Destinations
Incredible India on Display
It was all about India last night as Services International Ltd and India Tourism, along with special guest Kuwait Airways, hosted a group of about 100 travel agents in North York. Represented India Tourism was Roman Francis Pereira, visiting from New York, and who named a long list of reasons why travellers should visit India. They include: culture, heritage sites (such as the Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Khajuraho), fairs and festivals, nature and wildlife, cuisine, wellness tourism, yoga, spiritual tourism, shopping, beaches, adventure, golf, MICE, destination weddings and...
Thailand Fam Takes In Travel Mart
Luxury stays, premium flights and new discoveries were in store for a group of six travel agents/tour operators from Canada who visited Thailand on an all-inclusive fam tour recently. The trip was sponsored by the Thailand Authority of Tourism and made visits to Bangkok, Chiang Rai (Golden Triangle), Chiang Mai and Phuket – plus the Thailand Travel Mart held in Pattaya. Flights by Cathay Pacific in their premium economy class cabins were included for the six retailers – three from Toronto, one from Ottawa and two from Vancouver. Amongst them was Marian Lam (pictured), general...
Celebrity Set To Call Tampa Home
Celebrity Cruises is adding Tampa as a homeport, expanding the brand’s global vacation offerings with the redeployment of Celebrity Constellation. The newly “revolutionized” ship will offer guests more island time than ever before, with three unique alternating 10- and 11-night roundtrip sailings for the winter 2020 season. “Our guests and travel advisors have been asking us to return to Tampa since our last call there in 2007,” said Celebrity president Lisa Lutoff-Perlo. “While Celebrity Cruises fleet is undergoing a massive modernization with The Celebrity Revolution,...
WestJet Links Cranbrook With YVR
WestJet's regional airline, WestJet Link, will begin operating nonstop flights between Vancouver and Cranbrook, B.C., on Oct. 27. “This new route linking interior British Columbia with our Vancouver hub provides convenient travel options between the two areas and gives our guests in Cranbrook access to a second WestJet hub with connections across our entire network,” said Brian Znotins, WestJet vice-president Network Planning and Alliances. “WestJet is now providing the City of Cranbrook with the most flights and options to travel easily across the country and beyond.” With...
New Collette Tour Puts Spotlight on ‘Imperial Russia’
Collette’s new ‘Imperial Russia’ tour is now on sale. The tour allows history and culture aficionados to experience everything Russia has to offer over eight days, in two of the world’s most dynamic cities – Moscow and St Petersburg. Travellers will get to take their time and dive deep into the complex, rich history and culture of these destinations. Beginning at the heart of Moscow, the Kremlin and the Red Square (UNESCO world heritage sites), guests will indulge in Russia’s traditional food and culture scene with a local guide. The journey then continues as...
Transat has Cuba covered
Cuba is the island Canadians have strongly supported for decades. We love the beaches, the people, and the quality of their all-inclusive properties. We also appreciate the fact that we have access to Cuba’s multiple tourist destinations from most major Canadian gates. And Transat has been the acknowledged leader in taking Canadians from these gateways to locations, in no small part because of the many quality options they offer. Travelling with family? Transat has so many programs children love, with care options for the youngest and fun opportunities for the older...
Peru’s Tourism Numbers On The Rise
Peru is proving extremely popular as the South American destination hosted more than 2.7 million foreign tourists in 2018, with Edgar Vásquez, minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, saying that vacations topped the list of reasons for visiting. According to the Foreign Tourist Profile (PTE) study, prepared by the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Export and Tourism (PROMPERÚ), the number of tourists who decided to vacation in Peru grew 8% over 2017, with a total of more than 2.5 million foreign visitors. Other reasons for travelling were business (15%) and visiting friends or...
GLP Introduces Innovative New Yoga and Fitness Tours
GLP Worldwide has introduced two new innovative wellness programs, Thailand Yoga Wellness Retreat and FUNctional Fitness Retreat in Costa Rica for 2020. “We are thrilled to introduce these two wellness focused programs for travellers as there is a real void in the marketplace in offering authentic, curated wellness programs,” said Alan Law, GLP Worldwide director of sales and marketing. “GLP is known for its commitment to provide travellers with experiences reflecting local culture, nature, cuisine and now wellness.” Global Wellness Institute reports more than 830 million...