Destinations
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...
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...
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...
Hola Sun Adds Transat to Summer, Fall Flight Schedule
Hola Sun Holidays reports that its flight operation for the summer and fall season will be aboard Air Transat scheduled flights. The Cuba specialist will be offering the following flights from Toronto: Cayo Coco, Friday and Sunday departures; Cayo Santa Maria, Friday and Saturday departures; Holguin, Friday departures; and Varadero, Monday and Saturday departures. Packages for the following destinations will be as follows: Cienfuegos, flight will be into Cayo Santa Maria with a land transfer; Havana, flight will be into Varadero with a land transfer; Santiago de Cuba, flight into...
St. Kitts Welcomes Expanded AC Service
For the first time in the island's history, Air Canada will serve St. Kitts for a full six months during the 2018-2019 peak season. The non-stop Saturday flights from Toronto will operate from Nov. 3 through April 27, 2019. From Nov. 3 through Dec. 10, Air Canada will operate a 136-seat Airbus A319-100 Rouge aircraft with 124 economy class and 12 business class seats for the non-stop Saturday flights. From Dec. 15 through April 27, 2019, the carrier will operate a 200-seat Airbus A321-200 Rouge aircraft with 184 economy class and 16 business class seats. “Air Canada's decision...
Air Canada Inaugurates YVR Dreamliner Routes
Air Canada launched two new international Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes to Europe last week with its June 7 inaugural flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Zurich, followed by service the next day from YVR to Paris. This marks five non-stop European routes from Air Canada's YVR hub. “The strategic addition of these seasonal international flights further strengthens our YVR hub which combined with our extensive North American network, provides excellent options for travellers from BC and the North American west coast to Europe, and as well as for European visitors and beyond to western...
Universal Adds 10th Haunted House to HHN 2018
Universal Orlando Resort is making this year’s Halloween Horror Nights the most intense ever with the addition of a 10th haunted house to the event. It is the first time in the event’s 28-year history that 10 haunted houses will be featured – giving your clients more scares than ever before. Details about the 10th haunted house will be revealed soon. For 34 select nights from Sept. 14 to Nov. 3, horrors of the '80s will invade this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Cinematic greats, slasher films, cult classics and original nightmares inspired by the past will come to life as...