Q&A with David Collado, minister of tourism, Dominican Republic When it comes to recovery from the pandemic, the Dominican Republic is considered a global success story. The popular Caribbean destination is already up 40% on 2019 levels. To find out more about what’s new in the destination,...
Changes took place in early January IAN STALKEROasis Hotels & Resorts kicked off the new year with a couple of major name changesAs of Jan. 3, the Grand Oasis Palm — one of six properties Oasis has in the Cancun area, was renamed The Sens Cancun, while the next door Oasis Palm was renamed...
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...
The resort report: what's new in the hotel world ANN RUPPENSTEINA 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...
Everything you always wanted to know about chocolate IAN STALKER Cabo Adventures is happy to give tourists the lowdown on chocolate in the very country in which it originated. Juan Emilio Rodriguez, who's given the title of ambassador at the Los Cabos-area company, reports chocolate has a long...
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...
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 on site. As...
What a class-y place! IAN STALKERSchool 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 tourists...
Dance To The Music! IAN STALKERA 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 Astor...
