Hotels and Resorts tips

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Rendering of Wynn Al Marjan Island. (Photo Credit: Wynn Resorts Media)

Hilton announced a new partnership with ResortPass to bring curated day pass packages to participating properties across the Americas.

Caribbean all-inclusive leader Sandals Resorts has concocted a one-of-a-kind gig for one lucky new hire who will get to work sampling and fine-tuning cocktails for its new Poolside Sippers menu. In the exclusive role of Caribbean Cocktail Critic, this person will be part of a stirring pilot program at the company’s newest Jamaican resort, Sandals Dunn’s River.  

Oahu is getting its first adults-only hotel when the Romer House Waikiki opens on June 1, 2024. 

As industry insiders, it goes without saying that travel advisors have the scoop on all things travel-related. That includes the hotels and resorts that are truly worth their steep price-tag.And if we’re being honest, what globetrotter likes splurging on a hotel only to be disappointed? There’s nothing worse than discovering upon check-in that a property you were eagerly anticipating is not exactly worth what you paid for it. With that in mind, we decided to reach out some of the industry’s top advisors to gather their insider’s opinion on hotels that are worth every penny…and then some. So be sure to bookmark this page for your next vacation, because here are the hotels that you can feel comfortable splashing a little cash on.

The adults-only, all-inclusive Royalton CHIC Antigua opened on April 29, 2024 along the island’s beautiful Dickenson Bay Beach. 

AAA Travel announced that two hotels and four restaurants in the Dominican Republic, United States and Canada are the newest additions to the organization’s Five Diamonds list.

Marriott International became the largest global hospitality company to receive approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for both its near-term and long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets this week.

Marriott International, Inc. announced plans to grow its portfolio in Europe through nearly 100 conversions and adaptive reuse projects by the end of 2026, which represent over 40 percent of its overall European development pipeline. 

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is encouraging the hospitality industry to support the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act today with an industry-wide Tax Day of Action to prompt the Senate to support the bill. 

Wyndham Alltra added another resort to its lineup, the Wyndham Alltra Samaná, a stunning beachfront resort in Las Galeras, the Dominican Republic.

Travelers wanting to save some money on their next visit to Walt Disney World will have three new ways to save beginning April 9, 2024. 

AAA has added five North American hotels and one restaurant to its coveted and fast-growing Four Diamonds list.

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Your next hotel room stay may not be as secure as you hope it is.A group of security researchers who were invited to a Las Vegas hotel to identify digital security vulnerabilities discovered a technique that would enable intruders to open “millions of hotel rooms worldwide in seconds, with just two taps,” according to a new report from Wired.The team of security researchers, who spoke with Wired, have dubbed the hotel room keycard hacking technique “Unsaflok.”It is based on what Wired describes as “a collection of security vulnerabilities that would allow a hacker to almost instantly open several models of Saflok-brand RFID-based keycard locks sold by the Swiss lock maker Dormakaba.”More than 3 million hotel room doors around the globe, throughout 13,000 properties in 131 countries, use these types of Saflok systems, per Wired.Hackers are able to exploit weaknesses in keycard's encryption and underlying RFID system, the article goes on to explain.

WHY IT RATES: The fresh faces should only help in the foundation's efforts to improve the hospitality industry.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior Editor

Club Med, the hospitality leader renowned for pioneering the now-popular all-inclusive concept, has just released new data showing that the company has reached a fresh milestone by achieving more than $2 billion in international Business Volume for the first time ever.    

The W New Orleans - French Quarter debuts its 97 newly renovated guest rooms and carriage houses as it finishes its multi-million dollar renovation, led by Canadian design firm Chapi Chapo Design. 

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ Women Own the Room initiative, which helps current and prospective women hotel owners break down historic barriers to hotel ownership, has celebrated fifteen hotel openings and over 50 signings in a little over two years. 

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