Destinations
Blue Mountain Makes Sustainability A Priority
Blue Mountain is committing to making sustainability a priority as the second Canadian ski area to join the Protect Our Winters (POW) Resort Alliance. Blue Mountain Resort’s Tara Lovell said: “This is a primary step but an important one. At Blue, we have always said that we love winter, and this pledge will help hold ourselves accountable to doing what we can to preserve it.” Protect Our Winters Canada is a passionate community of enthusiasts, professional athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to advocate for policy solutions to climate change. Blue...
CanaDream Reopens In Whitehorse With New Location
CanaDream is reopening in Whitehorse, Yukon on May 1 at a brand, new location. With a new home base at High Country RV Park, the rustic, log-cabin style setting reflects its heritage and is just minutes away from the airport and downtown, offering guests the ideal launch point to explore the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Alaska. Klaus Gretzmacher, VP of Tourism for CanaDream RV, said: “We’re so excited to be back in Whitehorse. There are boundless opportunities for adventures in nature, incredible sights to see and a rich cultural history to explore. An RV vacation in...
Don’t Tell Me About Freedom
Freedom is about more than honking horns -- no matter how loud they are. Today, Baxter Media's executive editor, Bob Mowat is wondering what the protests going on in Ottawa and across the country are actually all about. Are they about the vaccine mandates that apply for cross-border truckers? Are they about vaccination and vaccination passports? Are they about the lifting of public health restrictions that are in place in jurisdictions across the country? Or are they about something else altogether? All are questions that need to be answered and until they are, he has a...
Tourism Pros Reveal How Far Out Canadians Are Booking Trips
Over the past week, Caitlin Lajeunesse of Vacations by Caitlin with Independent by Flight Centre says she’s been flooded with inquiries again. “It’s the rollercoaster of the industry. Busy, quiet, busy again,” she says. “I am so happy to see clients are getting excited to travel again, I truly feel that we are finally making our way past the last hurdle and that brighter, easier, travel days are ahead.” As for travel timelines, she says it’s a mixture of some last minute bookings and a bulk of planning ahead. “I am receiving some inquiry for travel in the next...
CheapOair.ca Tracks Ontario Traveller Trends
CheapOair.ca has released the results of a survey geared at Ontario travellers in an effort to better understand the perception towards the recently unveiled Ontario ‘Staycation’ Tax Credit, while also gauging 2022 travel perception and concerns as restrictions are slowly lifted. The CheapOair.ca Travel Perceptions study found that over 66% of respondents were not aware of the Ontario Staycation tax credit. Unsurprisingly, interest in travelling is increasing, and more than 55% of respondents stated they were highly likely (30.4%) and likely to travel (25%) to claim the tax...
Myrtle Beach Welcomes The Return Of Canadians
A reopened Canada-U.S. border has led to Canadian vacationers returning to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with any return visitors finding the oceanside destination has gained new tourism-related attractions and more are in the works. Julie Ellis of Visit Myrtle Beach told a Thursday (Feb. 3) webinar a host of new attractions have opened, among them craft breweries, while the very visible SkyWheel, which gives lofty views of the destination, has seen "major renovations." That attraction has climate-controlled gondolas. Spring is expected to see the opening of a 26-story Courtyard by...
Checking In With Celebrity Cruises
A part of its promise to ‘Journey WonderFULL,’ Celebrity Cruises has launched Hotels by Celebrity. The program is designed to mirror the luxury service guests experience on board and offers guests thousands of hotel options at exclusive rates, creating a streamlined and stress-free experience when planning their cruise vacations. After booking a sailing with Celebrity Cruises, North American guests will be presented with an option to book pre- or post-cruise accommodations. The new service will offer the most suitable accommodations to fit the traveller’s needs, whether...
Corporate Traveller Taps Walley For New Role
Flight Centre Travel Group’s long-serving senior leader Tom Walley will take the reins as the new Global Managing Director of SME specialist Corporate Traveller. Having joined the group more than two decades ago, Walley has worked across the company’s corporate and leisure divisions in both the UK and Australia, primarily in management roles, and he will also retain his current position of General Manager for Corporate Traveller in Australia. CEO Corporate Travel Chris Galanty said Walley was the perfect candidate to navigate Corporate Traveller through the post-pandemic world...