On three separate occasions over the past year, Royal Caribbean International broke new booking records. The most recent being Black Friday sales on Nov. 25, which marked the cruise line’s single largest booking day in its 53-year history. Notably, Michael Bayley, president & CEO of Royal Caribbean...
The resort report: what’s new in the hotel world ANN RUPPENSTEIN A weekly look at the latest hotel and resort news including fresh renovations and brand new properties. Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun, an Autograph Collection is a brand-new all-inclusive resort...
Explore Ghent by boat IAN STALKER Ghent is inviting those eager to tour the city to get off their feet for at least some of their explorations. The historic city has a large number of open-air boats that ply canals leading past dramatic attractions, with the narrated tours identifying and providing information...
Rock isn’t the only type of music awaiting guests IAN STALKER Staying at the Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos can clearly amount to a trip down musical memory lane. And staff are quick to note that the music that awaits guests needn’t be rock music alone, with different musical genres being heard...
What a class-y place! IAN STALKER School doesn’t have to be out for Los Cabos visitors wanting to pick up a few pointers on creating such popular and distinctively Mexican foods as tamales, guacamole and Caesar salad — reportedly first created at a northern Mexico hotel — before those...
Dance To The Music! IAN STALKER A Cuban fam trip clearly can lead to a little Dancing With the Stars Cuba-style. A recent Hola Sun fam to Holguin featured visits to a number of area resorts, with participating agents being greeted upon arrival at each property by dance troupes and Cuban music. Dance-mad...
Agents have differing views on winter bookings: Covid isn’t the factor it once was IAN STALKER How many of us will be sporting a tan in the next few months? Well, that’s unclear, with some veteran travel agents having somewhat different takes on the matter. Rudolph Nareen of Toronto’s...
Changing the future of accessible travel BY: Aditi Mohapatra, Vice President, Global Social Impact and Sustainability at Expedia Group Creating a travel experience accessible for all is one of the most difficult yet rewarding challenges we face in our industry. An accessible industry that is inclusive...
Tourism Ireland gears up for growth BOB MOWAT Tourism Ireland has a plan. It would be surprising if they didn’t as they have always been a tourism organization that has worked to anticipate what consumers are looking for and make sure they can provide it to them long before the competition. ...
