Signature Travel Network announced the next expansion phase of its hotels and resorts program during its annual Sales Meeting and Trade Show currently taking place in Las Vegas. The 2017 collection has 978 hotels, resorts, lodges and spas in 460 unique destinations worldwide. In total, 77 new hotels and resorts have joined the collection for 2017, which represents an 8 percent increase year over year.
All participating hotels offer a suite of complimentary benefits including breakfast for two daily, Wi-Fi and a special Signature benefit, such as a $100 hotel/resort credit, lunch/dinner for two, once during each stay, spa treatments, airport transfers or other privileges. These Signature benefits are in addition to late check-out, early check-in, upgrades based on availability and preferential rates.
Signature’s 2017 hotels and resorts directory was released on December 5, 2016. The new hotel directory is customized for Signature member agencies, as well as the 25,000+ pages of proprietary online content available to front-line consultants and consumers through members’ websites. The program also includes its own proprietary booking engine.
Notable additions to Signature’s preferred program include city hotel properties such as Baccarat Hotel New York, D’Angleterre Copenhagen, The Eden Hotel Rome, Grand Hyatt Melbourne, The Beaumont Hotel London, TAJ Cape Town, W Bogotá, Mandarin Oriental Singapore, Peninsula Beijing, Hotel Neri Barcelona, Dewberry Charleston, The Chatwal New York, Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Pendry San Diego, InterContinental Lisbon, Hotel Splendid Venice, The Strand Yangon, Leela Palace New Delhi, Thompson Seattle, Langham Chicago, and other notable properties. For travelers seeking countryside retreats, Signature added Mont Rochelle Hotel in South Africa’s Cape Winelands, Killarney Park in Southwest Ireland, Casa da Calçada in Portugal’s Douro Valley, The Salamander Resort in Middleburg VA, and Castello di Casole in Tuscany, among several notable additions.
Addressing renewed client interest in activity and adventure, Signature added Anantara Golden Triangle in Thailand, The Leela Udaipur India, explora Valle Sagrado in Peru, Amanemu in Shima Japan, Hacienda AltaGracia in Costa Rica, and other lodges and retreats worldwide. Signature also announced the addition of resorts such as Zemi Beach House in Anguilla, Park Hyatt St. Kitts, Seafire in Grand Cayman, El Mangroove in Costa Rica, Grand Hotel Miramare and Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in Italy, the new Grand Velas resort in Los Cabos, Puente Romano resort in Spain’s Costa del Sol, and the recently opened Andaz Scottsdale AZ.