Hotels & Resorts
Club Med Showcases Resorts With Interactive Brochure
Continuing its commitment to sustainability, Club Med has released a digitally updated brochure that comprehensively covers all the need-to-know product and service news for the upcoming year. The new interactive experience also features three brand new resorts; Club Med Québec Charlevoix, Canada, Club Med La Rosière, France and Club Med Seychelles, East Africa. Future guests and travel agents will find all the details they need to plan their next getaway, including additional information on Club Med’s Safe Together program, designed to make guests’ safety and peace of...
Discovering The Moments That Matter Most With Adam Stewart
In the second part of Canadian Travel Press’ conversation with Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International, he talks about travel advisors, the Canadian market, the work of the Sandals Foundation and the changes the world has seen as it battles to meet the challenges of the global pandemic. Stewart observes: “My family and I have always been passionate about supporting local communities in which our resorts operate and that’s why from the onset of COVID-19 we immediately knew that we had to take action, to reduce the hardship that this pandemic would...
Rocky Mountaineer, Fairmont Team Up On Promotion
Rocky Mountaineer and Fairmont Hotels are partnering to launch a special offer that let’s Canadian residents book now for travel this summer and fall, and save up to $2,900 per couple on a vacation in the Canadian Rockies with Rocky Mountaineer and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Jonathan Hope, Managing Director, North America Sales for Rocky Mountaineer, said: “We are delighted to partner with a trusted brand like Fairmont to offer Canadian residents the chance to experience the Rockies in luxury, at the best ever price. We know international travel is uncertain this year and we...
Sandals Says: ‘Let’s Talk About Digital Marketing’
Sandals Resorts is introducing a new series of live, virtual town halls that will tackle a variety of important sales and marketing topics for travel advisors. Created exclusively for the Canadian market and led by moderators C.J. Smith, Senior National Sales Manager and Lorna Richards, National Training Manager, Unique Vacations Canada Inc., each town hall will delve into a timely discussion with different special guests. Maureen Barnes-Smith, Vice President Sales & Marketing Canada, Unique Vacations Canada Inc, affiliate of worldwide representatives of Sandals and Beaches...
Humaniti Set To Make Its Debut In Montreal
In June, Humaniti Hotel, Autograph Collection will make its debut in Montreal. It will be one of the first luxury hotels to open in Canada since the start of the pandemic, standing as an important symbol of confident optimism for the future of Canadian tourism. The 193-room hotel is part of the newly constructed Humaniti Montreal, a European-inspired, mixed-use development is the city’s first Smart Vertical Community. It’s a fully-connected environment combines retail, residential living, commercial office space, with the new hotel concept. Humaniti is located in the heart of...
What’s Cooking At Hard Rock Punta Cana
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana has opened its food hall concept, The Market Food Hall, replacing the buffet style restaurant previously in its place. The Market food hall will feature cuisines offers guests a culinary journey through the world’s most appealing street food cuisines, made-to-order with seasonal locally sourced ingredients and a selection of hand-crafted cocktails. The concept was developed as a way to enhance the guest experience through new culinary concepts and experiential dining. Cuisines that will be part of the food hall include a New Orleans...
Some May Not Be Saved
Reacting to British Columbia’s provincial budget, BC’s major tourism and hospitality sectors said that while they welcomed tourism-related investments that were announced, those measures may not be enough to save some businesses until such time travel restrictions are lifted and inter-provincial and international travellers can once again visit British Columbia. The Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC), BC Hotel Association (BCHA), Association of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC), and Restaurants Canada (RC) said they acknowledge and appreciate the province’s commitment to...
Sandals Has Big Plans In Jamaica
Go big or go home might well have been the headline for this story as Sandals Resorts International (SRI) signals its continued confidence in Jamaica, announcing that it will add three new hotels to its already extensive collection of resorts on the island. SRI Executive Chairman Adam Stewart indicated that Sandals Resorts will transform two all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica acquired last year -- the former Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark plus a prime parcel of beachfront land adjacent to the Ocho Rios resort...