The resort report: what’s new in the hotel world ANN RUPPENSTEIN Checking out the latest hotel and resort news from fresh renovations to brand new or upcoming properties to entice your clients. JOIA Aruba by Iberostar Iberostar is set to open its first hotel in Aruba – JOIA Aruba by Iberostar....

Travel agents report the number of new clients continues to grow since the pandemic ANN RUPPENSTEIN Ever since many Canadians were left without someone advocating on their behalf after trips got cancelled without a refund in sight during the pandemic, the value of booking holidays with a travel advisor...

Company now has 34 properties and counting IAN STALKER Melia Hotels International isn’t resting on its Cuban laurels. The company, which arrived in Cuba more than three decades ago, now has 34 hotels in 8 Cuban destinations, making it the largest foreign hotel company in the country. And Marti...

Participants will meet some of Mandela’s colleagues IAN STALKER It’s been over a decade since the death of Nelson Mandela and over two since he stepped down as South African president but British tour company Red Savannah is confident that interest in a man seen as instrumental in the end of apartheid...