Destinations
Rockwood Adventures Goes Local, Launches New Brand
BC Adventure Company (BCAC) is a new, boutique brand, being launched by Vancouver-based luxury tour operator Rockwood Adventures that will target both BC residents and Canadian travellers with single and multi-day private excursions in British Columbia. After the global pandemic hit in 2020, Rockwood Adventures, whose clientele was comprised solely of international visitors – experienced a zero-revenue year. Owners Alasdair Douglas and Nancy Celetti decided to channel their efforts toward attracting local Canadian businesses. Alasdair Douglas, Rockwood Adventures’ managing...
Take To The Great Outdoors In Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has captured the wonders of the destination in a series of videos that are part of the 360 Hong Kong Moments initiative. The new video series makes Hong Kong’s great outdoors come alive for those who reside abroad. A highlight of the Great Outdoors Hong Kong (GOHK) 2021-2022 summer campaign, four distinctly themed Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos will each feature 30-second snapshots of dreamy environmental acoustics heard in far-flung corners of the city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1HPVucfsVY The videos are designed to...
Summer Is Here For Collette
Collette is kicking off the summer with a sale on future travel to the United States, Europe, and Central America. Guests can book now to save on select destinations around the world for travel July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The sale ends on June 30, 2021. Agents booking clients should not that Collette’s Travel Protection Plan allows for cancellation for any reason up to 24 hours before their departure, in the form of their original form of payment, minus the cost of the plan. Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, president and chief brand officer of Collette, said: “We are excited about...
Swoop Marks Three With Hamilton-Kelowna Link
Swoop Airlines marked its third anniversary by linking Hamilton with the sunny interior B.C. destination of Kelowna -- a route the airline expects will quickly gain a following as Canadians opt to vacation at home as the coronavirus pandemic continues to complicate international travel. Bert van der Stege, Swoop's head of commercial and finance, told a June 18 webinar that the airline – which launched the Kelowna-Hamilton service on June 20 – expects the new route to quickly become its most-popular route during a time “of great opportunities to explore the country.” The...
JNTO, Air Canada Webinar Prize Winners Announced
Last Thursday, Air Canada and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) jointly hosted a webinar for all interested travel professionals. We had travel agents and consultants from all across Canada in attendance. Acting as MC for the webinar was Mark Hashimoto, Specialty Sales Manager for Asia with Air Canada, and we also saw presentations from Maria Liu on behalf of Air Canada and Priscilla Portsmouth on behalf of JNTO. The webinar also featured some very inspiring content presented by Chef Masaki Hashimoto in the form of a riveting video presentation on Japanese culinary...
Tourism Roundtable Says Canadians Expected More
Canadians expected more. That’s the takeaway from the federal government’s decision to lift some quarantine restrictions for Canadians and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated, starting July 5 according to the Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable (The Roundtable). While acknowledging that the move is an improvement on the current restrictive measures, the Roundtable said that the changes represent a small first step and what Canada urgently needs is a proper plan and a policy on travel that is based on science, is in line with what other countries are doing, and one...
Hong Kong Loosening Quarantine Rules
The Hong Kong has announced that the quarantine requirements for persons arriving at Hong Kong who have received COVID-19 vaccination will be adjusted in phases. Except for those who had stayed in extremely high-risk or very high-risk places (Group A1 and A2 specified places), fully vaccinated persons with a positive result of serology testing for antibodies will be subject to a further shortened compulsory quarantine period of seven days upon arrival. Additionally, the restriction from entry to Hong Kong will also be relaxed for fully vaccinated non-Hong Kong residents who have...
Around The World In 23 Days
After the first departure of its Cultural Treasures: Around the World by Private Jet journey sold out rapidly, luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent added a second date for the once-in-a-lifetime trip. “This is a journey that circumnavigates the globe in 23 days. It connects our guests to the people and cultures in eight incredible destinations from Taipei to Nepal, Bhutan, Agra for the Taj Mahal, Uzbekistan, Abu Dhabi, Petra in Jordan, and then finally Palermo, Sicily before ending in Boston,” Stefanie Schmudde, VP Product Development & Operations at Abercrombie &...