Destinations
That’s Quite A Collection
Transat just keeps making it better and better. The operator rolled out its winter 2018-2019 Sun program in Toronto yesterday, adding Portugal and Spain to its 34 destinations in Mexico, South America, Central America, Florida and the Caribbean and packaging it all up in a single brochure. Joe Adamo, president of Transat Distribution Canada and vice-president and chief distribution officer, Transat, spoke to a VIP crowd of the company's key travel trade partners, noting that there's a lot on the go at the company these days. The company's fleet renewal is underway, with Transat...
Discover Sweet Home Chicago
Steve Dolinsky isn't the least bit bothered by the fact that his Chicago tours are remarkably cheesy. Dolinsky – in Toronto Wednesday night for a Chicago promotional event – last month launched Pizza City, USA, which has four tours showcasing the city's pizza offerings, with those types of tours being virtually unheard of in the United States, he says. Four tours that take people to different eateries featuring the famed Italian food and showcase the districts they're in are offered. Dolinsky says Chicago is more closely linked with pizza than other US cities, in part because...
A First Look At The New Hotel X Toronto
Exactly how did the name for Toronto's newest resort-style hotel, Hotel X Toronto, come to be? During a brainstorming session, Henry Kallan, president of the Library Hotel Collection, says he took inspiration from its historic location on the grounds of the Exhibition Place, commonly dubbed as The Ex. “I tried to come up with the right name - Lakeshore Hotel, everything was taken,” Kallan said addressing a group of media at the hotel earlier this week. “As I was sitting around the table, all of a sudden I looked at Steve (the architect) and I said, 'why not Hotel X at The Ex?'...
Finding Serenity in Saint Lucia
As he shows me around my spacious suite, my butler Gregg is explaining the range of services his team is ready to do for guests – from unpacking suitcases and ironing to drawing aromatherapy bubble baths at a chosen time or even as a surprise, writes assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's Travel Courier cover story. “That’s just what’s on the list,” he says after popping open a bottle of champagne. “We do anything that’s legal and possible.” Personal butler service is a feature of all 36 suites at Serenity at Coconut Bay – the newest all-inclusive,...
Group Germain Opens New Montreal Alt+ Hotel
Group Germain Hotels officially opened the new Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30 in Brossard, on Montreal's South Shore. The hotel offers a unique accommodation experience thanks to its loft-style boutique hotel concept. It is Group Germain Hotel's second property in the area following the opening of Alt Hotel Quartier DIX30 in 2007. “The creation of the Alt+ brand is the result of a strategic decision that aims to continually meet the expectations of our guests,” said Christiane Germain, co-president of Group Germain Hotels. “The new Alt+ Hotel is the perfect complement to a visit to...
Vegas Shines!
Leave it to Las Vegas to bring top notch entertainment like The Voice finalist Matt McAndrew to an industry event showcasing just some of what the “Entertainment Capital of the World” has to offer. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is in the midst of an Eastern Canada sales mission, with 19 Vegas partners taking part. The delegation stopped by Toronto yesterday (June 12) after hitting the Niagara Region and making stops in Montreal today, followed by Quebec City. And, typical of Las Vegas, there's lots of news as the destination continually renews itself. Canada...
Goway Expands Family Travel Options
Goway is expanding its family travel options, recognizing that family vacations – which offer a great chance to bond – require specialized knowledge and a slightly different approach to planning. Fortunately, there are vacation spots all over the world that rise to the challenge and Goway Travel has experts in family travel that specialize in destinations worldwide. Wildlife adventures are always popular family holidays. Goway Travel’s Product Manager for Africa and the Middle East, Kirsty Perring, recently returned from a family trip to Botswana, which took in Moremi Game...
WestJet Releases #WestJetSeatCity Video
WestJet has unveiled its newest marketing video, #WestJetSeatCity, in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). As the international airline with the most seats to Las Vegas, the #WestJetSeatCity video illustrates three exclusive experiences provided to three couples from Flight 1116 on April 30. In it, the selected couples seek out their WestJet “seats” somewhere in the city to get a front-row view to adventure including controlling the Fountains of Bellagio, taking centre stage at Cirque du Soleil and getting closer than ringside at a UFC...