Destinations
Air Transat Lets The Good Times Roll
Air Transat took off to Louisiana this week, launching direct flights from Montreal to New Orleans. The new service makes it the only airline to offer a direct flight between YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Flights operate twice weekly, Thursdays and Sundays, year-round. To mark the first flight, the 157 passengers on flight TS998 were greeted at the Montreal airport before departure by Jean-François Lemay, president-general manager of Air Transat, Joseph Adamo, chief distribution officer of Transat, and Stéphane...
Tourism Must Understand The Costs
In a presentation at the World Travel Market yesterday, the Travel Foundation called on investors, businesses, governments and their destination marketing organizations (DMOs) to better understand the costs -- not just the economic benefits -- of tourism within destinations. This will allow promotional budgets to be deployed more strategically, and potentially diverted toward addressing sustainability risks that could render destinations unprofitable in the long-term. Jeremy Sampson, the Travel Foundation's CEO, described an “Invisible Burden” of tourism: the costs of serving...
Tapestry Collection Debuts in Canada
Tapestry Collection by Hilton has announced the opening of Canvas Moncton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, the brand’s debut in Canada. Canvas Moncton has 97 rooms, many with balconies. Art from local and international artists line the walls, providing an art gallery vibe that reflects the eclectic feel of Moncton. In addition to stylish accommodations, the property boasts state-of-the-art meeting and event spaces that can accommodate up to 120 guests. The in-house signature restaurant, Gahan House, features handcrafted ales and high-quality pub favourites. For a more...
TPI Advisors Discover Cambodia With G Adventures
Travel Professionals International (TPI) and G Adventures travelled to Cambodia on a TPI exclusive Specialized Travel Education Program (STEP). The TPI STEP program is an exclusive education program that was created to educate TPI advisors about a destination, tour, excursion or cruise ship product. STEPs are provided in order to assist TPI advisors to develop and improve their knowledge of products offered for sale and in turn provide TPI Advisors’ customers with exceptional service and drive additional sales and revenue. The STEP trips are escorted by a TPI host along with the...
USVI Charts A Course To The Future
The U.S. Virgin Islands continues to strengthen its relationship with cruise line partners as the region prepares for the strong growth forecast for the cruise ship industry. Speaking at the recent Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference and Trade Show, USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr. reported that the delegation gathered much valuable information about the evolving form of the massive cruise industry. The Governor added that the USVI delegation, which included Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte, his team at the Department of Tourism and representatives from...
Fall For Switzerland
Looking at the demand for what travellers want from a Swiss vacation, Martin Nydegger, the CEO of Switzerland Tourism, believes visitors are seeking the road less travelled, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “It's a new mind shift in the travel industry, which we can sense here that previously people had that sense of FOMO – fear of missing out – how can you go to Switzerland and not see the Matterhorn? But this is kind of fading out into a discover something new mentality,” Nydegger told Canadian Travel Press on...
UK Sees Strong Growth From Canada
Canadians love the UK as shown by new figures released by VisitBritain, which show strong growth in visitor arrivals from Canada to the UK during the first six months of 2019. There were 406,000 visits from Canada to the UK between January and June, up 11% over the same period in 2018. Canadians spent £380 million from January to June across the UK. There was particularly strong growth in visits from Canada to the UK from April to June this year with 277,000 visits, up 17% on the same period in 2018 and setting a new record for quarter two. VisitBritain executive vice-president,...
Swoop Adds Edmonton-Los Cabos Flights
Low-fare carrier Swoop has launched new service between Edmonton and Los Cabos, Mexico. Cabos is Swoop's fourth service from Edmonton to Mexico and its first to the Baja Peninsula. “Cancún, Mazatlán and Los Cabos are some of the most popular vacation destinations for Edmonton region travellers,” said Tom Ruth, Edmonton International Airport president and CEO. “Swoop is offering a range of flights to the most popular holiday options for our sun seeking vacation travellers.” Flights to Los Cabos are now available for booking through to April 25,...