Destinations
Tahiti Welcomes The World At TTE
The Tahiti Travel Exchange (TTE) took place last week at the Tahiti Pearl Island Resort, with over 120 travel agents, suppliers and tour operators taking part, reports PressToday's James Donald who attended the event. Some 30 suppliers – including the likes of Air Tahiti Nui, Sofitel Hotels and Paul Gauguin Cruises – were on hand for the Exchange, and moved from table to table offering agents nine minute presentations on their products and services. And it was certainly a popular format with the agents that we travelled with on our FAM trip. Before the roundtable presentations...
European Waterways Brings Back Italy Opera Cruise
European Waterways is bringing back its popular Opera Cruise for guests who book the seven-night, Aug. 26, 2018 departure of its La Bella Vita hotel barge, the largest vessel in the company’s fleet with capacity for up to 20 guests. In addition to a cruise on the Po Valley in Venice, the Opera Cruise includes a stay in a four-star hotel on the night prior to the cruise, extra dinner, and premium seats to watch Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” in the Arena di Verona, a Roman amphitheatre renowned for staging some of the most lavish, large-scale productions in the world. Opera cruise...
Trafalgar Unveils Italy 2018
Trafalgar has launched its 2018 Italy program featuring 17 itineraries ranging from seven to 17 days and including Sicily and a four-day Aegean cruise option on the Best of Italy and Greece excursion. In celebration of the new Italy program, Trafalgar is offering travellers a 10% Early Payment Discount. “Italy is the number one European destination for our Canadian guests who simply fall under the spell of la dolce vita and every year we continue to innovate and further enhance our program with a myriad of authentic experiences,” said Wolf Paunic, president of Trafalgar Canada....
Puerto Rico to ‘Officially’ Open its Doors Dec. 20
Puerto Rico has celebrated some major tourism milestones as recovery efforts continue following Hurricanes Irma and Maria and will “officially” open its doors to travellers on Dec. 20. Recovery milestones include: San Juan is open for business. The historic walking and bike tours are up-and-running through the signature cobblestone streets, the Condado and Santurce areas are bustling with nightlife, and more than 100 hotels and over 1,718 incredible restaurants are operational and welcoming new visitors. Cruising: While Royal Caribbean resumed homeport in San Juan back on...
Sunwing Encourages Agents to Learn, Earn and Win
For the month of December, Sunwing has partnered with select hotels and resorts in Roatan and La Ceiba in Honduras to showcase what these leading destinations featuring ecological wonders have to offer. Until Dec. 31, agents can earn 4% bonus commission and receive STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into cash on all new bookings to either destination. Plus, each time an agent makes a booking to any participating resort in either destination, they’ll gain a ballot for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation for two to one of these vacation hot spots. All participating resorts...
Silver Cloud Makes Inaugural Expedition to Antarctica
Silversea Cruises reimagined Silver Cloud has arrived in Antarctica, marking its maiden visit to the remote continent following a US$40 million refurbishment and conversion into an ice-class polar expedition ship. Currently sailing a 10-night Antarctic Peninsula expedition roundtrip from Ushuaia, guests are being treated to vistas of towering icebergs, snow-capped mountains, and awe-inspiring wildlife aboard the completely refitted ship that includes the only Relais & Châteaux restaurant at sea. Silversea’s first crossover luxury expedition vessel can accommodate 254 guests,...
Vail Plans for Historic Investment at Whistler Blackcomb
Vail Resorts, Inc. has announced plans to invest $66 million at Whistler Blackcomb this season focusing on three new lifts at the heart of the resort. The investment features the addition of a new gondola on the Blackcomb side of the mountain, as well as several other lift infrastructure upgrades, providing quicker, easier access to all levels of terrain. The plan represents the largest single-year capital investment program in the resort’s history. A new 10-passenger gondola will replace the Wizard and Solar chairlifts and ascend from the base to the top of Blackcomb Mountain,...
Christmas Cheer In NYC
The season of Christmas peace in New York City seems to have added significance this year, as the city recovers from a terrorist attack with the holiday season just around the corner, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Good cheer awaits in all the well known places, including Rockefeller Center, where the giant Christmas tree -- probably the world's most famous -- holds court. The tree rose in the plaza of Rockefeller Center on Nov. 29, when its 50,000 lights were turned on for the first time. It is then lit every night through the...