Hotels & Resorts
Quite A Collection From Brand USA, Airbnb
Brand USA and Airbnb have teamed up on a new partnership designed to allow people to explore the USA from the comfort of home through Online Experiences featuring the unique cultures, cuisines, and people from across the United States. Along with a new landing page highlighting a special collection of Airbnb Online Experiences that showcase the unique possibilities of the United States, Brand USA also introduces five Online Experiences. These Online Experiences hosted by storytellers from United Stories -- a Brand USA campaign launched in early 2019 as an open invitation for...
Agents’ Choice Awards Gala Happening TOMORROW
Tomorrow, Baxter Media is excited to bring you the highly-anticipated Agents' Choice Awards Virtual Gala presented by Manulife and WestJet. Register today to be a part of this historic event: https://www.travelpress.com/aca-2020-gala/ The Agents' Choice gala brings Canada's travel industry together for an afternoon of awards and celebration as Baxter Media reveals your favourites in 48 categories and announces this year's 34 favourite BDMs - you won't want to miss a moment. Immediately following the awards, there will be a live, interactive trade show featuring 30-plus...
Home Is Where TDC, HVN Are
Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) is now offering its customers more than 175,000 professionally-managed apartments, homes, and villas around the world for short-term rental. That’s as a result of TDC adding HVN to its list of preferred partners. HVN is a company specializing in the rental of private residences for business and leisure travel across budgets and available exclusively through travel professionals. Louise Fecteau, general manager of TDC, explained: “TDC believes the association with HVN will bring a very relevant vacation option to Canadians in need of a change of...
Live Aqua Plans Punta Cana Debut In February
La Colección Resorts’ Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana will make its official debut when it opens its doors in February. As the first Live Aqua property outside of Mexico for Posadas, Mexico’s leading hotelier, the resort will bring to the Dominican Republic all the brands’ signature elements including "sensorial experiences, top-notch service, and superb amenities. Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana will also have Posadas’ Travel with Confidence program set in place to ensure guests’ safety and wellbeing. “We made the decision to adjust our opening timeline to...
A Seismic Shift
An independent survey, recently commissioned with over 500 senior decision-makers at companies, found that 73% expect businesses to downsize to smaller office spaces, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This seismic shift in the way that businesses operate on a day to day basis has started to pose significant questions for both employers and employees alike and with 58% of businesses acknowledging that working from home will soon become the ‘norm,’ the home people work in will become all the more important. For some, the latest remote working revolution could mean the...
RIU Ramps Up Training
Since the reopening of Riu Plaza Berlin May 25 to Aug. 31, RIU Hotels & Resorts has delivered 22,138 hours of training on the prevention of COVID-19 infection to its employees through an online training system. The program includes webinars complemented by face-to-face training on practical application and crisis management, as well as an audit of implementation in all the hotels. The objective of the training, and indeed of the department itself, is to provide the company with the best possible tools and to ensure its efficiency within a global strategy focused on the safety...
Happiness Isn’t Measured In Kilometres
Although travel might not be the same as it once was, new research by Booking.com reveals that the travel that happiness can bring isn’t measured in kilometres. In the summer of 2020, the distance travelled by Canadians was down 71% year-over-year, with domestic destinations being the “stand-out stars” and accounting for 82% of total distance travelled. Digging into summer travel patterns, Booking.com found that the average distance Canadians travelled (June - August) is down 71% compared with the same time last year - slightly more than the global average decrease of...
Rays Of Sunshine From SLH
Small Luxury Hotels of the World is bringing some rays of sunshine into the hospitality industry this September with the opening of three new small, independently-owned hotels. Located in Italy, France, and Spain, each hotel showcases themes that are relevant to today’s traveler when they are ready to embark on new journeys – from "absolute privacy to pure mindfulness, considerate living and the fact that small, now more than ever, is beautiful." The Galleria Vik Milano in Milan, Italy Opened on Sept. 1 and has 88 rooms priced from US $288 per night including breakfast. ...