Destinations
Air Canada Adds YVR-Yellowknife Service
Air Canada will introduce daily service between Vancouver and Yellowknife starting Dec. 15 and operating until April 1, 2018. Special introductory fares start at $219 one-way, all in, and tickets are now available for purchase. “We continue to strategically build our Vancouver hub and we are excited to link Vancouver and Yellowknife with daily non-stop flights this winter, complementing our existing Yellowknife services from Calgary and Edmonton. These new non-stop flights will shave off almost four hours of round-trip travel time for customers travelling between Canada's west...
Honduran Officials Urged To Approve Tourism Incentives
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has urged the National Congress of Honduras to approve the Tourism Incentives Act. The legislation would help create 250,000 jobs by 2019 as part of Honduras' 20/20 growth plan. “Honduras is becoming a highly desirable destination for tourists,” said Hernández. “This new legislation would provide US$165 million in tourism incentives over 18 years – an investment set to generate about a quarter billion dollars for Honduras.” Honduran Tourism Institute Director Emilio Silvestri recently met with Hernández, National Congress...
Luxury at Sea Through Canada’s Northwest Passage
There’s still time to book Crystal Cruises’ captivating Northwest Passage cruise, which departs in three weeks. The annual 32-day voyage takes guests to destinations rarely explored by recreational travellers and is offering new off-shore excursions such as Arctic scuba diving and fly fishing for Arctic Char. Beginning in Anchorage, Alaska and culminating in New York City, the voyage offers guests a luxurious once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Crystal Serenity will sail through some of the most spectacular, remote areas of the previously unpassable polar region via the Northwest...
Norwegian Sun Cruises to Cuba Now on Sale
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is offering a limited time promotion of $50 in onboard spend for new bookings on the line’s all-inclusive, four-day roundtrip cruises to Cuba, including new cruises from Port Canaveral beginning May 2018. Travellers looking to explore the art, culture and history that abounds in Cuba can now plan their 2018 adventure, as NCL has opened for sale the line’s 2018 cruises to Cuba aboard Norwegian Sun, which will homeport in Port Canaveral starting in May, following a dry dock enhancement. Norwegian Sun’s new all-inclusive four-day cruises to Cuba will...
Russia Opens Visa Application Centres in Canada
Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2018 and in partnership with the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada, VFS Global has opened Russia Visa Application Centres for applicants in three cities across Canada – Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. The new centres will significantly improve accessibility and convenience for travellers planning to take in the World Cup in 2018. The three centres in Canada are the latest additions as part of VFS Global’s global roll out of Russia Visa Application Centres. Since 2016, similar centres have been launched in a total of 23 countries worldwide. This...
More To Florida Than Meets The Eye
Ken Lawson isn't shy about telling you that Canada is Florida's number one international market and that the Sunshine State is about to double-down on its activities here, executive editor Bob Mowat in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Lawson, who took over as president & CEO of Visit Florida in January of this year, was in Toronto this month to meet with key suppliers and let them know exactly how committed Florida is to the Canadian market. “This past year we had 3.2 million Canadians come to Florida,” Lawson observed in a conversation with Canadian...
Goway Invites Travellers To Hit The Road In Western Australia
Goway Travel and Tourism Western Australia are encouraging North American travellers to hop in a vehicle and explore Western Australia in depth: enjoying sunny weather, white-sand beaches, fresh food, a relaxed outdoor lifestyle, unique wildlife and awe-inspiring scenery. Clients receive Goway’s Co-Pilot Kit of maps, directions, and discounts and a pre-planned itinerary, with all the work and research is done before the flight even lands in the South Pacific. Those wanting to add camping to their self-drive holiday can arrange for some locations to set up camp for them and have it ready...
Arctic Kingdom Webinar Puts Focus on Polar Bear Tours
Northern specialist Arctic Kingdom says the “emotional experience of viewing polar bears from up close from ground level, standing eye-to-eye with them, is unparalleled.” The tour operator has October and November tours that are opportunities to view polar bears on the west coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavut, just north of Churchill, Man., as they roam the tundra waiting for the first sea ice to form. Arctic Kingdom is hosting an Aug. 3 webinar at 1 p.m., EST, telling participants how they can get the chance to safely view and photograph the animals up close on its cabin-based...