Destinations
A Little Romance From Goway
As Goway sees it, when it comes to romance – be it an an adventurous honeymoon, special anniversary, vow renewal or just a romantic escape – today's couples want to do something extraordinary to celebrate. Mike Bertoia, Goway Islands product manager says he never underestimates romance travellers. “There is always something new and interesting happening in this market. Lately, we have seen a growing trend of “multi-moons” for couples booking more than one honeymoon. That often means a “mini-moon” (small trip) after the wedding followed by a longer, more exotic trip later...
New Look For Visit Philadelphia Site
VISIT PHILADELPHIA has rolled a look visitphilly.com website. The site is designed to inspire people to visit Philadelphia, motivate them to stay longer and encourage its more than 1 million monthly users to do more in Philadelphia And The Countryside. The site is one of the most successful and highly used destination websites in the country, with more than 100 million web visits since 2010. Meryl Levitz, president and CEO of VISIT PHILADELPHIA, said: “We know from research that visits to our websites convert into real-life Philadelphia experiences. The changes to visitphilly.com...
Air Canada Adds Lift
Air Canada is launching new domestic regional non-stop flights on July 2, 2018. The carrier is introducing the only year-round service between Montreal-London and Montreal-Windsor, providing services that meet the needs of both local and connecting passengers. Flights are timed to offer connections to and from Atlantic Canada including Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton Halifax and St. John's; to Europe including Brussels, Rome, Geneva, Barcelona, Lisbon, Paris, Lyon, Frankfurt, as well as Casablanca, Morocco. Benjamin Smith, president, passenger airlines at Air Canada, said: “We...
G Adventures Sailing In Sri Lanka
G Adventures has launched a new sailing trip along Sri Lanka's east coast, following the splash made by its industry-first sailing trip along the south coast of the island nation. The first itinerary launched in February this year and is already 90% sold out in its first season. This further demonstrates Sri Lanka's increasing popularity as a travel destination, with the country also experiencing a tripling of demand for G Adventures' land-based trips in 2017. The new Sailing Sri Lanka - East Coast itinerary is designed to complement the existing Sailing Sri Lanka - South Coast tour,...
Marriott Property Planned For Belize
ECI Development has announced that it plans to introduce the Marriott Hotels namesake brand to Belize with a project designed for customers seeking a relaxed Caribbean lifestyle. The hotel will be located on Ambergris Caye, Belize's largest island and well known for its scuba diving, fishing, water sports and white sandy beaches. Michael K. Cobb, chairman and CEO of ECI Development, said: We are thrilled to bring the Marriott Hotels brand to Ambergris Caye, one of the Caribbeans most beautiful island destinations with famed access to the Belize Barrier Reef and dive...
Canada Shines For Florida
Visit Florida's Brenda Bryant welcomed about 100 travel industry VIPs to an evening of education and networking in Toronto last night (April 24). Bryant and a group of close to a dozen Florida destination, hotel and attraction representatives provide agents with an information-packed briefing on what's new and happening in the Sunshine State. “Wonderful things are happening in Florida,” Bryant told the crowd and not the least of which is the fact that Canada continues to be Florida's number one source of international visitors. Canada is once again the state's number one...
Where Are Canadians Heading?
Canadian travellers are proving that age is but a number, as a growing number of citizens are continuing to cross countries off their bucket lists as they grow older, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “A lot of those older cohorts are a lot more mobile than their predecessors, so while historically travel tapers off in the later years, it’s still going strong right now,” says Jennifer Hendry, senior research associate for the Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Tourism Research Institute. During a keynote...
Everything Is Possible With CWT
The Carlson Wagonlit 2018 Conference kicked off with a reception at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles with cocktail party hosted by Visit California. Next up the conference embarks on a three day non-stop cruise to Vancouver aboard the Ruby Princess. This year’s conference theme is I’mPossible and will feature bestselling authors Colin and Julie Angus as well as a presentation by digital media strategist, Jonah Cait. Stay tuned for more to come. #CWTalwaysgoingfurther In the photo at the top of this item: The CWT Team, from l to r, are Una O'Leary, senior director,...