Destinations
Anguilla Enjoys Record-Breaking Winter Season
Welcoming guests from around the world, Anguilla had its best winter season in more than 27 years. Guests flocked to Anguilla in record numbers, basking on the island’s 33 pristine beaches, feasting on culinary experiences and enjoying the warm hospitality for which the island is known for. Anguilla logged yet another record-breaking month in March, with 11,940 tourist stay-over arrivals. This marks not only the highest March in history, but also the highest monthly total in the history of Anguilla’s tourism industry. The figure represents a 29.16% increase over the same period...
Tourism Montreal Launches Specialist Program
Tourism Montreal has introduced a Montreal Destination Specialist Program, an online training resource providing travel trade professionals with information about the city and its must-see attractions. After completing the program, currently offered in English and French, participants receive a certification that remains valid for a two-year period. Tourism Montreal's goal is to create business opportunities for travel professionals while generating maximum economic benefits and tourist traffic across the entire region. The program provides an overview of valuable tools such as...
Berlin Set For Major Celebration
Berlin is nearing a landmark anniversary in the both the city's history and East-West relations and is inviting tourists to be on hand with throngs of locals to mark it. Nov. 9 will mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and events will be staged throughout the city from Nov. 4-10, says Burkhard Kieker, CEO of Visit Berlin. Over a million people are expected to gather on Nov. 9 for events marking the end of a dominant symbol of the Cold War. The collapse of the fortified barrier paved the way for the reunification of Berlin. Authorities have kept the likes of...
Celebrating a Taste of Australia
It was a luncheon complete with fresh oyster shucking and paired wine tasting as Tourism Australia hosted a group of travel trade personnel at The Chase, Fish & Oyster Lounge in Toronto yesterday. Following a round of canapes that included avocado stuffed with shrimp, scallops, braised beef and tuna tartare, Chris Maggio and Jane Whitehead (pictured below) of Tourism Australia met with the group and updated them on all things Australia. Maggio spoke with PressToday and said the numbers from Canada are very positive, up 7.6% year over year. He attributed this to easy access...
Fly Away To The Bahamas
Although Lenny Kravitz usually flies under the radar in Eleuthera, the director general of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation said the Bahamian-American musician agreed to take part in its latest marketing campaign, aptly named Fly Away, because the Grammy-Award winning hit song was both written in and inspired by the destination, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “He said, that song, I pulled over on the side of the road one day stunned by the beauty of Bahamas and I wrote that song like that,” Joy Jibrilu...
Revitalized Norwegian Joy Completes First Alaska Sailing
Norwegian Cruise Line is celebrating the completion of Norwegian Joy’s inaugural Alaska sailing from Seattle following its recent North American debut. During the sailing, sister ships Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Bliss, two of the largest cruise ships on the West Coast, met for the first time. Departing from Seattle on May 4, with pier-side fanfare during Seattle’s official “Day of Joy,” Norwegian Joy set sail on its first Alaska sailing with calls to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan, Alaska, as well as Victoria. While in Juneau, history was made as Norwegian Joy...
Orlando Welcomes A Record 75 Million Visitors
Tourism officials have announced an historic milestone for the US travel industry as Orlando released news of a record-setting 75 million annual visitors in 2018. The increase of 4.2% over the prior year once again solidifies Orlando’s lead position as America’s most-visited destination. “It was another record-breaking year for Orlando with both domestic and international visitation,” said Visit Orlando president George Aguel. “We saw strong gains from all of our core countries, particularly from Latin America. This success is a testament to the special appeal of our...
Europe Has Positive Start to 2019, But Challenges Ahead
Europe kicked off 2019 on a positive note, according to the European Travel Commission's latest quarterly report, “European Tourism - Trends & Prospects 2019,” following an impressive 6% growth in 2018. Looking ahead to the rest of the year, a more moderate rate of expansion is expected for 2019 (around 3.6%), with short term risks, such as the slowing global economy, trade tensions and political uncertainty weighing on growth projections. Despite challenges, the majority of destinations which have reported data for early-2019 performances, have shown continued growth in...