Hotels & Resorts
Sandals Halcyon Beach At Your Service
Sandals Resorts is now offering guests travelling to Sandals Halcyon Beach St. Lucia room service to all Club Level room categories effective immediately. Guests who book a Luxury Included vacation at Sandals Halcyon in a Club Level room can now enjoy standout service with the newly added and included room service. This new offering will allow guests to order from a full room service menu during the times of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will continue to offer 24-hour room service for Butler categories. At Sandals Resorts, a team of international chefs create an all-inclusive dining...
New Adventures From Club Med
Club Med is offering Canadians a chance to start off their year with fresh experiences. From now until Feb. 25, they can choose from nine beach resorts for a seven-night air-inclusive package from $1,599, including free first checked luggage and no single supplement on select dates. The deal also includes 50% off for kids under 16 years old and a free stay for children under four. Travellers can choose resorts that include Michès Playa Esmeralda, Columbus Isle, Punta Cana, Cancun Yucatan, Ixtapa Pacific, Sandpiper Bay, Buccaneer’s Creek, La Caravelle and Turkoise. Book for...
Serenade Renames Dominican Flagship Hotel
Serenade Caribbean Hotels has renamed its flagship hotel to Serenade Punta Cana Beach, Spa & Casino Resort, incorporating “casino” into the title. According to officials, Casino, along with the “beach” and “spa,” reflect the value-added amenities that will be available at the new five-star, 603-room, all-inclusive resort scheduled to open in June on Playa Cabeza de Toro in Punta Cana. “In order to convey a complete vacation experience for guests, we have decided to update the name of our first resort to Serenade Punta Cana Beach, Spa & Casino Resort,” said...
Agents’ Choice Readership Survey Is Now Open
This week marks the launch of Baxter Media's 21st annual Agents' Choice Readership Survey. Like we always say, no one knows travel better than travel agents. The survey asks Canadian agents to vote for their favourite suppliers, destinations, brands, and services in more than 40 categories. All agents who vote, will be entered in a random draw to win one of five fantastic prizes, including: A delightful discovery tour 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. ...
A Transformation in Winnipeg
Atlific Hotels reports that Winnipeg’s Clarion Hotel & Suites has completed extensive renovations, offering improved functionality and updated design. Under the creative direction of Ocean Place Studios, the hotel’s lobby, bar/lounge and business centre invites guests to enjoy a completely new and modern aesthetic. Additionally, a 24-hour market was added offering access to food, sundries and other conveniences, while guestrooms and the hotel pool were refreshed. Harry Khaira, general manager, Clarion Hotel & Suites Winnipeg, said, “We are so delighted with the new...
Get Ready To Vote
Well it's that time again as Baxter Media launches the 2020 Agents' Choice Readership Survey this week. Agents' Choice is Canada's original, authoritative and most popular travel industry poll and each year it asks Canadian travel agents to pick their favourite suppliers in over 40 different categories – ranging from airlines to tour operators; cruise lines to destinations; coach operators to car rentals; and a whole lot more. How popular you ask? Well in 2019, 6,512 Canadian travel agents voted for their favourite suppliers in the annual poll. In 2020, the Agents' Choice...
Five Pillars To Define Sandals Resorts
“It’s not just a gimmick,” Maureen Barnes-Smith, director of sales & marketing for Unique Vacations Canada Inc., the worldwide representatives of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, told PressToday ahead of an intimate travel agent appreciation dinner held at the Bisha Hotel Toronto yesterday (Jan. 13). “Travel agents in Canada continue to be our No. 1 distribution channel. Our entire sales team, our primary focus is to work with travel agents and that hasn’t changed. They continue to be the cornerstone of everything we do.” Outlining five key pillars – quality,...
Agents’ Choice Is Back
Are you ready to pick your favourites? Well it's that time again as Baxter Media launches the 2020 Agents' Choice Readership Survey this week. Agents' Choice is Canada's original, authoritative and most popular travel industry poll and each year it asks Canadian travel agents to pick their favourite suppliers in over 40 different categories – ranging from airlines to tour operators; cruise lines to destinations; coach operators to car rentals; and a whole lot more. How popular you ask? Well in 2019, 6,512 Canadian travel agents voted for their favourite suppliers in the annual...