Destinations
Insight Into Europe’s Yuletide Magic
Insight Vacations is inviting travellers to plan for their Yuletide celebrations by experiencing one of its “Christmas Market” journeys. Full of storybook itineraries, Insight’s 2019-2020 Seasons collection includes seven magical journeys taking guests to Christmas wonderlands. With departures beginning in November, clients can live their festive fantasies by booking journeys to Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Russia. Each journey offers one-of-a-kind Insight Experiences, Deliciously Authentic Dining, hand-picked hotels in ideal locations,...
Saint Lucia Renews Hurricane Guarantee Initiative
Nearly two dozen hotels and resorts on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia are participating in an expansive Hurricane Guarantee program ensuring that consumers can book vacations with confidence any time of the year, particularly during the traditional hurricane season (June 1 through Nov. 30). The program was originally created in 2018. Located at the very southern tip of the hurricane belt, Saint Lucia is geographically situated far from the designated active hurricane zone encompassing the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Saint Lucia very rarely has hurricanes land on its...
New Windstar Collection Debuts 50 New Itineraries
Windstar Cruises has unveiled its new 2019-2021 Voyage Collection, highlighted by 50 new itineraries featured amongst nearly 700 cruise and cruise tour dates available through 2021. The small ship line now visits 330 ports of call around the world and offers more than 2,500 shore excursions to bring cruise guests closer to new destinations and local cultures. “It’s been fun work for our talented team adding more than 200 new ports of call in the last couple of years. Being a leader in destination delivery, we know that the ports we visit and how we visit them makes all the...
Goway Brings Africa to Canada
Goway Travel’s annual Africa Roadshow will return to Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary in September, with 24 suppliers from 12 different countries in attendance. “This is the 10th year we’re hosting this popular event,” said Moira Smith, general manager of Goway Africa. “It continues to be a unique event in the diversity of products and destinations represented.” A few changes have been made to the format for 2019. This year’s Africa Roadshow will be for agents only. Suppliers will present to the attending agents in a theatre style. This will be followed by a free-flow...
CLIA, Dubrovnik Sign MoU
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the City of Dubrovnik signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of Dubrovnik through responsible tourism management and to help establish Dubrovnik as a model of sustainable tourism in the Adriatic region and beyond. The MOU signed by CLIA, President & CEO, Kelly Craighead, and City of Dubrovnik, Mayor Mato Frankovi, focuses on investment, collaboration and best practices for long-term destination management to the benefit residents and visitors alike. Immediate actions to...
Busabout Rolls Out 2020 European Adventures
With the 2019 summer travel season well underway and social media feeds showcasing the world’s trendiest hot spots, Busabout is helping make clients’ 2020 summer getaway decisions easy with the launch of its Europe Preview Program. Until Sept. 15, travellers can book 2020 vacations at 2019 pricing, with additional savings of up to 10% off on a selection of European adventures. “We’re already seeing growing interest in our 2020 Europe program as travellers are looking ahead to secure next year’s adventures,” says Damien Bennett, vice-president of Sales for Busabout North...
Historic Horsepower
On June 6 this year, a few historic relics from the golden age of flight lifted off from an airfield in eastern England to participate in a re-enactment of the D-Day landings. It was 75 years to the day since these same aircraft had taken off in the early morning gloom to start the attacks that would eventually bring WWII to a close, writes western editor, Ted Davis in this week's Travel Courier cover story. This reenactment of the paratroop invasion was just a fraction of the original armada, when fleets of C-47 Dakota transports filled the skies over France. But even those few C-47s...
ACV Unveils New Sun Collection
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched its 2019/2020 Sun Collection. The new Sun Collection offers travellers a selection of packages in more than 750 hotels – mostly all-inclusive – 63 of which are new to the tour operator’s lineup, four resorts that are exclusive to Air Canada Vacations, 28 semi-exclusive resorts, and more than 100 cruises. Featuring options for short and long stays as well as enhanced program collections, including 175 new additions for the Spotlight Collection and 124 Play Collection resorts, the 2019/2020 product offering provides vacation packages for all...