Destinations
Goway Invites Travellers to Celebrate on the Rhine
Germany makes for a great vacation at any time of year, but it’s in December that Central Europe’s largest country comes alive with its Christmas markets, and coupled with a cruise on the Rhine makes for an unforgettable winter vacation. Goway’s Christmas Markets Cruise – aboard the Amadeus Silver II – on the Rhine takes in many of western Germany’s prettiest towns. It also including visits to traditional Christmas markets and festive celebrations on board. The journey ends with a full day in the city of Cologne, including a visit to Cologne Cathedral, followed by free...
Globus, Cosmos Launch 2019 Faith-Based Brochure
The Globus family of brands in Canada has launched its 2019 Religious Travel brochure, featuring 10 tours, each designed to allow Christians to explore the roots and stories of their faith with fellow believers. The escorted tours, offered by both Globus and its value-brand cousin Cosmos, are available throughout Europe – including Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland, as well as to Israel and Jordan. There are three new Cosmos tours, a week-long Shrines of Alpine Europe, nine-day Shrines of Northern Italy & Rome and the 14-day Shrines of Italy. Tours range from six to...
Sunwing Expands Flight Options From Victoria
Sunwing is offering residents of Victoria more options to escape to the sun this winter with the introduction of flight options from their local airport to three its most popular Pacific Mexico destinations. Travellers can take advantage of weekly Saturday departures from Dec. 22 to March 30, 2019 to Puerto Vallarta, Monday flights to Los Cabos between Nov. 5 and April 22, 2019 and a weekly service on Tuesdays to Huatulco from Nov. 6 until April 16, 2019. Sunwing offers a range of resorts in Pacific Mexico, including the Riu Palace Pacifico in Puerto Vallarta, the newly renovated...
Universal’s Cinematic Celebration Officially Open
Universal Orlando Resort’s all-new nighttime lagoon show – Universal Orlando’s Cinematic Celebration – is officially open at Universal Studios Florida. Travellers now have a new way to cap off their day in Universal Studios as they enjoy an “epic cinema under the stars” in the heart of the theme park. The show seamlessly blends panoramic water screens accented by multi-layer water screens, pyrotechnics, lasers, projection mapping and more than 120 dancing fountains to transform the lagoon and surrounding buildings into a vivid celebration of beloved characters from...
Anderson Introduces New South Pacific Tours
Anderson Vacations is making it easier than ever to book your clients’ next South Pacific adventure. Travel options include luxury, escorted touring, adventure, independent travel itineraries, self-drive holiday, camper van rentals, small ship cruising and island sailing, or iconic train journey. In collaboration with Grand Pacific of New Zealand and Air New Zealand, Anderson is able to offer savings of up to $1,200 per couple. For agents, Anderson is offering increased commission levels until Sept. 30, a $100 Amazon voucher for the top booking agent and a chance to win a spot...
Israel Breaking Records
During the first half of 2018, Israel welcomed a record number of tourists, who generated more than $3.3 billion into the country's economy. According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, from January to June 2018 about 2.1 million tourist entries were recorded, which is a 19% increase over the same period in 2017, when the country welcomed 1.74 million visitors and an increase of 26% over 2016. The United States continued to be the largest source country for incoming tourists, with 470,200 tourist entries in 2018, 17% more than 2017. And more Canadians than ever are also...
Summer in HK Means It’s Time to Shop, Eat, Play
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) reports the city is gearing up for a summer of fun, with unique opportunities to shop, eat and play. And the play component includes the largest ever local e-sports extravaganza -- the ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong, organized by the HKTB, which will be staged from Aug. 24-26 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year, the festival will feature three top international e-sports tournaments: the acclaimed “Return of the Legends 2018” and two new tournaments – the “ZOTAC CUP MASTERS CS:GO 2018 Grand...
Grenada Sees Double Digit Growth Year-to-Date
Continuing the momentum from 2017’s record tourism numbers, Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean, reports strong growth in overall arrivals for the first half of 2018. The three performance indicators, cruise, stayover and yacht arrivals, contributed to an overall increase of 21.2%, when compared to the same period in 2017. Additionally, the latest Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) statistics released this June ranked Grenada in the top three markets for increased growth in tourist arrivals from the US, Canada and Europe. Stayover arrivals increased by 10.7% with the...