A stunningly redesigned classic hotel awaits travellers to one of the world’s great cities. Hotel Le Germain Montreal recently underwent a $30 million renovation, emerging with six new floors on top and a thorough remake of rooms, the lobby, the second floor Le Boulevardier restaurant and the meeting spaces. You’ll now find 136 rooms, up from 101. They weren’t able to use a crane so they built a new roof and raised it up six times to create six floors. There are truly spectacular suites on the 18th floor in the new section, as well as a remarkable gym with Read more
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If there’s any city in the U.S. that needs the coronavirus to go away faster than Las Vegas, I can’t imagine which one it would be. But the reports out of Sin City appear rather bleak these days. My friends at TravelPulse in the U.S. today reported that some in Vegas “would go so far as to say the situation is dire.” “When the Las Vegas Sands reported a second-quarter earnings loss of almost $1 billion earlier this month, Sands President and COO Rob Goldstein said on the call: ‘We’re in a world of hurt here in terms of Las Read more
One of Canada’s top hotels. Decadent lobster on what might be the city’s best patio. And a killer room overlooking bustling Yorkville. Sometimes a staycation is the best type of getaway, and I had a great one on Friday and Saturday. My wife and I were celebrating our wedding anniversary last week and were invited to stay the night and dine at the Hazelton Hotel in Yorkville. The hotel was recently renovated and has a bright, fresh and, to my mind, more youthful look to it than I remember. The lobby is stylish and sleek and welcoming, and the rooms Read more
A new study finds that Canada is one of the most googled vacation spots on earth. And a story from the New York Times focuses on how hotels are changing the way they do business as as result of COVID-19. My Future of Travel blog for Sunday, July 26. There’s nothing wrong with sharing a silver medal. A company called Kuoni recently analyzed Google searches for vacations and found that Canada finished in a tie for second as a potential holiday spot. The study found that the United Arab Emirates, a group of states that includes Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Read more
COVID-19 “passports” to help revive the airline and tourism industries. Plus a look at what the future holds for cruising, a new rewards plan from CIBC that will help local restaurants, and great advice from the Canadian Automobile Association on summer road trips. That and more in today’s Future of Travel post. CORONAVIRUS PASSPORTS? COOL IDEA A company called Pangea has introduced an end-to-end platform for issuing a Covid-19 immunity ‘passport’ based on a biometric ID. The smart card holder will be granted free access to public areas including airport terminals and planes, as part of the effort to revive Read more
