Destinations
Four Seasons’ Exclusive
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has opened an exclusive-use hideaway in a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve – Four Seasons Private Island Maldives at Voavah, Baa Atoll. Voavah is capturing the attention of families and groups looking for a luxurious, secluded haven in a pristine location. The retreat has seven bedrooms – two specially designed for younger guests – a beach house, dive centre, 18.9-metre yacht and Four Seasons' staff on hand. As the private island is solely available for exclusive use, younger guests can fashion adventures on a daily basis to keep the energy high....
Map App For Canada’s Parks
As Canada's parks system celebrates the country’s 150th birthday with free admission to all parks in 2017, seasoned outdoor adventurers, weekend warriors and day-trippers alike are venturing into Canada’s wilderness. And as travellers prepare for upcoming excursions, Toronto-based Avenza Maps (free for Android, iOS and Windows) is an essential app to download. Gone are the days of fumbling with paper maps that get lost or torn – Avenza Maps enables users to access PDF maps on their smartphones, utilizing their devices’ built-in GPS receivers to mark their positions, routes,...
Canadian Operators Explore South England
A group of Canadian tour operator reps attended the ExploreGB travel marketplace in Brighton recently, then took part in an intensive post-conference tour that covered many key attractions in southern England, reports Press Today's Ted Davis who was on hand for the show. Amongst them was Stonehenge, where the group stopped for a blustery visit to England's mysterious prehistoric ring of stones, including the new visitor infrastructure there. Over three and a half days, the tour also took in the Goodwood Motor Circuit, the D-Day Museum, Emirates Spinnaker Tower, the spectacular Mary...
Germany’s First In-Transit Hotel Opens at Frankfurt Airport
Clients connecting via Frankfurt Airport now have the option to take a snooze in between flights. The newly opened MY CLOUD Hotel, located at Gate Z 25 in Terminal 1, is Germany’s first transit hotel – allowing travellers to access a room for flexible times starting at three hours – without having to leave the security zone. With 59 rooms – each equipped with a bed, desk, stool and separate bathroom with shower, along with free WiFi, and an infotainment system with a digital date to remind guests when it’s time to board their flight – the space is designed for resting...
Switzerland Post Solid Results
Switzerland tourism officials report that 2016 arrival numbers out of Canada remained strong in 2016. With Evelyn Lafone, market director Canada for Switzerland Tourism, pointing out that: “Canadian travellers are #InLoveWithSwitzerland.” And recently released tourism data from the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics prove it as Canadian arrivals and overnights numbers remained solid compared to the previous year – which happened to be an all-time record year. Even the last three months – and that includes January 2017 – showed another moderate increase. And over the...
ACV Expands Europe Product Line
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has unveiled several new itineraries that will be featured in its upcoming Europe and Cruise brochure. New programs for Scotland, England and France have been added and segmented into the categories of Urban Getaways, Guided Tours, Fly & Drive and Fly & Rail Vacations and French Riviera Escape. In Scotland, the Urban Getaways + program offers travellers the option to discover capital Edinburgh at their own pace and includes a hop-on/hop-off bus tour with stops in historical neighbourhoods and tours of Loch Lomond National Park and several whisky...
Meet Rocky Mountaineer’s Karen Hardie
They're movers and shakers. Their contributions have changed and continue to change the nature of travel, both in Canada and around the world. And with this issue, Canadian Travel Press is recognizing their achievements – past, present and future – with the launch of an ongoing, monthly series of profiles on Women in Travel. In this week's digital edition of CTP, Ann Ruppenstein talks to Rocky Mountaineer’s vice-president of global sales, Karen Hardie, who oversees a team of 90 and counting, including the inside sales team in Vancouver and field sales teams across Europe,...
Jamaica Cruising For More Business
Jamaica is cruising and poised to be the “most significant cruise destination in the Caribbean” with 518 cruise ship port calls last year and more than two million cruisers expected in 2017. Recently, Jamaica welcomed six of the world’s largest cruise vessels and “mega liners” on the same day in the ports of Falmouth, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Kingston. With the six vessels in port, Jamaica played host to more than 15,000 cruise passengers. Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, and Director of Tourism Paul Pennicook will lead discussions on the island’s...