Resorts
AIC Hotel Group Debuts New Destination Weddings Brand
AIC Hotel Group has launched All In Weddings — the key to dream weddings in some of the world’s most beautiful destinations. From planning, budgeting, inspiration and support, All In Weddings is here to make wedding dreams come to life at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels and UNICO 20º87º Hotel Riviera Maya. The new brand is backed by AIC Hotel Group’s team of wedding experts, who work with soon to be newlyweds. Ash Tembe, vice president of Sales and Marketing at AIC Hotel Group, said: “As a company, we book and plan thousands of destination weddings annually. Ensuring...
Royal CHIC Resorts Set To Debut In Antigua
Royalton CHIC Antigua, part of the Blue Diamond Resorts’ portfolio, will make its debut in early April 2024. Located 20 minutes from VC Bird International Airport along Dickinson Bay Beach, Royalton CHIC Antigua will unfold as a tropical hotspot for vibrant couples, groups of friends and energetic solo travellers. Jordi Pelfort, President, Blue Diamond Resorts, said: “The upcoming opening of Royalton CHIC Antigua marks a significant milestone in the West Indies and for Blue Diamond Resorts. This unique concept of all-inclusive hospitality has proven to be a success, and...
RIU Hotels & Resorts Re-Invents Loyalty
RIU Hotels & Resorts has given its RIU Class loyalty program a complete makeover. The new, more modern program has new benefits and exclusive advantages to reward the chain’s most loyal customers and adapt to the habits and interests of travellers from all over the world, as well as new technologies. The loyalty program continues to grow every year, with thousands of members joining the community since its beginnings in 1997., which is seen as a reflection of the hotel chain’s successful international expansion and diversification, and above all of the employees in...
The Iberostar Foundation And Planeterra Join Forces
Iberostar Group, through the Iberostar Foundation, has joined forces with Planeterra, an impact-driven non-profit using tourism to uplift communities, launching an ambitious program to promote community tourism initiatives at destinations where the Spanish hotel group is present, in order to boost the social and economic development of the local communities in which it operates and protect their ecosystems. Through this partnership, Iberostar and Planeterra have set themselves ambitious goals: to provide more than 955,000 potential travellers with community tourism experiences, involve...
Putting A Fresh Spin On Agent Fams
Karisma Hotels & Resorts and Margaritaville have teamed up to put a fresh spin on agent FAMs, empowering agents to better promote their offerings through one-on-one time with key executives and signature Margaritaville experiences. The next event will take place from Sept. 11 to Sept.15 at the brand new adults-only Margaritaville Beach Resort Riviera Maya, where executives from Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels & Resorts will play host, immersing agents in the Margaritaville lifestyle through nightly entertainment, poolside vibes, site inspections, the infamous floating taco...
RIU Hotels & Resorts Just Keeps Making It New
RIU Hotels & Resorts is confidently stating that those who vacation at its properties won't find them looking a little long in the tooth. Armin Kaestner, the company’s vice-president of sales, contracting and business for the USA and Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, reports the company has each of its properties undergo major refurbishments after it reaches the 10-year mark, a policy that ensures they will always have a newish ambiance. Hotels have what Kaestner calls a "natural cycle," adding RIU guests will "never think, 'This looks like an old...
RIU Brings Its Party Events To Cancun
RIU Hotels & Resorts has unveiled the new and improved Riu Caribe following a complete transformation. In 2003, RIU purchased the hotel and in 2013 it underwent a renovation – now it has undergone a second makeover -- more proof of the hotel chain’s commitment to quality in Mexico. In addition to changes in the lobby, rooms, restaurants and common areas that will surprise guests, the new Riu Caribe will now be the first in the area to host RIU Party events, which will be open to all RIU guests in Cancun. One of the biggest changes following the reopening of the Riu...
Playa Hotels & Resorts Celebrates 10
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. celebrated its 10th anniversary recently with a special event at Hyatt Ziva Cancun led by Playa’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Bruce Wardinski and with local officials, business partners, and team present. The event celebrated the exponential growth of the brand, which now has a total of 25 properties and 9,501 rooms across Mexico and the Caribbean, and highlighted the pillars which will foster continued growth in the next decade. Since the opening of its first branded properties in 2013, Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos and Hyatt Zilara Cancun, in...