Destinations
Embark On A Quest With Rail Europe
Agents can experience their own 'Oktoberquest' this fall with a new educational promotion from Rail Europe. The Agent Oktoberquest carrier of the month incentive, featuring Deutsche Bahn, invites agents to “Become an Über-Expert” in German Rail from Oct. 1 to 31, 2018. In addition, clients can take advantage of the “German Rail Pass Autumn Promotion” from Oct. 1 through Jan. 31, 2019. To participate, agents log onto the Rail Europe Agent site site (https://agent.raileurope.ca/) and answer 12 questions as part of Oktoberquest. Each of the highlighted letters will be...
Sunwing Takes Off To Cienfuegos
Sunwing is expanding its offerings to Cuba this winter with the addition of a seasonal flight to Cienfuegos, which is located on the island's southern coast. Direct flights from Toronto will operate on Mondays between Dec. 17, 2018 and April 22, 2019 inclusive. Sunwing is the only Canadian leisure carrier to offer a direct flight service from Toronto to the Cuban beach destination this coming winter. Cienfuegos is known as the 'Pearl of the South,' and attracts travellers with its colonial architecture, culture and Caribbean spirit. It is also popular with divers, who can...
Swoop Adds Mexico Service
Swoop is adding four new routes serving the cities of Cancún, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta. John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) will see twice weekly service to Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) and three times weekly service to Cancún International Airport (CUN) beginning Jan. 8, 2019 and Jan. 14, 2019, respectively. Similarly, Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) will enjoy twice weekly service to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) and twice weekly service to Mazatlán International Airport (MZT) beginning Jan. 12, 2019 and Jan. 20, 2019, respectively. Steven...
Charting The Course
The Global Tourism Summit in Honolulu has just wrapped up and delegates are once again leaving the islands with the sense that the some of the solutions to the world's environmental woes rest in the Aloha state. A conference agenda heavy on tourism sustainabilty and cultural conservation powered a theme dubbed as “charting the course.” Many of the speakers echoed that theme with presentations that focused on the transformative power of tourism, on ways to solve and dissipate over-tourism, how to apply more warmth and competence to face-to-face travel transactions, and how to...
Austrian Set To Serve Vienna From Montreal
Austrian Airlines will introduce year-round flights to and from Montreal-Vienna, using Boeing 767 aircraft. The new service will operate daily throughout the summer schedule and five times per week during the winter season. With the addition of Austrian's new service from Montreal, the Lufthansa Group is now fully represented in this region, offering international routes from all three of the Group's passenger airlines – Austrian, Lufthansa and SWISS. Currently, Lufthansa offers daily flight service from Montreal to Frankfurt with an Airbus 340-300 and daily to Munich with an...
Colorado Calling
Canadian skiers and snowboarders who are seeking downhill thrills further afield will likely include Colorado in their considerations. But the choice of ski resorts in the state is so vast and potentially confusing that a basic overview can be helpful, reports Western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. One thing is for sure... “the Canadian market is a top market for Colorado’s ski areas and has been for the last few decades,” says Chris Linsmayer, public affairs director for Colorado Ski Country USA, representing member resorts in the...
Air Canada Waltzing To Vienna From YYZ
Air Canada is taking off with a new year-round service between Toronto and Vienna beginning April 29, 2019. The daily flights will operate with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner equipment. During the winter season, from November until March, flights will operate five days a week. This service is offered in partnership with Star Alliance joint venture partner Austrian Airlines complementing their Montreal-Vienna flights that also begin on April 2019. Special introductory fares start from $998 round-trip, all in, and tickets are now available for purchase at aircanada.com or through travel...
Cabo is Rock-ing
The Los Cabos Tourism Board says the Mexican sunspot's growth is continuing, with a destination that has a nightclub owned by rock musician Sammy Hagar slated to get a Hard Rock hotel next year. And, says Eduardo Regules of the tourism board, that upcoming resort is just one of many planned for the Baja California retreat. Los Cabos will gain 17 hotels in the next few years that together will have over 5,000 rooms, expanding the room inventory in a destination that has seen a continually expanding tourism infrastructure, Regules told a Wednesday Toronto gathering. A RIU property...