Exciting hotel and resort openings for different types of travellers From a luxurious property set within India’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve for private safari drives for Bengal tigers to the most highly anticipated all inclusive resort openings of the year, here’s a look at the hottest hotels...
RIU resorts in Jamaica showcase destination RIU Hotels & Resorts is confidently stating that those who stay in one of its growing number of Jamaican resorts won’t go home without having gained clear insights into the country they’re vacationing in. The Spanish hotel company last year...
Eilish Vicencio-Heap The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority recently hosted 100 top-selling travel advisors for the inaugural Black Pineapple Awards. The gathering celebrated advisors’ contributions to a largely tourism-dependent economy and showcased experiences to inspire future itineraries....
Mexican Caribbean resort offers free admission to its parks IAN STALKER Playa del Carmen-area Hotel Xcaret Mexico has a great park-ing place. The 900-suite oceanfront resort falls under the same umbrella as Xcaret’s seven area parks, with admission to those parks being free for resort...
Six Senses and Silversands Beach House are new options for clients Grenada has this year added a pair of upscale resorts that haven’t gone the all-inclusive route that is common in much of the Caribbean, with the arrival of the properties welcome news to the Grenada Tourism Authority, which invites...
Changes at family company announced in the wake of a retirement Spain’s RIU Hotels & Resorts is undergoing what the company describes as a “generational handover,” with the Mallorca-based company adding it will continue to proudly be a family affair. Last summer saw the retirement...
Riu Hotels & Resorts’ partnership with Sunwing Vacations gives clients plenty of options for winter escapes Riu Hotels & Resorts clearly can look forward to hosting large numbers of Sunwing Vacations clients this winter, with a senior RIU official stating that the “extremely important”...
IAN STALKER African lodging and safari company Time + Tide’s new sales manager for the USA and Canada says its clients may be able to spot leopards or lemurs, depending on which of its clearly differing destinations they opt for. The company provides vacations in landlocked Zambia and Indian Ocean-ringed...
An upscale offering at Evermore Orlando Resort ANN RUPPENSTEIN Looking at the pierce blue waters of Evermore Bay’s picturesque crystal lagoon, it’s easy to forget that you’re in Orlando and not somewhere on the Florida coast. Resembling a tropical beach getaway, the show-stopper of Evermore...
A picturesque escape on a charming island loaded with natural wonders ANN RUPPENSTEIN Picture this: you’ve arrived at your dream resort ready to soak up the sun and hit the cabanas by the 300-ft linear pool, but Mother Nature has quite literally put a damper on those plans. Not ideal, but it can inevitably...
