Hotels
Grand Velas Unveils Billionaire’s Wedding Package
Mexico’s Grand Velas Resorts is rolling out the red carpet for the world’s most elite couples ready to tie the knot. The Billionaire’s Wedding Package starts at US$2.5 million for up to 100 guests at either the AAA Five Diamond Resort in Riviera Maya or Riviera Nayarit. The package, which includes a “glamour squad” to ensure the bride-to-be is always looking on fleek, is also available to book in 2017 and beyond at the Grand Velas Los Cabos, opening later this year. Upon arrival at the destination, attendees are presented with cool towels scented in the couple’s...
Shangri-La Adds Fourth Hong Kong Property
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open its fourth hotel in Hong Kong on Kowloon’s vibrant waterfront. Offering views of Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong Island skyline, the 545-room Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong is scheduled to open in December. The 16-storey waterfront hotel is in the heart of Kowloon. The unique design of the building’s podium provides guests, event attendees and diners outdoor and indoor space with spectacular views. More than 60% of the guestrooms feature harbor views, with rooms ranging from 42 sq. m. for a Deluxe City View Room to 294 sq. m. for Kerry...
breathless in Jamaica
The party's perimeters are expanding... AMResorts' brand breathless RESORTS & SPAS will this winter open a Montego Bay retreat, the brand's first venture into a non-Latin destination. breathless Montego Bay is being billed as a resort for “sophisticated singles, couples and friends who want to live big, breathe deep and experience life at its fullest,” and will have what AMResorts says will be “150 ultra-chic and lavish suites with state-of-the-art technology.” breathless Montego Bay will also have a choice of bars and lounges, a spa and the xhale club, which will offer...
Holiday Inn Express Opens in Thornhill, BC
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the opening of the new-build 111-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Terrace hotel in Thornhill, British Columbia (June 16). Located near Terrace Airport, Highway 16 East and Skeena River, this is the first Holiday Inn Express property and the only IHG property in the area. The hotel features an indoor pool, 24-hour fitness centre, 24-hour business centre and 336 square feet of meeting space accommodating up to 20 people. Guest rooms feature 49-inch LCD TVs, contemporary styling, queen-, king-sized or two queen beds, a sitting area with...
Club Med ‘WOW’ Sale
Club Med has launched a “WOW Sale” offering air-inclusive stays starting from $1,649 per adult. When booking an all-inclusive Club Med vacation by Aug. 24, travellers can enjoy some of the following perks: free stays for children under four, waived single supplement fee, free checked luggage, free golf, free waterski. Valid for travel through Feb. 18, 2017, the sale applies to 45 Club Med destinations worldwide, including Sandpiper Bay, Florida; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (pictured); La Caravelle, Guadeloupe; Buccaneer’s Creek, Martinique; Cancún Yucatán and Ixtapa...
AIC Launches UNICO Hotels
AIC Hotel Group is launching UNICO Hotels, an adults-only, all-inclusive hotel brand designed to reflect each property’s locale and native culture. The nomenclature will play on the latitude and longitude of each location with the first hotel, 20° 87°, a UNICO Hotel located in the Riviera Maya that's scheduled to open in in the first quarter of 2017. Signature guest experiences consistent in each hotel throughout the UNICO Hotels brand will include an in-room gallery with art to purchase from local artisans and an “Experience Room” where guests select their own beach gear...
Sandals Unveils Virtual Wedding Planning Experience
Sandals Resorts has enhanced its WeddingMoons planning experience for newlyweds-to-be with the launch of the Sandals Virtual Wedding Planning Experience, a high-tech interactive web system that will bring the resort company’s wedding consultations to a whole new level. “We are dedicated to delivering the highest level of convenience and services to couples who are planning their wedding at Sandals,” says Marsha-Ann Brown, director of romance, Sandals Resorts. “With our new virtual wedding planning experience, planning a wedding at Sandals will be even more convenient for...
InterContinental Marks International Day of Yoga
The InterContinental Toronto Centre offers guests flexibility when it comes to the likes of spa appointments, dining, check-ins and their bodies. The downtown hotel this morning marked the United Nations-declared International Day of Yoga with a free mass yoga class in the lobby, which drew some 75 guests and community residents eager to begin their day with the likes of stretching exercises under the watchful eye of a skilled yoga instructor. “We wanted to do something that engages our community,” says Mary Ann Gamboa, the hotel's director of sales and marketing. “The hotel...