Hotels
Canadians Going For Green Travel In 2016
Green is in and Canadian travellers have made one thing clear this year – eco-friendly travel is a top priority. A recent study by Booking.com found that 62% of Canadians plan on booking eco-friendly accommodation this year and over a third (39%) already consider themselves to be sustainable travellers. Thankfully, it's never been easier for Canadians to pick accommodations that are green. From the Booking.com properties surveyed, over a quarter (26%) have initiatives in place to protect the environment while almost a fifth (19%) support their local community. Over half (51%) of...
Having A Ball At The InterContinental Toronto Centre
The InterContinental Toronto Centre says the reopening of its ballroom clearly underscores that it means business. The hotel held a Wednesday night celebration marking the completion of a 2.5-month renovation of the facility, which hotel general manager Alexi Hakim praised as having a modern, fresh look to it. The hotel also has some 20 meeting rooms that have also been renovated. The InterContinental Toronto Centre tends to see more business travellers during the week and more leisure travellers on the weekend. But Hakim told last night's gathering that his hotel can easily...
Power In The Palm Of Your Hand
Booking.com has released its new Booking Messages interface – a chat-inspired communication platform that enables customers and accommodation providers to connect with each other from the moment a booking is made. In addition to being able to initiate any kind of conversation they'd like with the accommodation, all Booking.com customers around the world can now quickly and conveniently manage the most common stay-related requests in just a few taps. The Booking Messages interface features automatically pre-translated templates for certain predefined requests, including arranging...
Raffles Set For China Expansion
Luxury hotel operator Raffles Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to extend the brand’s portfolio in China to the ancient city of Suzhou. Raffles Suzhou is scheduled to open in the “Venice of the Orient” in 2020. Enjoying one of the best addresses in town, the 150-room luxury hotel will be located in the new super high-rise Keyne International Suzhou mixed-use development in the Suzhou New District (SND) Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone. Signature highlights of the new hotel include more than 1,400 square metres of meeting and conference facilities, five food and...
Grand Velas Los Cabos to Open in November
Mexico's Velas Resorts has announced that the US$150 million Grand Velas Los Cabos will open on the Baja Peninsula in November. The resort is the fifth property of the family owned and operated company. The beachfront property will have a staff ratio of three to one and will have enhanced signature facilities and services of Grand Velas resorts, including duplex wellness suites with juice bars, wine-based features inspired by the proximity to the region producing Mexico’s fine wines, and ocean views and unique spaces infusing every area of the resort. Located between Cabo San...
Atlantis Goes Mobile
Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas is making it easier for guests to plan their vacation experience with the launch of a brand new mobile application (Atlantis). Atlantis’ mobile app has undergone significant upgrades, designed to provide guests with the ability to interact with and navigate their booking details and activity reservations with maximum ease and simplicity. While Atlantis’ new tool is available to all guests through the app store, it has exclusive benefits and functionality to guests booking directly with Atlantis. The app is designed to provide...
Stay With SpongeBob
So who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Well, if you don't know the answer, ask your kids or your grandkids and they'll tell you it's SpongeBob SquarePants. And this summer, the soon-to-open Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic will open what it's billing as the “world’s first and only Pineapple Villa,” which will be the resort's signature dwelling. The 2-bedroom, 3-bath playful presidential suite is a one-of-a-kind experience that allows guests to step inside SpongeBob’s world. With 2,292 square feet of indoor and outdoor living...
Sunwing Opens New Royalton Resorts
Sunwing Vacations has announced that the Royalton Saint Lucia Resort & Spa and the Hideaway at Royalton Saint Lucia will open on Feb. 1, 2017. Both properties are situated on a beachfront on Saint Lucia’s northwestern shore. Packages to both resorts are now available for sale. Prices include return flights on Sunwing Airlines, which will begin a weekly direct service to the island each Saturday from Toronto, commencing Feb. 11, 2017. A week’s stay at the Royalton Saint Lucia starts from $2,095 plus $360 taxes per person based on two people sharing a Luxury Junior Suite,...