Destinations
SVGTA Selects VoX
St. Vincent and The Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) has selected VoX International as its public relations and communications representative in Canada. VoX will manage media relations and day-to-day operations for the Canadian market. The destination is poised to welcome more Canadians in 2018 with direct air service and the opening of its new international airport. With the recent opening of the Argyle International Airport on St. Vincent, it's easier than even for Canadian travellers to explore the many adventures of St. Vincent and The Grenadines’ 32 idyllic islands and...
Dreaming of Europe With Air Transat
Air Transat has unveiled a new ad campaign in which images of Rome evoke a blissful European vacation. Keeping in line with its campaigns over the past two years and keeping its “Vacation is calling” tag line, Air Transat features its own employees in the ads, as they happily share their favourite vacation spots with travellers. Created in partnership with creative agency Sid Lee, the campaign took flight on March 26 on the Web and social media, as well as television, radio, billboards and in print media. One of the new campaign videos is available at...
Finland Takes ‘Glamping’ to New Heights
Northern Finland is the site of a new hotel experience where a well-appointed “glamping” cabin is towed into a remote wilderness location, deep in the Arctic Circle. The cabin is one of three rooms that are then moved to an optimal spot for lying back to experience the Northern lights from the comfort of your bed. Located 6 km east of Kilpisjärvi, Finland, the new mobile rooms, set on skis, include a clear Aurora viewing roof. The Aurora Wilderness camp, three rooms, is available to book through Off the Map Travel until mid-April. After the end of the season, the Aurora...
Spotlight on Turkey
Turkish tourism authorities got the word out about their homeland in Toronto Friday night. The Turkish Consulate General's Culture and Information Office in Toronto had Judith Liberman, a France-born storyteller who fell in love with Turkish culture and now lives in Istanbul where she has become a pioneer in the Turkish story-telling movement, promote the country before an audience on hand for weekly Friday Royal Ontario Museum events. The Turkish-speaking Liberman, in Toronto for the 2018 Toronto Storytelling Festival, also hosts Istanbul radio shows and mentors other Turkish...
Paul Gauguin Debuts New Itinerary, Diving Excursions
Paul Gauguin Cruises has unveiled a new seven-night Society Islands & Tahiti Iti itinerary, along with new shore and SCUBA diving excursions. Paul Gauguin is the first cruise line to visit the port city of Vairao in Tahiti Iti, which is the smaller of two landmasses comprising the island of Tahiti, and offers a wild coastline, marae (temples), Polynesian culture and surfing fame. Tahiti Iti is scheduled on seven-night Society Islands & Tahiti Iti voyages that depart and return to Papeete, Tahiti, and visit Huahine, Society Islands; Motu Mahana (Taha’a), Society Islands;...
Dominican to Shine at Blue Jay Games in Montreal
For a fifth consecutive year, the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Tourism is joining forces with the Toronto Blue Jays to celebrate the Caribbean destination. On March 26-27 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, during a pre-season series between the Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dominican Republic will bring its own personal touch to the game. A promotional kiosk will be installed in the corridors of Olympic Stadium, where musicians and dancers will encourage the crowd to dance merengue. Spectators will also be able to enjoy a virtual reality experience via 360 videos. More...
Aloha Raptors
Hawaii Tourism Canada hosted Toronto area travel trade types at the Raptors game against the L.A. Clippers last night. And while the Clippers trimmed the Raptors – 117 to 106 – the warm welcome of the Hawaiian Islands made the evening all worthwhile. Check out the Go Hawaii website – https://www.gohawaii.com/ca – to find all you need to know about the islands In the photos: Baxter Media's Wendy McClung; Air Canada's Simona Cercel and Baxter Media's David McClung Air Canada's Duncan Bureau; Dana Gain of Norwegian Cruise Line; and Colin Wood of Hawaii Tourism...
Colorado High
With lots of access – including service from Air Canada (28 flights a week) and WestJet – and a range of attractions sure to please even the most finicky traveller, it's no one wonder Colorado is so popular with Canadians. Tourism officials from the Centennial State were in Toronto Wednesday to update the trade on what's new and Andrea Blankenship, director of international tourism for the Colorado Tourism Office, took time to go over some of the numbers which help attract travellers to her state. They include: four national parks, eight national monuments, 10 scenic and...