Destinations
Scandinavian Treks Popular With Adventure Travellers
While travellers living in the lush and warm climate of the Southern Hemisphere plan to celebrate the winter holiday season on white sandy beaches, other informed adventurers opt to travel and rejoice in the natural frozen beauty and warm cultural traditions of northern European Countries. For close to a decade, Nordic Travel Specialist, 50 Degrees North has been educating travellers of the benefits and unparalleled range of experiences available year-round, and specifically the winter holidays season, in destinations above the 50th parallel. The company’s unique product offerings,...
NĀRAT Hosts ‘Ultimate’ Egypt Fam
NĀRAT is hosting an “Ultimate Egypt Deluxe” fam May 17-28, 2019, described as a 12-day program that will transport travel agents back in time through Ancient Egypt in a discovery of civilization unveiling Egypt’s top-selling destinations. Agents will experience legendary highlights of Egypt such as the ancient Pyramids of Giza, last of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World; the Sphinx; the Valley of the Kings, and historic Aswan, Karnak, Luxor, and Abu Simbel; the Sahara Desert and have the ability to extend their fam with a visit to the turquoise waters of the Red Sea, along...
Cayman Airways Takes Delivery of its First Max 8
Cayman Airways took formal delivery of its new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from Air Lease Corporation (ALC) on Nov. 28 at a ceremony in Seattle hosted by Boeing to mark the occasion. “This year, as we celebrate 50 years of safe and reliable service, we take great pride in introducing the first Boeing 737-Max 8 to our fleet,” said Fabian Whorms, president and CEO of Cayman Airways. “Over the next 20 months, we will be adding three additional Max 8 aircraft while retiring our existing Boeing 737-300 jet fleet. Following a competitive public tendering process, the unique lease...
Cunard Launches Full 2020 Season of Alaska Voyages
Luxury cruise line Cunard will spend a full season in Alaska from June through to September in 2020 aboard the newly refurbished ship, Queen Elizabeth. Cunard is making its long-awaited return to Alaska in May 2019, after a 20-year break. The success of the 2019 program has led to Cunard doubling the number of voyages in the region for 2020. This expanded program will offer 10 round-trip sailings departing Vancouver, ranging from nine to 12 nights, plus one very special cruise to San Francisco including an overnight stay on US Independence Day. Guests will have the...
Smokey Robinson Making Music In St. Kitts
Smokey Robinson will be performing at the 23rd Annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which will take place on June 26-30, 2019. Also joining the line-up are popular artists French Montana, Popcaan, and Davido. The news was announced by the St. Kitts Tourism Authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism. Minister of Tourism, International Trade, Industry and Commerce the Hon. Mr. Lindsay F.P. Grant, said, “It is gratifying to see these top musical artists join the roster for the 2019 St. Kitts Music Festival. Each year, this event features top international acts along with a...
Olympic Province Gangwon Co-Hosts Korea Event
The South Korean province of Gangwon, so recently the hosts of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, was a lead sponsor and presenter at a special Korea Tourism pre-Christmas dinner in Richmond, BC that was also sponsored by Air Canada, reports western Canada editor Ted Davis. Representing Gangwon was MJ Lee, manager of the tourism marketing department for the province. She took invited guests on a virtual tour of the province, using audio visual tech to illustrate the trip. Guests thus learned, for example, that Gangwon has nine top ski resorts, some of which offer English speakers and...
BA Surprises Deserving Children With Magical Trip
British Airways has created some extra special Christmas BA Magic for a group of deserving children, by taking them on the trip of a lifetime to New York City to “live like Kevin,” inspired by the adventures of Kevin in the festive family favourite, Home Alone 2. “A Very Kevin Christmas” represents British Airways’ biggest and best BA Magic surprise so far and has been captured in two films showing New York in all its festive splendour. The first film is a movie-style teaser. The second, a longer chronicle of their adventure, includes interviews with parents revealing the...
Toronto Sets New Conference Record
Tourism Toronto and its meetings, conferences and events unit Business Events Toronto hosted 26 citywide conventions in 2018 – a new single year record for the city. The total tops the previous record of 18 conferences set in 2017. “The record number of citywide conferences speaks to Toronto's place as the hub for innovation, technology, finance and business within Canada,” said Johanne Bélanger, president and CEO of Tourism Toronto. “Our team at Business Events Toronto taps into Toronto's strength in these key economic sectors and uses the vibrancy of Canada's Downtown to...