Destinations
Cathay To Increase Toronto Service
Cathay Pacific will increase the frequency of its summer service to Toronto with the addition of four weekly flights beginning June 24. The announcement, which will see Cathay operate a twice-daily non-stop service from Hong Kong to Toronto, will provide passengers with greater travel options and improved connectivity – and comes on the back of successful summer frequency increases to the Ontario capital by the airline over the past two years. Since launching flights to Toronto in June 1994, Cathay Pacific has seen growing demand to and from the city, especially during the peak...
GO Canada!
Air Canada Vacations is moving into virtually untested waters with a major new initiative that invites Canadians to discover their own country from coast to coast to coast, reports Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. It’s only fitting that ACV should be debuting its far-reaching Go Canada inclusive tour collection at this time, since Canada features prominently in the company name and Canadians are embarking on a year-long celebration of the nation’s 150th birthday, said VP sales and partnerships George Platanitis. ``The existing...
Contiki Launches Revamped South Pacific Program
Contiki has introduced its 2017-18 South Pacific program, highlighted by “No Regrets Experiences” and unique tours to Australia and New Zealand. The new program features 22 itineraries, with a new trip taking place during New Year’s Eve in New Zealand, across two countries with six ways to travel. From outback adventures to beautiful beach and reef trips, the new product leverages Contiki’s “know how” to offer young travellers experiences and adventures with No Regrets, and most importantly, an unrivalled price point. Encouraging young travellers to discover the South...
CTO Declares 2017 ‘Year of Adventure’
On the heels of last year's successful Year of Romance, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has declared 2017 the Year of Adventure in the Caribbean. This year the region will celebrate everything from adrenaline-pumping active pursuits to local culture and casually sampling culinary experiences unique to a specific CTO destination. Adventure comes in different degrees for travellers. For some, it is ziplining high above a valley or speeding around a motor racing circuit. For others, an adventure is simply exploring local communities to learn their language and customs, and...
Goway Picks The Hot Spots For 2017
Where should your clients go in 2017? What’s new and noteworthy? Goway’s destination experts have weighed in with their list of the top seven “hottest, most and up and coming” destinations for 2017. Colombia. The only South American country to border both the Caribbean and the Pacific, Colombia has left its troubled past behind and is fast becoming the continent’s most talked about destination. It’s not hard to see why. Colombia is close (just five hours from Toronto to Cartagena), safe, affordable and offers travellers beaches on the Caribbean coast, ancient cities and a...
Sunwing Celebrates Halifax-Orlando Service
Sunwing has announced the return service from Halifax to Orlando for the fifth consecutive year. Flights will operate on Fridays from Feb. 10 to May 12. Orlando and nearby Kissimmee are best known for their theme parks, like Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort. “Orlando and Kissimmee remain two of our consistently most popular Floridian destinations, so it was important for us to be able to continue this service for Nova Scotian residents,” said Andrew Dawson, president of Tour Operations at Sunwing. “When combined with our value-added packages, it makes exploring...
VISIT FLORIDA Names New President, CEO
VISIT FLORIDA has appointed Ken Lawson as its new president and CEO. The announcement was made following a unanimous vote of the VISIT FLORIDA board of directors. Lawson, who currently serves as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), assumes his new position today (Jan. 11). Lawson, a native Floridian and former U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate General, has spent 12 years serving and protecting the public in numerous regulatory positions, including his most recent work overseeing – among other divisions – restaurants, hotels...
Vegas Breaks Tourism Record
For the third consecutive year, Las Vegas continued its historic visitation growth, setting a new all-time record welcoming 42.9 million visitors in 2016, surpassing 2015’s record-setting 42.3 million. “Las Vegas continues to see increased interest in the destination, and we are excited to announce that once again we are celebrating record visitation,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “Together with our resort partners, we look forward to aggressively marketing the destination around the world to continue attracting more...