Hotels & Resorts
When Will Domestic Travel Start Again?
In a special report for Canadian Travel Press, Eric Barber writes that if the Canadian government was looking for any guidelines on how to put the travel and tourism industry in Canada back to work, they might want to consider a new report from Germany’s Kompetenzzentrum Tourismus des Tourismus and represents the first document in tourism that plots a timeline for the return of tourism in Germany based on select factors: politics, economics and science. The report identifies four phases of COVID-19, which are represented by Shutdown, Loosening, Revival & Normalization. ...
There’s A Sandals Virtual Fam Today
Sandals Resorts recently introduced a new series of virtual fam trips, created exclusively for Canadian agents, allowing them to visit Sandals and Beaches Resorts across the Caribbean – from the comfort of their own home – all this week. Due to popular demand, the original session for the Eastern Caribbean has now been divided into two: Thurs May 14 -- Saint Lucia 11:00am – 11:45am EDT Experience the three Sandals Resorts on the lush island of Saint Lucia, and the exclusive exchange program between...
Safe Travels
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled a range of new worldwide measures to restart the sector. The new measures are have designed to rebuild confidence among consumers so they can travel safely once the restrictions are lifted. Called Safe Travels, the new protocols provide consistency to destinations and countries as well as guidance to travel providers, operators and travellers on the new approach to health and hygiene in the post COVID-19 world. The health and safety of travellers and workers is put at the heart of the new global protocols, which have been...
Resorts Update: Outrigger, RIU, Karisma & More
When the world is ready to travel again from Outrigger Hospitality Group on Vimeo. Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has just released a new “Video of Hope” for the travel industry. The hotel company also recently launched #OutriggerCARES as a global platform to provide support for its internal team as well as offer resources and aid to the communities in which the brand operates. Localized care ranges from housing healthcare heroes in Hawaii to delivering meals in Mauritius and donating personal protective equipment to a hospital in Phuket. Looking forward, Outrigger...
Virtual Fams From Sandals Resorts
Sandals Resorts has introduced a new four-part series of virtual fam trips created exclusively for Canadian agents, and allowing them to visit Sandals and Beaches Resorts across the Caribbean – from the comfort of their own home. The sessions -- which began yesterday (May 11) and featured Montego Bay and Negril -- are just 45 minutes long, but will provide agents with a wealth of product knowledge by showcasing accommodations and amenities at each resort they visit, along with useful tips that agents can use in their own client presentations. The inaugural series of virtual fam...
Sandals Goes Platinum With Health, Safety Measures
For nearly 40 years, Sandals Resorts has continuously implemented and strengthened health and safety protocols to ensure guests are able to enjoy their Caribbean vacation worry-free. In preparation to welcome guests back to the beauty and warmth of the Caribbean, the company today introduced Sandals Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness, building on its existing industry-leading practices to guarantee cleanliness standards and heightened health and safety measures that address changing consumer expectations amidst COVID-19. Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Founder and Chairman of Sandals...
Discover Palladium TV
Palladium Hotel Group has launched Palladium TV - a new television channel with exclusive programming to inspire travellers and enable them to continue to explore while they are at home. The project, which was initially intended for the televisions of the group’s 48 hotels, is now being made available online, completely free of charge and accessible in English from any device via Palladium Hotel Group’s corporate YouTube channel and on the Palladium TV website. Available for the next three months, Palladium TV will have a wide variety of audio-visual content focusing on life...
Club Med Celebrates Travel Advisors All Month Long
Club Med is celebrating Travel Advisor Appreciation Day by honouring the dedication and professionalism of its valued travel partners with a month-long event, for the fifth year in a row. “In this particular context, it is vitally important for us to thank and support the travel advisors. We take all opportunities to stay connected with our community of valued travel partners – even if only digitally, as we have had to adapt to the current reality - for the Travel Advisor Appreciation Month. We have always worked hand in hand and will continue to do so more than ever,” explains...