serenity at Coconut Bay are expanding their Paradise Protection Protocols and are now offering free Return Home PCR testing for Canadian guests staying 7-nights and longer. The offer takes effect on Nov. 21, 2021; for shorter stay guests, the properties offer the option of purchasing the test for US$150 per person. Canadian guests can arrange for their Return Home PCR Test on arrival with the Front Desk at Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa or with their butler at Serenity at Coconut Bay. The test will be administered at the resorts by a...