Destinations
Donovan White Named Jamaica Director of Tourism
After an extensive search, Donovan White has been selected to fill the position of director of tourism of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). His appointment was announced by Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett. White, a Jamaican national whose term as head of the country’s tourism marketing agency will commence officially on Feb. 15, brings with him many years of marketing and business development experience. He served recently as vice-president of Cable & Wireless Business, Jamaica, where he was responsible for year over year revenue growth of 29% and 12% in 2014/2015...
ACV Increases Winter Lift
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is advising agents and their clients that it will offer increased winter lift on select destinations on board Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge. This includes: Air Canada Rouge will offer another flight option from Montreal to Cancun on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from March 2-18; The Toronto to Cozumel route with Air Canada has been extended to April. Flights will also operate Saturdays on April 14 and April 21; The Calgary to Cancun route will now also operate on Mondays from Feb. 26 to April 23 on board Air Canada Rouge; Ottawa to Punta...
Gotta Wear Shades For Thailand’s New Tourism Campaign
The Tourism Authority of Thailand introduced a new campaign and slogan that has been designed to promote tourism to secondary destinations in the country, reports Press Today's western editor, Ted Davis. The tagline “Open to the New Shades” was unveiled during the 2018 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), which ran last week in Chiang Mai, Thailand; and Davis was on hand for both the forum and travel marketplace. The communication strategies for the international market will continue to use “Amazing Thailand,” which has been a popular and well-recognized marketing slogan for 20...
WestJet Adds Paris, London From Halifax
WestJet is adding daily direct flights between Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) and Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris and Gatwick Airport (LGW) in London, U.K. All flights will be operated on the airline's newest Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft. One-way intro fares from Halifax to Paris or London are available for $199, taxes included. “As the carrier with the most transatlantic flights from Halifax, we are thrilled to announce our first foray onto the European mainland,” said Ed Sims, WestJet executive vice-president, Commercial. “Venturing to London and now...
U.S. Virgin Islands Have A Plan
The U.S. Virgin Islands has a plan. In the wake of the two Category 5 hurricanes that hit in September, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has developed a 150-day rolling marketing plan to share with industry stakeholders. Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty said: “This new plan has been developed to establish priorities and a road map of activities we will pursue as our destination recovers.” Nicholson-Doty noted that the “abridged plan” will be fluid and adaptable to the current dynamic recovery environment and the Department of Tourism is committed...
Good News From Jamaica
Clearly, Canadians were making it Jamaica, again in 2017. The Jamaica Tourist Board's (JTB) regional director – Canada, Philip Rose told Press Today that Jamaica welcomed 405,174 Canadian visitors in 2017. And that, Rose said, represents an increase of 8.9% over the previous year. “I take this opportunity to thank and congratulate my team for all their ongoing efforts. I thank our airline, tour operator and hotel partners for their commitment to Jamaica,” observed a clearly pleased Rose, before continuing: “Lastly, I invite all mentioned above to join me in saluting our...
Canada, Israel Expand Air Deal
Both Air Canada and Transat A.T are welcoming the Canadian government's announcement of an expanded air transport agreement with Israel. With the revised agreement Air Canada indicated it will look to further expand its services between Canada and Israel. Benjamin Smith, president, passenger airlines at Air Canada, commented: “Air Canada welcomes the expansion of the Canada-Israel air transport agreement as it will allow us to enhance our network and further advance our successful international expansion strategy.” Smith said: “We look forward to increasing our services to...
Vancouver Gears Up For Busy 2018
It's going to be a busy year for Vancouver as the city prepares to host 33 citywide conventions and events – that's the highest number the city has ever hosted in a single year. Over the course of 2018, these 33 events will bring over 100,000 out-of-town delegates to Vancouver where they will inject money into the local economy through hotel stays, dining, attractions visits, shopping, transit and more. In total, Vancouvers meetings and conventions industry supports more than 6,000 jobs and results in over $300 million annually in director visitor spending and $500 million in...