Hotels & Resorts
Fall Openings For Palladium
With its successful summer openings in destinations like Costa Mujeres, Palladium Hotel Group will resume operations in Riviera Maya and the Dominican Republic this fall. Reaffirming the company’s commitment to guests’ wellbeing, Palladium Hotel Group also launched the free medical care insurance, Stay Safe Plus, created to protect guests against any unforeseen circumstances of the current health emergency. The hotel group's health and safety protocols are certified by SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification services company. Grand Palladium...
Hard Rock Resorts Offering An ‘Office With A View”
AIC Hotel Group has launched a new Office With A View program, available at its Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta and Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos. For those looking to set up a remote office or classroom, guests have the opportunity to Work Hard, School Hard or both with package options designed to facilitate work and school weeks in paradise, from now until Dec. 20, 2020. Those staying seven nights or more will receive additional room rate savings, when pairing their getaway with the Office With A...
Canada Extends International Travel Ban To Sept. 30
The Canadian government is extending the ban on international travel to Canada by another month. The announcement came this afternoon from Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and MP for Scarborough Southwest. Blair made the announcement of the extension on Twitter, stating: “Our government is extending the existing restrictions on international travel to Canada by one month - until September 30, 2020 - to limit the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in our communities.” And in a second tweet, Blair said that “Canadian citizens and permanent...
Meliá In Cuba Promoting New Services
Meliá Hotels International Cuba is working on new strategies to introduce original and attractive services, in order to cater for new needs of important segments on the travel market. One of these emerging areas, the company notes, is Remote Work, which has already modified employment patterns at international level. To that end, Meliá Cuba is working with the island's Ministry of Tourism and stakeholders, in a proposal for a new accommodation regime, which has as its basis, encouraging trips and stays to carry out Remote Work from Cuba. Remote work can be carried out from...
Travel Ready Advocates Are Driving Demand
A new survey by Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) reveals that an affluent group of Travel Ready advocates are driving pent up demand for luxury holidays this year. Conducted in partnership with Liz Hall Hotel & Travel Consulting, the survey looked at the current sentiment towards travel of over 6,000 members of the luxury brand’s INVITED program. The results show a desire to travel this year now that travel restrictions have been slightly relaxed, a willingness to travel internationally by plane and a preference for smaller hotels where their experience can be managed...
There’s Room At The Westins
This time last year, The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto and The Westin Ottawa were full of travellers on vacation. This year, the lobbies are quiet, there’s a minimal amount of splashing and laughter in the swimming pool and very few, if any, friends are sharing a good conversation during their dinner at the hotel’s restaurant. And if you stay at either property now, you’ll notice multiple decals encouraging social distancing, and you might not recognize your favourite staff member behind the mask. Guests will also notice some non-essential items in their guestroom have...
Holiday Inn MoBay Has 2020 Hurricane Guarantee
Holiday Inn Resort Montego has reinstated its annual Hurricane Guarantee. The guarantee will be valid on all bookings for resort stays enjoyed throughout the balance of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season (ending Nov. 30, 2020). The program provides valuable consumer purchase protection against possible travel disruptions due to hurricanes. Nicola Madden-Greig, group director of marketing and sales, said of the Hurricane Guarantee: “COVID-19 has forced us all to endure more than our fair share of unwelcome surprises and life disruptions so far in 2020. Our Hurricane...
Meet Your New Competition
In conversation with Canadian Travel Press, Forrester’s chief business technology officer & head of FeedbackNow, Steve Peltzman makes it clear that “the pandemic will have a long-term effect, and the customer balance between convenience and safety will shift forever as a result.” Peltzman pointed out that real competition is no longer just other forms of travel and hospitality but rather the desire to not travel at all. He explained that Forrester’s research shows about four in 10 US adults feel comfortable stepping into an aircraft, hotel lobby, or restaurant only after...