Destinations
ExploreGB Puts Tourism Excellence On Show
It’s not often that the needs of a large international conference and trade show, with delegates numbering nearly 600, can be accommodated in a town of just 75,000 souls in the northern English countryside, reports Western editor, Ted Davis in Canadian Travel Press this week. But that’s exactly what was accomplished at the recent ExploreGB travel trade marketplace and convention, which was staged in historic Harrogate in North Yorkshire. It’s a leafy and lovely place with Georgian-era buildings lining its mostly quiet streets, and it offers access to the rural Yorkshire dales...
Niagara’s Annual Falls Fireworks Series Returns
Daily Falls fireworks have returned as part of the 26th Falls Fireworks Series in Niagara Parks. Launched from within the Niagara Gorge, 114 displays are sure to captivate visitors from around the world. New for 2019 is the introduction of low-noise fireworks on select weeknights. The 2019 Falls Fireworks Series will be held through June 16, weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and holiday Mondays; June 17 to Sept. 2, daily; Sept. 6 to Oct. 14, weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and holiday Mondays. All fireworks displays are subject to weather...
Just You Hosting South Africa Fam
Solo specialist Just You has launched its second familiarization tour – this time to South Africa – for Canadian travel professionals. Following the success of its first fam to Italy, Just You is now offering 18 lucky agents the chance to experience South Africa, Aug. 24 to Sept. 1. Guests will experience everything from the local food and wine, to understanding the apartheid history of the country, and searching for the Big 5 in Kruger National Park. “We are really excited to be offering another trip for agents to experience what a Just You tour is like, and see...
Carnival Sunshine Now Sailing From Charleston
Carnival Sunrise has launched a schedule of four- to 11-day voyages from the Port of Charleston, becoming the newest ship to operate year-round cruises from that port. Sunshine’s schedule from Charleston includes four- and five-day sailings to the Bahamas, six- and seven-day voyages to Bermuda and the Caribbean, and the first-ever Cuba cruises from Charleston with a series of five-day sailings calling at Havana. Also offered are longer-length 10- and 11-day Carnival Journeys sailings to the Caribbean with day-long calls at tropical islands, opportunities to sample local cuisine and...
Five Weddings And An Elopement
After an eight-year engagement, Courtney Kayter and Nick Erfle decided the time had come to lock in plans for a destination wedding in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a guest list of 100 friends and family members. The venue was booked and the invitations were mailed, but then the couple second-guessed their plans as guests had to make a large financial decision and commitment ahead of the big day. “Neither of us had ever really wanted a large wedding and we just didn't feel right putting a financial burden on family members in order to attend,” Kayter tells Travel Courier Digital....
Adventure Canada Secures Access to HMS Erebus Site
Adventure Canada, in an exclusive partnership this summer with Parks Canada, is striking out once more to the legendary wreckage site of the Franklin Expedition’s HMS Erebus as part of its iconic Into the Northwest Passage and Out of the Northwest Passage 2019 expeditions. Since the last confirmed sightings of the 1845 Franklin Expedition’s two ships more than 170 years ago, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror have captured the imaginations of aspiring explorers everywhere. The complete picture of what happened to the ships and the 129 crew members is still being untangled through Inuit...
SAA, Alaska Airlines Launch Interline Agreement
South African Airways (SAA) and Alaska Airlines have established a new interline partnership which provides new and convenient flight options for both SAA and Alaska’s customers travelling between North America and Africa. Customers are now able to purchase a single itinerary for travel on flights of both carriers in one simple transaction and enjoy connections via New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington-Dulles International Airport between Alaska Airlines’ expansive North American network and more than 75 destinations in Africa served by SAA and its regional...
KLM Marks 70 Years in Montreal
Seventy years ago yesterday on May 29, 1949, members of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines crew boarded a Lockheed Constellation 749 to welcome passengers on the first ever Amsterdam-Montreal flight. The “Batavia” touched down at Dorval airport on May 30, after two stopovers. The Batavia passenger list included Prince Bernhard of Holland, the husband of Queen Juliana, and Albert Plesman, president of KLM. Two of the three pilots on the inaugural flight were Canadian as, at the time, 50 of KLM’s 400 pilots were from Canada. As the flight approached, it was preceded by three Vampire...