Destinations
Booking Site Gets Thumbs Up At YVR India Event
The smooth functionality of a booking website operated by tour operator Services International Ltd. of New Delhi took centre stage during a dinner presentation on India tourism in Vancouver recently, reports Press Today's western editor, Ted Davis. The automatic rate adjustment function of the booking site, which quickly changes the final tour program prices according to the addition/subtraction of land tour products, different hotels or different flights, was demonstrated to agents in attendance at the event. It was held at the Salam Bombay Restaurant in downtown Vancouver and...
Jamaica Takes To The Ice In Toronto
When the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues hit the ice in Toronto on Monday night (Oct. 7), there was a One Love feel to the evening as the Jamaica Tourist Board, led by the island's director of tourism, Donovan White and its regional director, Canada, Angella Bennett, welcomed a VIP travel trade crowd to the event. Considering that Jamaica is close to its target of welcoming 500,000 Canadians to the island, getting its message out at Canada's favourite past time – that would be hockey – should help it meet its goals. Check out PressToday's photo gallery of the...
Carnival Resumes Calls to Grand Bahama
Carnival Cruise Line will resume regular calls to Grand Bahama beginning Friday (Oct. 11) when Carnival Pride will dock in Freeport. Carnival Elation will follow on Oct. 13 and Carnival Freedom on Oct. 15. Between now and the end of the year, Carnival expects to host 39 calls in Freeport, bringing more than 100,000 visitors to the destination and providing a significant impact to the local economy. For the full year, over 400,000 guests will visit Grand Bahama on a Carnival cruise vacation aboard 10 different ships sailing from nine US homeports. “Carnival Cruise Line is proud...
ACV Unveils ‘Orlando Promise’
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched its new Orlando Promise, featuring three key features with any package purchased – a reduced deposit, flexible cancellation, and price drop guarantee. Agents can now book their clients’ escape to the Sunshine State’s theme park paradise with only a $50 deposit. The program also offers travellers the peace of mind to cancel their booking with a full refund up to seven days before the departure date (including their deposit). ACV's new Orlando Promise features added flexibility with a price drop guarantee. If the price drops on any Orlando...
Cuba’s Tourism Industry Sound
Cuban tourism minister Manuel Marrero has dismissed suggestions that fuel shortages are plaguing parts of Cuba's tourism trade. Marrero told a Toronto audience Tuesday that the Cuban government has had to make energy adjustments this fall after the American administration moved to make it more difficult for Cuba to import oil by ship. That in turn led to suggestions on social media that elements of Cuba's tourism infrastructure were being hampered by shortfalls of needed fuel. However, Marrero insisted that wasn't the case and said claims that fuel shortages forced the closures...
ACV Launches 2020 Europe Collection
Air Canada Vacations has unveiled its 2020 Europe Collection which features a total of 145 vacation packages in 21 countries -- including 30 new itineraries tailored to better meet agents' clients’ travel styles. Nino Montagnese, managing director at Air Canada Vacations, said: “Filled with packaged vacations to countless vibrant European cities steeped in history and culture, our 2020 Europe Collection has a dream escape for every type of traveller.” Montagnese noted that: “With various travel experiences, partnerships and collaborations our newest Collection positions us...
Air Transat Has The Experts
Air Transat is inviting Canadian travellers to discover Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit with Ariann, a webmaster at Transat. Through a series of videos and social media posts, the employee draws on his thorough knowledge of the destination to offer recommendations for an unforgettable trip to Mexico’s west coast. Ariann’s adventure is the latest instalment in a series launched in 2017, which spotlights employees’ holiday expertise. The travel enthusiasts featured are delighted to present their fab finds and personal favourites at the destination. In his videos posted on...
WestJet is Karisma’s Preferred Partner For October
WestJet Vacations is the Preferred Partner of October for Karisma Hotels & Resorts. Throughout the month clients will save up to 62% and receive up to a $250 resort credit, to be used towards two $50 Spa Massages and one $150 room upgrade upon hotel check-in. Additionally, one guest stays free for every seventh paid guest. This offer is valid on new bookings this month only with a minimum three-night stay at El Dorado Spa Resorts, Palafitos Overwater Bungalows, Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun, Azul Beach Resort Negril, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resort Punta Cana and Sensatori...