Destinations
No Time, No Problem With ACV
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has introduced flexible duration, short-stay getaways to the Caribbean – including Barbados, Nassau, Turks & Caicos, Bermuda, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Panama City. Featured properties from Toronto to Barbados include the four-star Accra Beach Hotel & Spa with a four-night stay on May 11 from $1,180 per person. From Toronto to Nassau the three-star Breezes Resort & Spa is available for a four-night stay on April 27 for $1,235 per person and from Montreal, a five-night stay is available at the same property on May 4 for $1,375 per...
Hilton Opens Dead Sea Resort
Hilton has expanded its portfolio with the opening of the Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa, marking the first Hilton Resorts property in Jordan. Located at the lowest point on Earth – 410 metres below sea level – on the eastern shores of the Dead Sea, the 285-room hotel is adjacent to the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre, 45 km from the capital city of Amman and 65 km from Queen Alia International Airport. Amenities include direct beach access through two elevators that lead to a floating pool surrounded by a sun deck, 24-hour fitness centre and infinity pool and seven...
Tourism Australia Opens Applications for Corroboree West
Tourism Australia (TA) has opened applications for Corroboree West 2017, a five-day training and familiarization event for qualified Aussie Specialists. The first annual Corroboree West will take place on the Gold Coast Oct. 7-19 and, for the first time, will bring together the Americas and European agents. Three hundred front-line agents from Canada, the US, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy will have the opportunity to attend Corroboree West, flying to Australia from Los Angeles (for the North American market). Applications for the event are now open (to April...
Air New Zealand Introduces New Dreamliner Service
North American travellers connecting to Adelaide, Australia via Auckland, New Zealand can now experience Air New Zealand's Business Premier and Premium Economy products on the route. Air New Zealand will begin flying its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to Adelaide from October, significantly increasing capacity on the Auckland-Adelaide route, as well as introducing a range of premium seating options. The introduction of the Dreamliner aircraft will see the airline increase capacity between Auckland and Adelaide by up to 23% over the peak season (Oct. 26 – March 25, 2018). It will...
GLP Teams Up With Hong Kong, Taiwan
GLP Worldwide is teaming up with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and the Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) and will partner on various marketing and promotional activities to help boost visitor numbers to both Asian destinations. “We want to expand our presence and footprint with Canadian travel agents and this partnership with Hong Kong and Taiwan enhances our own marketing efforts and showcases the distinct itineraries that GLP Worldwide can offer to these destinations,” said Alan Law, GLP Worldwide director of sales and marketing. Currently, more than 50 flights connect Canada...
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Get The ‘Green Light’
More than 250 iconic landmarks and sites around the world will be illuminated green over the coming days – as part of Tourism Ireland’s 2017 “Global Greening” initiative to celebrate the island of Ireland and St. Patrick. The annual initiative, now in its eighth year, which sees a host of major landmarks around the world turn green for St. Patrick’s Day, has grown from strength to strength, with many new landmarks signing up to take part this year. Stadiums, statues, castles and towers will go green in celebration, with new additions for 2017 including the One World Trade...
Living Up To Its Reputation
Living up to the moniker of being the world's friendliest city – as named by Condé Nast magazine – may be a challenge, but one Mexico's Puerto Vallarta is taking in stride and living up to as shown by the number of travellers flocking to the sun destination each year, reports Greg Coates in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Located on Banderas Bay in Mexico's Jalisco state, Vallarta is a charming seaside resort surrounded by mountains and known for its beaches, culinary scene and nightlife. Old Town, also known as the Romantic Zone, with its cobblestone streets,...
WestJet Launches Montreal-Halifax Service
WestJet has launched its newest service to Montreal with the departure of flight 3451 from Halifax. The new route operates twice daily on WestJet Encore using its fleet of Canadian-made Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. WestJet now operates 157 weekly departures from Halifax to 19 non-stop destinations – 12 domestic and seven international and transborder routes. On Feb. 13, WestJet announced a significant investment in Quebec's travel and tourism market with increased service and new routes to and from Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The...