Destinations
Spotlight on Texas
Those visiting Megan Body's hometown can have some Grape Expectations. Body is the spokeswoman for the Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau in Grapevine, Texas, and she says the city lives up to its moniker, with grapes being found there when early settlers arrived and Grapevine today having a flourishing wine scene. Body, in Toronto this week for a Texas Tourism event, said Grapevine has 10 wine-tasting rooms open to the public and is also home to the Delaney Vineyards & Winery, found five minutes from the downtown area. She said her city is also home to Texas'...
Brussels Airlines Set To Connect Canada With India
Brussels Airlines is preparing to act as a Canada-India bridge thanks to an imminent route that will enable the carrier to offer clients what it says may be viewed as the quintessential European destination en route. March 29 sees the carrier begin five-times-a-week service between Brussels and Mumbai, its first Asian route. The carrier, which falls under the banner of the Lufthansa Group, counts Toronto among its North American destinations, and Christophe Allard, the airline's director for North America, told a March 22 Toronto event that the carrier wants to “connect with the...
TAP Expands Stopover Options
Travellers on TAP Portugal airlines now can incorporate a stopover of up to three days in Lisbon and Porto, at no extra charge, when booking flights from Canada or the US to the Azores (pictured), Madeira or the Algarve. With the expansion of its popular Stopover program to Faro (the Algarve), Ponta Delgada and Terceira (the Azores), Funchal or Porto Santo (Madeira), TAP is making all of its domestic destinations available for a visit to Lisbon or Porto on their way. The airline is adding additional frequencies to each destination. In June, TAP will add a fourth daily flight from...
Sunwing Resumes YVR-Caribbean Services
Sunwing will once again be offering Western Canadians summer service to three Caribbean destinations from Vancouver via Toronto. From May 17 to Sept. 3, Sunwing will offer flights and vacation packages to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Montego Bay, Jamaica and St. Maarten. From June 1 until Sept. 1, flight connections to Punta Cana are available on Thursdays and Sundays. Montego Bay is accessed via weekly service departing each Saturday from June 3 until Sept. 3. Vacationers headed to St. Maarten can take advantage of regular Wednesday service between May 17 and Aug. 31. With...
World Expeditions Showcases Active Adventure Holidays
World Expeditions has released a brochure detailing its “active adventure holidays” and “immersive cultural journeys” for 2017 and 2018. Among the options is Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail, a 152-day trek across Nepal's section of the trail. As well, the company has self-guided trips in Canada and the United States that enable independent travellers to explore at their own pace. Those trips include the California Wine Route by Bike. World Expeditions – which invites people to “take the paths less travelled” – adds that its “mountaineering expeditions explore some of...
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...