Destinations
Trade Bids Farewell To India’s Oraw
This country's travel industry has bid farewell to the man who has most prominently carried the flag in Canada for India's tourism trade over the past three years. A Thursday night Toronto gathering paid tribute to Anil Oraw, who has been the senior figure in India Tourism's Toronto office. Oraw is heading back to India Tourism's head office after a tenure that included a rise in the number of Canadians visiting his homeland and improved air links between Canada and India. The Toronto gathering saw a cross-section of the tourism trade praise Oraw for his energetic efforts to...
SeaWorld Poised To Debut Infinity Falls
SeaWorld Orlando has announces its latest attraction – Infinity Falls – and it's set to debut in the summer of 2018. Thrilling rapids will roar through the brand new rainforest river experience, while adventure-seeking guests plunge down the world's tallest river rapid drop. Jim Dean, president of SeaWorld Orlando Parks, said: “We are constantly looking at new ways to amaze our guests - Infinity Falls will do that, and more. From the excitement of the thrilling rapids, to the unique vertical lift element, it will be an adventure that appeals to the entire family. Infinity...
A Milestone For Montreal In 2017
Montreal has a lot to celebrate this year. Sure, there’s its 375th anniversary as well as Canada’s 150th birthday – and the city’s going all-out to extract the maximum visitation potential from both – but ask Tourisme Montreal chief Yves Lalumière what excites him most right now and he’ll point to Air China’s four-times-weekly non-stop service to Beijing and Air Canada’s new daily Dreamliner flight to Shanghai. “For the next 10 years China is the key for Montreal and it will be our most important priority,” he told Travel Courier's Mike Dunbar in a wide-ranging...
China Posts Double-Digit Outbound Growth
The 2016 results on expenditure from major outbound markets reflect increasing demand for international tourism across the world, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With a 12% increase in spending, China continued to lead international outbound tourism, followed by the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and France as top five spenders. UNWTO secretary-general, Taleb Rifai said: “The latest data on outbound tourism spending are very encouraging. Despite the many challenges of recent years, results of spending on travel abroad are consistent with the...
ACV Has Europe From The West
With the launch of Air Canada Vacations' (ACV) new Europe brochure, Canada's Western gateways will benefit from more access to popular destinations. Out of Calgary, ACV offers daily, year-round service to Frankfurt and London-Heathrow onboard Air Canada. While out of Vancouver, the tour operator provides the same daily, year-round service to London-Heathrow plus three times a week service to London-Gatwick and Dublin onboard Air Canada Rouge. New, daily service from Vancouver to Frankfurt will launch June 1 onboard Air Canada. With ACV, these three destinations - London, Dublin...
ACV Puts Spotlight On Florida
The Air Canada Vacations Roadshow presented by Visit Florida rolled into town last night (April 18), providing travel agents with updates on what’s new in the Sunshine State, reports Press Today's Ann Ruppenstein who was on hand for the event. “We’re very excited to be here to highlight all the wonderful product offerings we have in this wonderful destination,” says Dianne Pedroso, ACV area sales manager, Toronto West to Niagara Region. “We just launched an exciting sale this month called the Florida Frenzy! sale, where we’re actually offering up to 50% off select hotel...
Soul.City Launches Cityzen
Montreal start-up, Soul.City Group Inc. has launched Cityzen – a community of world travellers who want to experience city discovery in a completely different way. Beginning with the realization that guide books do not take into account the notion of 'How I feel right now,' the Soul.City app lets visitors and locals alike discover cities through their feelings. Free walking itineraries of 2, 4, or 6 hours may be selected from a suggested list of moods. Since its launch in February 2016, the application has attracted thousands of users on both sides of the Atlantic and it's now...
TTC Offers A Taste Of Thailand
Those visiting Thailand can have good pad Thai in a good Thai pad. Press Today's Ian Stalker attended an event hosted by The Travel Corporation and The Tourism Authority of Thailand in Toronto on Tuesday that promoted both The Travel Corporation's Asian program and Thai food and lodging options. Kayla Shubert of the TAT's Canadian office told those attending that Bangkok is famed for its street food but is also seeing a growing upscale tourism infrastructure that includes popular rooftop dining options. The city is also known for its many upscale hotels. Shubert conceded that...