Hotels & Resorts
Bahia Principe Opening More Properties
Grupo Piñero, parent company of Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts continues to move forward in resuming its operations, reopening two of its hotels on Tenerife and one in Mallorca. The Bahia Principe Fantasía Tenerife plans to reopen on Aug. 10, allowing guests to enjoy the themed resort that offers a new holiday concept for families in Spain and which, in its first year, registered a NPS of 41 points and a GRI of 90.3%. The Bahia Principe Sunlight Tenerife will begin welcoming guests beginning Aug. 1. Located on top of a cliff, the resort is renowned for its unique...
CHTA Celebrates The Life Of Heinz Simonitsch
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) saluted legendary hotelier Professor Heinz Simonitsch, CD, who passed away over the weekend, as the foremost pioneer of sustainable tourism development in the region. In a joint statement, the CHTA’s CEO and director general, Frank Comito and CHTA president, Patricia Affonso-Dass said: “Professor Heinz was a pioneer in the industry in so many ways, leading by example, providing exemplary service, infusing ‘Caribbean’ and ‘Jamaican’ into his product offering, and expanding the boundaries of the industry well beyond that of...
Meliá Ready To Go In Cuba
Meliá Hotels International is again welcoming guests in several of its hotels in Cuba. “Cuba has handled the epidemic situation in an exemplary way. It has fewer cases than the rest of the countries in the area with a strong health system and a strategy for the safe reactivation of the sector, which is of great value,” said Francisco Camps, deputy director general of the hotel company in the island. The number of Cubans infected with coronavirus in the last three months is barely over 2,400 and the country has only seen 87 deaths. There have been less than 100 active cases in...
Agents’ Choice: Last Chance To Vote
Calling all travel agents! Today is your last chance to vote in the annual Agents' Choice readership survey. Vote now at www.travelpress.com/agentschoice. In case you missed the chance to vote in Agents’ Choice - Canada's original and most authoritative travel industry survey - Baxter Media has re-opened the survey for a limited time to capture any votes that may have been missed due to the havoc wreaked by the onset of COVID-19 in mid-March. Vote for your favourite destinations, suppliers, brands and services in 40+ categories, and be entered in a draw to win one of five...
Riviera Nayarit Ready To Welcome Visitors
Mexico's Riviera Nayarit says COVID-19 will have travellers seeking not only sanitary destinations, but also those that offer exclusive experiences in the great outdoors where they’ll have plenty of social distancing and peace of mind. Riviera Nayarit offers says it offers just that and is prepared to welcome back travelers who are seeking that "intimate isolated getaway surrounded by beautiful, vast landscapes." Beyond its natural offerings, the Mexican destination recently debuted the Riviera Nayarit Wellness & Best Practices Guide, a cleanliness plan for prevention that...
Buy Now, Explore Later
Chile-based resort firm, explora is inviting travellers to “Buy Now, Explore Later" and in doing so support remote communities in South America. A new voucher program for travel to all explora destinations and Travesía offers a credit of US$500 for every US$1,000 spent, and no rush on booking travel through to the end of October 2022. The offer is pplicable for travel to all 5 explora lodge destinations and both Travesia's (explora’s nomadic journeys) throughout South America. With people in need in many of the remote regions in which explora travels, the Buy Now,...
Still Time to Vote And Win with Agents’ Choice
Can’t wait to travel again? Vote for your favourite destinations, suppliers, brands and services in 40+ categories in Agents’ Choice, and you’ll be entered in a draw to win one of these five fantastic travel prizes: A delightful discovery through the sights, sounds, and tastes of ‘the big easy’ on Collette’s six-day Spotlight to New Orleans tour for two A $250 Visa gift card from Manulife Uncover Roman monuments, Venetian canals, and Florentine artistry on a picture-perfect, seven-day Italian Holiday tour for two from Trafalgar One-week boutique river cruise...
Agents’ Choice: Vote While You Still Can
Baxter Media’s annual Agents' Choice Readership Survey has re-opened for a limited time in case you missed it the first time around. “The lockdown due to COVID-19 came right in the middle of our Agents’ Choice voting period,” explains Wendy McClung, Executive VP, Operations. “We realize that so many professionals in our industry look forward to selecting their favourites every year, so we wanted to re-open the survey to make sure everyone can have their say and cast their vote.” If you did miss the chance to vote in Agents’ Choice, Canada's original and most...