Destinations
Air Canada Increasing Transborder Capacity
Air Canada is upgrading service and boosting capacity on key transborder routes from its Toronto and Montreal hubs. “We are very pleased to offer customers travelling between Toronto and the cities of Nashville, Washington Dulles and Memphis an upgraded travel experience with larger and more comfortable aircraft featuring a choice of Business Class and WiFi options on all flights. We are also adding daily frequencies on our Toronto to Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Austin routes and from Montreal to Baltimore,” said Mark Galardo, vice-president, Network Planning, at Air...
VisitBritain Launches Canadian Advisory Council
Britain’s national tourism agency, VisitBritain, has launched its new Canadian Tourism Advisory Council. The aim of the council is to provide strategic advice to help steer VisitBritain’s Canadian strategy by providing industry knowledge and expertise from an unbiased and independent point of view. “We are excited to announce the formation of this council in Canada, and to confirm the participation of this group of top leaders from the tourism industry,” says Gavin Landry, executive vice-president, Americas, VisitBritain. “We met for the first time in Toronto, where...
A Spectacular Success
The third round of the inaugural Baxter Media 2019 Portugal Golf Tournament was hosted by the Balaia Golf Village at its Balaia Golf Village Course. This par 3, 9-hole course, presented the teams with a number of very interesting and difficult challenges to overcome that definitely compensated for the shorter overall yardage. At the end of the third round Team 1, continued to hold onto their three-day lead despite carding a 3 over par score of 32 for a total three round score of 92. Second and third place for the third round match was a tie as Teams Two and Three both shot four over...
On The Go Tours Launches Baltic Itineraries
In response to a growing demand for more off-the-beaten-track destinations, On The Go Tours has added new Baltic tours to their portfolio. The tour operator specializing in locally-led group tours and tailor-made holidays to over 60 countries worldwide has four new itineraries in Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Lithuania with departure dates from March through to September. Travellers can expect comfortable modern coaches and accommodations in centrally located 3-4 star hotels, as well as guided sightseeing excursions with an experienced tour leader. Highlights of the Baltics is an...
Beyond Sun, Sand And Sea
Although over 75% of the Caribbean “didn’t even have a breeze” from the devastating hurricanes of 2017, the CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association said the impact of Irma and Maria were widespread across the region, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “The perception that’s out there is that the Caribbean is one place,” said Frank Comito, on location in Montego Bay, Jamaica for the 37th annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace. “The geography of the region is not fully understood.” Despite the...
Quite A Challenge
On the second day of The Baxter 2019 Portugal Golf Tournament, the teams played the Arnold Palmer designed The Victoria Clube, hosted by the luxurious and chic Anantara-Vilamoura Resort. Home of the Portugal Masters, this par 72 18-hole tournament caliber course was a true test of every team’s golf skills, (some enjoying the expert help of golf professionals), to help to overcome this very challenging mix of wide, and rolling fairways and lightening fast greens. When the last putt dropped at the end of nine holes, to close-out second-round play Team 1 – Christine James, Deana...
Discover The Palm Beaches Picks VoX International
Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB) has unveiled its international Leisure Sales and Marketing agencies in five key markets -- Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Germany and Mexico. The newly appointed agencies will promote The Palm Beaches to domestic and international visitors, with the objective to expand tourism efforts in the aforementioned markets. The newly-appointed agencies join DTPB's existing international agencies, Hills Balfour in the United Kingdom and AviaReps in Brazil. The organization tasked with promoting Palm Beach County (“The Palm Beaches”) to domestic and...
Hong Kong A City Of All Seasons
Michael Lim has every reason to be happy as he wishes people Happy Chinese New Year. Lim, who oversees the Hong Kong Tourism Board's Canadian office, promotes a destination that saw over 65 million visitors in 2018, among them 377,992 Canadians, a 2.1% increase from 2017. And, Lim said during a Friday Toronto event celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Pig, Hong Kong is a “multi-experience destination,” with the tourism board inviting tourists to “discover Hong Kong like a local.” Lim said Hong Kong's tourism attributes include its great outdoors, adding nature...