Destinations
COVID-19 Update: A Message From Ontario Registrar
Ontario Registrar Has A Message On COVID-19 In a message to Ontario travel industry registrants, TICO CEO and registrar, Richard Smart writes: “These are unprecedented and dire times for travellers and the entire travel industry. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this unparalleled event and we appreciate the healthcare workers, local communities and governments around the world who are on the front-lines working to contain the coronavirus/COVID-19.” Smart continues: “For our registrants, we acknowledge the extreme challenges underway for...
Stardust Letters Re-Lamped and On Display
The monumental Stardust letters – one of Las Vegas' Neon Museum’s most iconic Neon Boneyard sign exhibits – have been re-lamped and are now illuminated daily. These letters join the growing number of restored and illuminated Las Vegas neon signs on display in the Boneyard. To re-lamp the eight letters, which range in height from 14 to 18 feet, Hartlauer Signs used more than 1,100 energy-efficient, three-watt cold cathode compact fluorescent (CCFL) bulbs. Their original location on the building and the year they were put on it are currently unknown. The sign originally used...
Rendez-vous Canada 2020 Cancelled
Rendez-vous Canada 2020 has been cancelled. In a message to the industry, posted on the Rendez-vous Canada website, Destination Canada's chair, Ben Cowan-Dewar and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada's president and CEO, Charlotte Bell, write: “We know these are difficult times within the tourism sector. We know there is a lot of uncertainty around what our world will look like next month, next week, and even tomorrow. On behalf of Destination Canada and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada we are writing to assure you that we are in this together as we face...
Operators, Destinations Take Action
With senior health officials across Canada advising Canadians not to travel over March Break – and if they do and take their children, they will have to keep them out of school for 14 days – the travel industry here in Canada and around the world continues to be battered by COVID-19. Today, PressToday has updates on changes that company's are making in response to the impact of COVID-19. Those changes include: Globus family of brands voluntarily suspending travel to all destinations Germany postponing the Germany Travel Mart Jamaica suspending all public activities in...
Le Massif de Charlevoix Unveils New Base Camp
Le Massif de Charlevoix has unveiled plans to build a brand-new Base Camp. Once completed, the Base Camp will be the new headquarters and will include 400 housing units and several new facilities. Le Massif Group has partnered with Bourgeois/Lechasseur architects and BMD architects to complete this major project. This project will include construction of several facilities such as: a restaurant, a microbrewery, a café, a daycare, a snow school, a general store, an outdoors sports store, rental shop and a ticket office. Guests will have direct access to ski slopes, bike paths and...
G Adventures Showcases New Greenland Itinerary
G Adventures has introduced a new itinerary for its G Expedition, Explore Greenland and Spitsbergen. The tour starts and ends in the town of Longyearbyen, Norway. Currently priced at $3,999 p.p. for a departure date of Aug. 19, the 13-day adventure gives travellers a glimpse into the unspoiled wilderness of Greenland and Spitsbergen. “With this new itinerary and an unbeatable price, there’s really no better time to see Greenland and the glacial greatness that is the Arctic,” says Aizaz Sheikh, director of marketing, Global, G Adventures. Travellers have the chance to...
Mauna Lani Resort reopens after extensive remake
After an extensive, resort-wide renovation valued at over US$200 million, the Mauna Lani Resort of the Auberge Resorts Collection has reopened, marking the first entrée into the Hawaiian market for Auberge. This marks a new era of experiential luxury for Hawaii Island with the stunning reimagination of this iconic property. Mauna Lani unfolds across 13 oceanfront hectares on Hawaii Island embedded with a natural sanctuary of royal fishponds, verdant gardens and coral-strewn coves. Five private bungalows and 333 guest rooms and suites set the stage for transformative experiences. The...
Fireknife competition at PCC on Oahu
The Samoa Festival, Hawaii’s largest Samoan cultural gathering and premier showcase of Samoa’s traditions, will be held at the Polynesian Cultural Center in early May. As part of the celebrations, the festival will be highlighted by the 28th annual World Fireknife Championships, which is a key cultural tradition of the Samoan people. During the competition, talented fireknife dancers from across the United States as well as Samoa, Tahiti, Japan and Australia will come together at the Polynesian Cultural Center for four nights of heated competition. From as young as six years old...