Destinations
Travel On The Itinerary For Canadians
In its Travel Markets Outlook report, the Conference Board of Canada is projecting that the number of overnight visits from both within Canada and international markets will increase by 2.0% in 2019. While Canadian households are expected to face growing economic and financial challenges heading into 2019, domestic travel volumes are still projected to increase. According to the Conference Board's travel intentions survey, a growing share of Canadian households plan to take a winter vacation, and among those, a slightly higher share plan to stay in Canada for their longest-duration...
Canadian-American Days Are Back
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is gearing up to celebrate its Canadian visitors for the 58th year in a row as part of the Annual Canadian-American Days, which feature some hefty discounts to help offset the difference in Canadian exchange rate. And while the 58th annual Canadian-American Days lasts only one week – March 9 - 17, 2019, select Myrtle Beach area hotels, merchants and attractions are offering discounts from January through April 2019 for travellers with a valid Canadian passport. Ranging from 25% to as much as 55%, the discounts are designed to help Canadians “make up”...
Long Night, Good Cause
The Long Night winter tour of the Yukon for travel professionals from across Canada was an “incredible experience” that raised over $11,000 for worthy charities and non-profit organizations in Yukon and NWT, said organizers. The Long Night brought over 80 travel industry specialists from across Canada to participate in a two-night, event-filled celebration in the Yukon from Jan. 4 to 6. The principal sponsor and organizer was Air North, which provided the flights for the trip. “Nothing like this has been tried before,” says Nicole Petersen of Air North, who conceived,...
A Milestone For LA
Los Angeles reached a historic milestone in 2018, welcoming 50 million visitors for the first time ever and accomplishing the destination's ambitious tourism goal two years early. The new record is 1.5 million visitors higher than 2017's total -- a 3.1% increase -- marking the eighth-consecutive year of tourism growth for Los Angeles. In surpassing 50 million total visitors, Los Angeles set new tourism records for domestic and international visitation, hosting an estimated 42.5 million domestic visitors (3% increase) and 7.5 million international visitors (3.6% increase). LA's...
Chicago Posts Record Tourism Results
Chicago welcomed over 57.6 million visitors in 2018 – a 4.3% increase over 2017. Commenting on the record results, Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel said that: “When it comes to attracting tourists and business travellers, Chicago can go toe-to-toe with any city in the world.” The mayor noted that: By continuing to set new tourism records and bringing millions more people to Chicago every year, we are creating jobs and economic opportunities that reach every neighbourhood.” Annual visitor projections released by Choose Chicago were fueled by a growth of 4.4% in domestic...
Welcome To ATF 2019
The renowned scenery of Ha Long Bay on the northern coast of Vietnam was the highlight of day one of this year's edition of the Asean Tourism Forum (ATF), reports Press Today's Ted Davis who is attending the show. Tour operators, tourism product buyers and others boarded double-deck day-cruise boats for half-day sailings around Ha Long Bay, to see the dramatic limestone rocks and cliffs that define the scenery. The UNESCO-certified region is Vietnam's top natural attraction and draws thousands of visitors from around the world. Adjoining the bay is Ha Long City, which is serving as...
Tour East Responds To China Travel Advisory
Tour East Holidays – a subsidiary of CTEH – said it will refund deposits in full to customers who decide to cancel or postpone their upcoming tours with the company to China. The company's decision comes in the wake of the Canadian government's decision on Jan. 14, 2019, to upgrade its Travel Advisory to China for Canadian citizens to “Risk Level.” Risk Level warns Canadian travellers that they face “risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws” should they travel to a country that has been identified as Risk Level. Annie Tsu, CTEH's president and CEO, said: “We...
A Sunwing Celebration
Following last year's immensely successful opening of Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa and in anticipation of the grand opening of Cancun's hottest new luxury resort, Royalton Cancun Resort and Spa later this month, Sunwing is offering 4X STAR points (that convert to cash) on all new bookings to this beachside resort, located in the Hotel Zone just steps from world-class shopping and nightlife. Customers who book by Jan. 25, 2019, for departures between Feb. 1, 2019 and Oct. 31, 2019 can Vacation Better with a free oceanview room upgrade and receive a Luxury Junior Suite Oceanview for the...