the review 47 Bermuda hotels offer £100 credit
BY ALAN ORBELL SUMMER travellers to Bermuda can reap their ‘Proper Rewards’ at a dozen hotels as part of a tourist office campaign which gives a £100 credit towards activities and hotel services for bookings made between April and July 31 2015. The special offer provides visitors staying on the island between May 1 and September 7 with a £100 per booking credit towards a range of activities and services offered by participating hotels including a round of golf at an award-winning course, a massage at a leading spa, yoga classes on the beach, deep-sea fishing, diving lessons and jet-ski rentals. The sub-tropical, mid-haul destination is a seven-hour flight from London and offers a unique combination of British charm and Caribbean culture. Famed for its pink coral sandy beaches and shallow waters, it is also popular for its diving, particularly its shipwrecks. Participating hotels and resorts are: Cambridge Beaches,
Coral Beach, A Swiss affair
SWITZERLAND Tourism is hosting two nights of Swiss hospitality and networking for the trade this May. With its partners from Bern- Bernese Oberland,
Wyndham lands in Tanzania
WYNDHAM Hotel Group has
opened the 139-room Ramada Resort Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Complementing Wyndham Hotel existing
Group’s portfolio
of
franchised properties in Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia, the hotel marks the company’s latest expansion into Eastern Africa. Ramada Resort Dar es Salaam
offers 139 rooms/suites. All rooms have an interactive flat screen TV with satellite channels, free wifi, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, private bathrooms with walk-in shower or bathtub. Leisure facilities
at the hotel
Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, Fairmont Southampton,
Grotto Bay
Beach Hotel, Newstead Belmont Hills, Pompano
Beach
Rosedon Hotel, Rosewood Tuckers Point Resort, Royals Palms and The St Georges Different hotels have different exclusion periods so agents are advised to check
Club, The Reefs,
the Bermuda Tourism Authority website. Prestige Holidays offers a seven-night
trip, flying with British Airways from Gatwick and staying at the Grotto Bay on a room-only basis from £1699pp. This includes a free hotel night saving of £252 and £100 Proper Rewards credit.
gotobermuda.com/travel-deals/proper-rewards
PUY DU FOU, France’s second most visted theme park has opened for the 2015 season. It is located in France’s Vendée region, an hour from Nantes. The award-winning park brings
Jungfrau
Railways, Swiss Travel System and Valais Region, the tourism board will discuss product and news over drinks and a buffet dinner at London’s Milk Bar (May 19) and Manchester’s Albert Square Chop House (May 20). To RSVP, email:
trade.uk@
switzerland.com
NEWS TO USE IN BRIEF Visitor boost for T&T: Trinidad and
Tobago had an 11% increase in international visitor arrivals for the first quarter of 2015. The UK has made a healthy contribution and Ireland has seen a 50% increase. Better flight frequency, accommodation and public attraction
upgrades all
gotrinidadandtobago.com/ visittobago.gov.tt Summer discounts from Anantara: helped.
Book a minimum three night stay between now and August 25, 2015 with Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas and you could claim up to 40% off, with the discount rising with the length of stay. The deal applies to its properties in China, Southeast Asia, the Maldives and Middle East.
anantara.com
AMResorts expansion: AMResorts
has five new resorts for quarter one 2015: Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa and Dreams Dominicus La Romana in the Dominican Republic; Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa; Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica; and Zoëtry® Isla Di Oro Aruba, the resorts’ first on the Dutch Caribbean island.
amresorts.com
Puy du Fou theme park adds drone spectacular This year it will become the world’s
first theme park to use drones by including 50 in its flagship night-time spectacular, Cinéscénie. Tickets can be booked through
history to life through a series of 17 shows, 25 restaurants and four history-themed hotels. With no rides, and hardly any queues, visitors are transported through time on an immersive journey,
covering
everything from Viking invasions and gladiator games, to King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable.
Worldwide Attractions Management, with prices ranging from £21 per adult for a day ticket, to £257 for a two-day stay for a family of four. Puy du Fou is easily accessible by car with Brittany Ferries operating daily to St. Malo and Caen.
Worldwideattractions.com;
Brittany-ferries.co.uk
include a swimming pool and state-of-the-art rooftop gym. Guests have direct access to the white sands of Jangwani Beach and can choose between five food and beverage outlets.
wyndhamrewards.com
Atlantis adds value GUESTS
staying at
Atlantis
Paradise Island, Bahamas now benefit from a new added-value package included in the basic cost of a holiday, after the previous resort fee has been abolished/ The hotel is now offering its guests free wifi for up to four devices; access to its fitness centre; two bottles of water daily per room; in-room coffee and tea; casino lessons and the use of its resort shuttle service. In addition, all Atlantis guests
will have free and unlimited access to
Aquaventure,
waterpark next to the hotel.
Atlantisbahamas.com
the 141-acre
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