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Vietnam Gives Agents A Taste Of Its Wonders
Here's some food pho thought from Vietnamese tourism officials – the country's a major culinary centre. A Vietnamese tourism delegation visited Toronto Monday night, promoting the attributes of the southeast Asian country, which includes a food scene that drew international attention when late food enthusiast Anthony Bourdain and former U.S. president Barack Obama had lunch together in a modest but popular Hanoi restaurant that serves the likes of pho, a hugely popular dish in Vietnamese cuisine. Lloyd Coleman of Minh Travel & Tour --- Canadian GSA for Vietnam Airlines-- in...
Billy Bishop Breaking Records
PortsToronto, owners and operators of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, reports that it experienced its busiest summer on record with 817,171 passengers arriving and departing through Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport from June to August 2018. Both Porter Airlines and Air Canada contributed to the high passenger numbers, which were a combination of leisure and business travellers. Gene Cabral, executive vice-president, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and PortsToronto, said: “Whether travelling to Toronto, New York, Ottawa or Montreal for business meetings or taking off to...
New Option From Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines has launched a new option for connecting passengers that allows them to visit different Belgian cities during their layover in Brussels. Belgium Stop Over allows travellers a visit to Belgium of one to five days, including free access to several museums and sites in two Belgian cities of choice, on their way to their final destination. Passengers travelling from the US, Canada, Israel or India to Africa, Europe, the US, Israel, Canada or India can choose to add a short vacation in Belgium to their trip without additional cost. With Belgium Stop Over, travellers...
Another First For Sunwing
Sunwing is adding flights to Daytona Beach, Florida from Toronto for the first time this winter. It will be operating twice weekly seasonal flights – on Mondays and Thursdays – beginning Jan. 28, 2019. Daytona Beach caters to all types of travellers. Racing fans can visit the Daytona International Speedway to see some of the best drivers in the world compete. While those seeking some peace and quiet can enjoy a leisurely stroll along the boardwalk and pier or the renowned Daytona Beach – a 37km stretch of sand that includes some stretches vacationers can drive on. As well,...
Swoop Adds MoBay Flights
Swoop has announced that it will be operating twice weekly service this winter to Montego Bay, Jamaica from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ). Montego Bay is the carrier's first Caribbean destination and service begins Dec. 16, 2018 and continues through to April 24, 2019. Steven Greenway, president of Swoop, said: “The addition of Montego Bay to our network is another important milestone. Many Canadians of Jamaican origin live in the Toronto area, which makes this new route ideal for connecting friends, family and loved...
Simply Amazing
No one remembers second place. It started as an inside joke, but it’s a motto that may have helped one team successfully come out on top in the 2018 edition of The Air Canada Race held in partnership with Experience Kissimmee, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Travel agents from coast to coast – quite literally from Prince Rupert, BC all the way to Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador – recently gathered in Kissimmee, Florida to go head to head in the 8th instalment of the competition inspired by the reality TV show The...
IATA Giving Destinations Just What They Need
Destination Canada recently bought into IATA’s Global Agency Pro initiative and the initial results have been so positive that our national tourism marketer will be sharing its experience with some 3,000 delegates attending the airline body’s World Routes Development Forum in Guangzhou, China later this week, reports Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. An IATA backgrounder explains that the GAP intelligence tool offers DMOs and tourism boards a worldwide view of flights ticketed through the global agency distribution channel to help...