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By TravelPress Staff

September 10, 2015

Sheraton in the Spotlight With New $100 Million Campaign

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is returning to TV for the first time in nearly a decade with the launch of its new $100 million multi-channel marketing campaign, dubbed “Where Actions Speak Louder.” The new campaign, which will run through 2017, is designed to “boldly communicate ongoing enhancements to the Sheraton guest experience, including new products and partnerships, a renewed focus on service, and an elevated look, feel and design for the flagship brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.” “We are at the beginning of a five-year journey to change both...

By TravelPress Staff

September 9, 2015

Game On With Sandals

Sandals Resorts is inviting agents to one of three upcoming industry events in Montreal, Quebec City or Toronto to discover new changes in the all-inclusive market. According to officials, the evening events offer agents the chance to meet with Sandals executives while learning about the latest updates and future direction of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, including new Red Lane Spa services and sales tips to grow business within the lucrative spa market and the revamped Sandals WeddingMoon Specialist 2.0 program with more training, expanded resources and increased...

By TravelPress Staff

September 8, 2015

Atlantis Names New Regional Sales Manager for Canada

Krystal Langenberg has been appointed regional sales manager – Canada, for Atlantis, Paradise Island. In her new role, Langenberg will be responsible for managing retail sales and supporting the travel agent community across Canada. In addition, she will continue to build brand recognition and loyalty for Atlantis from her base in the Toronto area. Langenberg began her career as a travel agent and has over 11 years of travel industry expertise. She most recently held a sales and marketing position with CanJet Vacations, after serving as a business development manager at Vacances...

By TravelPress Staff

September 8, 2015

Toronto Abuzz With Shangri-La’s New Custom Bee Wall

Honeybees are checking in on the third floor Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto's Garden Terrace. The hotel has a new Bee Wall installation in partnership with Birks and Alvéole, a Montreal-based organization that promotes and assists with beehive installation, maintenance and honey extraction. Since the late 1990s, concerns about colony collapse disorder in North American beehives have been growing. The Bee Wall installation addition to the third floor Garden Terrace will not only aid the community by providing plenty of bees to pollinate downtown area gardens and parks, but the honey...

By TravelPress Staff

September 3, 2015

Sandals Foundation Coming to Aid of Dominica

The Sandals Foundation has launched a month-long fundraising program to aid the recovery effort in Dominica after the Caribbean nation was recently devastated by Tropical Storm Erika. The campaign will include fundraising efforts involving guests staying at Sandals and Beaches Resorts, as well as online donations through the Sandals Foundation web page. Additionally, the company will be reaching out to their trade partners, travel agents and suppliers. “Thankfully, the nine islands in which we operate our resorts were unscathed by Tropical Storm Erika, but tragically the same was...

By TravelPress Staff

September 3, 2015

Canadians Paying More to Stay Over

It's costing more to stay in a hotel, and for the first time hotel prices paid in three regions of the world have overtaken their pre-financial crisis levels of 2008-2009, with North America, the Caribbean and Latin America setting new records. The overall global rise is up just 1% in the first half of 2015, however, compared to the same period in 2014, according to the latest Hotel Price Index (HPI) from Hotels.com. According to officials, more travellers, higher consumer spending in key areas and strong currency fluctuations have all contributed to this result. Canadian hotels...

By TravelPress Staff

September 2, 2015

Starwood Expands Tribute Portfolio

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is expanding globally with the addition of the historic Great Northern Hotel to its Tribute Portfolio brand in London. Launched in April as Starwood’s 10th brand, Tribute Portfolio is “a collection of outstanding independent hotels and resorts” promising owners, Starwood Preferred Guest members and guests alike the ability to “Stay Independent.” The signing of the Great Northern Hotel – a historic King’s Cross London landmark – is a significant step in the global roll-out of Tribute Portfolio, reflecting the growing global trend for...

By Bob Mowat

September 2, 2015

AlSol Picks VoX

AlSol Hotels & Resorts has picked VoX International as its new representative in Canada. In its new role, VoX will work to increase awareness of the hotel group with travel agents, airlines, tour operators, meeting and incentive planners and wedding specialists here in Canada. Carlos Del Pino, managing director of AlSol Hotels & Resorts, said: “With the rapidly expanding growth of our luxury portfolio in vacation destinations, it's important for us to partner with VoX International's talented team of tourism professionals. Together, we will develop fruitful relationships to...

By TravelPress Staff

September 2, 2015

Warwick Resort Added to ACV’s Cuba Program

Air Canada Vacations added the five-star, all-inclusive Warwick Cayo Santa Maria Resort to its Santa Clara product line in Cuba. Located off of Cuba's north central coast in the Jardines del Rey archipelago, the resort spreads over 26 hectares and includes 800 rooms with three different room categories (Deluxe Gardenview, Deluxe Seaview and Warwick Suite Seaview). With a soft opening, the resort will have the following services and facilities open: Breakfast buffet, snack pool bar open 24 hours, serving lunch with a small buffet, dinner buffet, one specialty restaurant, Tea Corner...

By TravelPress Staff

September 1, 2015

Universal’s Cabana Bay Set For Major Expansion

Universal Orlando's Cabana Bay Beach Resort is getting set for major expansion with the news that 400 new rooms will be added to the retro-themed hotel. Opening in 2017, the expansion will consist of two additional towers that will be located at the south end of the property, adjacent to the Continental and Americana guest towers. Select rooms in the new towers will offer views of Universal’s Volcano Bay – the resort’s third immersive park set to open in 2017. Amenities at Cabana Bay include two zero-entry pools, a waterslide, a lazy river, a 10-lane bowling alley and...