Destinations
World’s Largest Cruise Ship To Sail From China
Royal Caribbean International has announced the homeport and name of its fifth Oasis Class ship – Wonder of the Seas. The next ship to join the cruise line’s innovative lineup will set sail from Shanghai, China. Details were revealed by Royal Caribbean president and CEO Michael Bayley at a global cruise industry conference event in Shanghai. Slated for a highly anticipated debut in 2021, the world's largest cruise ship will introduce a new era of cruising as the first of the renowned Oasis Class to sail the Asia Pacific. “Royal Caribbean is known for its innovation and...
Goway Releases 2020 Africa Travel Planner
Packed with innovative travel ideas, Goway’s 2020 Africa and Middle-East Travel Planner is now available. “With over 250 travel ideas, 22 countries and multiple styles of travel, this is the definitive planning tool for an agent selling Africa,” said Moira Smith, Goway’s Africa & Middle East general manager. In line with global trends, every idea can be personalized and custom built to the traveller’s requirements. Along with tried and tested best-sellers, this year’s planner features several innovative new itineraries, with experiences that can’t be had...
Viva Las Selfies!
Museum of Selfies, an interactive museum that explores the history of the selfie, has announced its first location outside of California – in Las Vegas. On the heels of the museum’s success opening a permanent location in Hollywood, California earlier this year, Museum of Selfies will open a location inside the Miracle Mile Shops on Oct. 25. “We are so excited to expand the Museum of Selfie brand to Las Vegas,” said Kate Kutepova, co-founder of Museum of Selfies. “The iconic Las Vegas Strip is so Instagramable in itself, we can’t think of a better place to debut our next...
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...