Destinations
AC Launches Montreal-San Juan Service
Air Canada has inaugurated new non-stop service between Montreal and Puerto Rico. Weekly flights from Montreal to San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport will operate through April 22. “This new route from Montreal will make it easier for customers to travel to Puerto Rico from eastern Canada and complements our existing twice-weekly services between Toronto and San Juan. It also strengthens Air Canada's Montreal hub, which is playing a significant strategic role in our ongoing global expansion,” said Benjamin Smith, president, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada....
Record Setting Times in NYC
It's been a good year for tourism in New York City (NYC) – record setting, in fact – as the The Big Apple will welcome an all-time record 60.3 million visitors by year’s end, surpassing the 60 million visitor milestone for the first time ever. It is seventh consecutive year of travel and tourism growth for NYC. The new figure is 600,000 visitors higher than the original forecast of 59.7 million announced earlier this year, and 1.8 million more visitors than last year’s revised year-end figure of 58.5 million. Travel and tourism now sustains more than 375,000 jobs in New York...
Air Transat Marks Santo Domingo Service
Air Transat inaugurated its first direct flight between Toronto and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Sunday (Dec. 18). The new service is being be offered every Sunday until April 30, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Air Transat’s flight program for the winter of 2016-2017 offers travellers 35 sun destinations, including five in the Dominican Republic: La Romana, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and Samana. Pictured (l-r) Riad Simon, Manager, Route Development, AERODOM, Pedro Vargas, Airport Co-ordinator, Ministry of Tourism of Dominican Republic, Nathalie Samson,...
Win a Week in St. Pete/Clearwater
Here's your chance to win a trip to the white-sand beaches of Florida's popular vacation spot, St. Pete/Clearwater. World-famous Clearwater Beach was named number one on TripAdvisor's annual list of the 25 Best Beaches in America. It was also listed at number 20 on TripAdvisor's annual list of the 25 Best Beaches in the World, making it the only US beach entry. But don't worry if beaches aren't your thing, there's still plenty of other things to see and do like golfing, visiting historic neighbourhoods and attractions, shopping and dining. Agents can win a one-week getaway for two...
Last Chance to Win Cayman Islands Trip
There is still time for travel agents to win a luxurious Cayman Islands getaway. From the famous Seven Mile Beach, 365 officially named dive sites, premier culinary events, to a variety of accommodation offerings, what's not to love about the Cayman Islands? And with new properties from Kimpton and Margaritaville, the Cayman Islands is set to be a “new” destination by 2019. Plus, the island nation is an increasingly popular culinary destination offering more than 200 restaurants and earning the reputation as the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean. Enjoy an amazing prize...
Sunwing Launches ‘Cuba Libre’ Agent Promotion
Sunwing’s newly launched “Cuba Libre” promotion offers agents a chance to earn bonus STAR Agent Reward points and receive complimentary hotel stays at a number of the tour operator’s hottest new resorts. Sunwing, has partnered up with three of their top-rated hotel partners – Royalton Luxury Resorts, Memories Resorts (pictured_ and Starfish Resorts – to offer agents multiple ways to be rewarded. Through Jan. 8, agents will receive double STAR points (which convert to cash) for each new confirmed booking at Memories Varadero, Memories Flamenco, Memories Holguin or Starfish...
Spotlight on St. Martin
Winter weather may have hit the streets of Toronto this week, but officials from St. Martin brought a ray of sunshine with them yesterday during an industry lunch (and agent event) at the Fairmont Royal York. Canada is the fourth most important market for the two-nation – France and Holland – Caribbean island, which attracted about 45,000 of us last year. Top reasons given to visit St. Martin include the climate (with year-round temperatures ranging between 77 and 84 degrees F.), beaches (there are 37 of them), cultural diversity, activities (including land and sea), gastronomy...
Goway Releases 2017-18 Downunder Brochure
Goway has unveiled its new 2017/18 Downunder brochure, highlighted by more than 450 travel ideas for travel in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. According to officials, the new brochure features every possible style of travel imaginable – from private touring, to cruises, family vacations and youth Working Holidays, right up to Luxury VIP Travel. New for 2017-18 are the following: Live Like a Local – A travel highlight for most Globetrotters is to mingle and interact with locals. But to actually live amongst them, even for just a short time, is an experience of...