Destinations
Miami-Cuba Sailing From Victory Cruise Lines
Victory Cruise Lines is planning a series of 13- and 14-night circumnavigations of Cuba on Victory I between January and April 2019 with a special spring weekend three-day cruise to close the winter cruise season. It features special winter reduced pricing and significant early booking discounts on the Miami-Cuba sailings. For instance, all-inclusive fares for 13-night voyages start at $5,995 per person, double occupancy, including the early-booking discount. In addition, select value-season departures qualify for an overnight hotel or air credit of $500 per person. Bruce...
Visit Florida Makes Its Pick
Visit Florida has announced the appointment of Frank Belzer, Susan Jacobs and Scott Shalley to the Visit Florida Board of Directors. The three new appointments were confirmed as members of the Visit Florida board during the recent Enterprise Florida Board of Directors meeting held in West Palm Beach. Frank Belzer is the SVP of Sales Management at Universal Orlando Resort where he oversees all domestic and international sales strategies. He fills the regional seat and was appointed for a term beginning March 23, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019. Susan Jacobs is the Senior Vice President...
The Latest In Luxury
Meliá Hotels International has announced its latest addition in Mexico with the launch of Paradisus Playa Mujeres in Q1 2019. The luxury hotel will be Mexico's fifth Paradisus branded property. Nestled just off the coast of Cancun with sugary soft white-sand beaches and sweeping coastlines, Playa Mujeres is the new popular destination for travellers and locals alike. Located 35 minutes from Cancun International Airport and 10 minutes from downtown, Paradisus Playa Mujeres is situated on the seafront, offering a tranquil and relaxing setting. It is within close proximity of Isla...
Jamaica Joins List Of Agents’ Choice Gala Partners
Baxter Media is pleased to welcome Feature Sponsor, the Jamaica Tourist Board, to the growing list of industry leaders supporting the first annual Agents' Choice Awards Gala. Along with Presenting Sponsors Air Canada and Sandals, plus fellow Feature Sponsor WestJet, the Jamaica Tourist Board will help bring the 19th annual Agents' Choice survey results to life at the awards gala on June 14, 2018 at the elegant Eglinton Grand in Toronto. Voting in the 19th annual Agents' Choice readership survey closed last Friday with a record number of Canadian travel agents letting their...
Say It ‘Ain’t So,’ Antje
Antje Splettstoesser, director of the German National Tourist Office (GNTO) here in Canada has announced that she is leaving the post she's held for the past four years on April 10, 2018. Splettstoesser is certainly leaving on a high note as 2017 saw Canadian numbers grow by 8%, while in Jan. 2018, Canadian overnights were up by 13%. With those results leading Splettstoesser to observe: “Canadians seem to like our beautiful cities, the autobahn, the castles and well, potentially also some of the beer.” After April 10, contact Stephanie Lauber, who can be reached at...
Discover The Wild Side
You shall see shells... The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel spokesperson, Francesca Donlan pulls no punches when she says her Florida destination is particularly suited for those who love gathering seashells on ocean vacations. “We're sort of the wild side of Florida,” she says. “We have this amazing sort of natural playground that the other destinations don't have as much of.” And that's particularly underscored, she says by the island duo of Sanibel and Captiva being known for what she confidently declares is the “best shelling in the world,” with Sanibel's Bailey...
Home2 Suites by Hilton Debuts in Las Vegas
Home2 Suites by Hilton has opened its first property in Nevada – the Home2 Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Strip South. The hotel features 120 suites with fully equipped kitchens and modular furniture, providing guests the flexibility to customize their suite to their style and preference. The hotel also features complimentary Internet, communal spaces, and trademark Home2 Suites amenities such as Spin2 Cycle, a combined laundry and fitness area, Home2 MKT for grab-and-go items, and the Inspired Table, a complimentary daily breakfast. Guests can also enjoy an outdoor saline pool and...
Cheeca Lodge Opens Its Doors
One of the Florida Keys' iconic resorts has reopened, as the island chain continues unveiling fully refurbished accommodations more than six months after Hurricane Irma. Islamorada's 27-acre, 214-room Cheeca Lodge Resort and Spa reopened its doors for the high-demand Easter holiday weekend, hosting vacationers for the first time since a visitor evacuation began several days before Irma impacted the destination Sept. 10, 2017. Cheeca's lobby, landscaping and a 525-foot-long oceanfront dock sustained heavy damage from storm surge. Many guestrooms also had water intrusion, although the...