Destinations
Goway Releases 2019 Africa, Middle-East Travel Planner
Goway’s 2019 Africa and Middle-East Travel Planner has hit the shelves, showcasing more than 250 travel ideas, 22 countries and multiple styles of travel. “This is the definitive planning tool for an agent selling Africa,” said Moira Smith, Goway’s Africa & Middle East general manager. In line with global trends, every idea can be personalized and custom built to a travellers' requirements. Many unique experiences and innovative new itineraries, are included, as well as tried and tested best-sellers. The Middle East is showing exponential growth, and this is reflected...
Gaviota Reaches Out To Agents
Cuban tourism giant Gaviota is reaching out in a major way to travel agents in this country as the busy winter season draws closer. Gaviota – which accounts for nearly half of all hotel rooms in Cuba and has other holdings that include a tour division and marinas – held a Toronto event Tuesday that drew a large number of representatives from household-name hotel brands on the island and is now headed for Montreal for a similar event. “Gaviota would like to wish you a fantastic winter season,” said Nieves Ricardo of the Cuba Tourist Board's Toronto office. Frank Pais...
Sunwing to Launch Toronto-Daytona Beach Service
Sunwing will launch non-stop flight service from Toronto to Daytona Beach on Jan. 28. The twice-weekly flights will connect Toronto golfers with one of Florida’s premier destinations during its peak winter and spring seasons. Daytona Beach is home to 30 golf courses, including LPGA International, a highly acclaimed 36-hole facility, and a pair of Donald Ross designs. The Sunwing flights will depart Pearson (YYZ) on Mondays and Thursdays at 6:20 a.m. and arrive at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) at 9:15 a.m., leaving ample time for a day-of-arrival round of golf....
Carnival Vista Arrives in New Homeport of Galveston
Carnival Cruise Line solidified its place as the cruise leader in Texas with Sunday’s arrival of Carnival Vista – the largest ship ever homeported in Galveston. The arrival was celebrated with Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy and ship godmother Deshauna Barber, the first member of the US military to be named Miss USA, before the ship left on its first voyage from Galveston Sunday afternoon. Carnival Vista is part of the line’s newest and largest class of ships and has been sailing out of Miami for the past two years with new features like the SkyRide aerial bike...
On The Road At JAPEX 2018
With 42,400 more seats out of Canada this winter, Jamaica’s minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett is confident the Caribbean destination will be a popular choice for Canadian travellers. “Canada is now back with a bang,” he said at a media breakfast held during the Jamaica Product Exchange in Montego Bay this week. Presented by The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association and the Jamaica Tourist Board, JAPEX is the most important business generator for Jamaica's tourism industry. Featuring 197 delegates, 91 companies and 69 representatives, this year’s show included nightly...
Gaviota Keeps On Growing in Cuba
Something old, something new... Cuba's Gaviota Tourism Group has put a new face on an Old Havana landmark that it says adds another upscale dimension to the Cuban capital. Gaviota's vice-president of marketing Frank Pais Oltuski Rodriguez told a Monday Toronto audience that developments for the Cuban tourism powerhouse include the just-opened 321-room Iberostar Grand Hotel Packard, which Gaviota says provides a “new standard of luxury” in Havana. The building itself dates back to 1911 but the now-Iberostar property underwent a major renovation prior to its opening. And Pais...
Join ACV for a ‘FAMtastic’ Experience
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has brought back its series of four “Mega Fams” in Mexico and the Caribbean. Travel agents can choose between Santa Clara and Cayo Coco from Montreal (three nights), Puerto Vallarta from Calgary (two nights), Saint Lucia from Toronto (two nights) or Puerto Plata and Samana also Toronto (three nights). Prices range between $329 and $359, based on double occupancy and including taxes and other fees. Connector flights will be available. For those who would like to add some luxury to the experience, upgrades to Premium Rouge will be available for $125...
New ‘Cruise and Stay’ Packages Available in the Bahamas
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL) has introduced four- and six-night “Cruise & Stay” packages, giving travellers the opportunity to take a cruise one way from the Port of Palm Beach to Grand Bahama Island, stay two or four nights at one of their partner resorts and then cruise back to the Port of Palm beach. With several premier properties to choose from, guests can stay in an all-inclusive resort property like the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach (pictured below) or Lighthouse Pointe at Grand Lucayan, or can opt for a hotel only plan at the Pelican Bay Hotel or the Marlin at Taino...