Destinations
Air Canada Enhances US Schedule
Air Canada will launch six new non-stop US services beginning spring 2017. Three of the routes, Toronto to San Antonio, Memphis and Savannah, bring new destinations into the airline's US network, while the addition of Montreal to Dallas-Fort Worth, Vancouver to Denver and the conversion of the Vancouver-Phoenix route to year-round operation, will deepen Air Canada's transborder schedule. The new non-stop services will be operated by Air Canada Express starting in May and continue year-round, except for Toronto-Savannah, which will operate on a summer seasonal...
Royal Hawaiian Hosts A Final Fanta-Sea Epicurean Journey
A year-long epicurean journey showcasing Hawaii’s extraordinary seafood scene reaches its final destination on Dec. 16 and 17 with a collaboration dinner and a one-of-a-kind holiday farmer’s market at The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort. Fanta-Sea, the brainchild of executive chef Colin Hazama, debuted in February with a partnership with Mari’s Gardens in Mililani. Throughout the year, Chef Hazama has featured different farms bi-monthly. This time, he’s partnering with Sous Chef Ryan Brannigan to produce a “Best of Fanta-Sea” collaboration dinner on Dec. 16 at...
Healthy Meetings In London
London, England is showcasing its expertise hosting medical meetings in a new guide that was released this week. Created by London & Partners – which is the official promotional company and convention bureau for the city – after it gathered sector insight that revealed event planners would benefit from the new guide while working on corporate medical meetings. Deborah Kelly, head of UK sales at London & Partners, observed: “London has proved a huge draw for medical congresses in recent years. This new guide details London’s credentials for corporate life sciences...
Big Times In The DR
The Dominican Republic's tourism industry is gearing up for a busy 2017, setting aggressive new targets that are underpinned by new developments, increased investment in infrastructure and growing cruise traffic. In 2016, the Dominican Republic broke a number of arrival records, posting a 9% increase over 2015. Perhaps more impressive, is the 67.5% increase in cruise arrivals, which grew to 580,000 during the year. As well, Punta Cana airport arrivals increased 7.1% over 2015, and it continues to be the most popular airport in the Caribbean, accepting over 2.4 million arrivals each...
Sorry If It Gets Noisy
Tourisme Montréal is launching its Sorry campaign in Ontario and the United States. It's friendly. It's cheeky. And it's a new initiative that promises to make a lot of noise in neighbouring provinces and states. “Dear neighbours from Toronto and New York, we're turning 375 in 2017 so we'll be celebrating all year! We're going to make a lot of noise … Sorry! We live right next door so of course, you're welcome to come and join us. Your neighbour, Montréal.” Starting this year, Montréal ambassadors will be apologizing to their Toronto neighbours for all the racket, and will...
Summer 2016 Travel Snapshot
In the newly released 2016 Summer Travel Snapshot, Visa Canada and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) report that international Visa cardholders spent US$3.9 billion in Canada from May to September 2016. Results of the report were released this week at TIAC's annual Tourism Congress and it highlights a 9.2% increase over what visitors spent in 2015 and further solidifies the US and China as the top source markets for the Canadian tourism industry. Using data collected by international Visa card holders, the 2016 Summer Snapshot provides: A breakdown of U.S. visitor...
Destination Canada, Air Canada Join Forces To Boost Tourism
Happy birthday, Canada! That's pretty much how the industry should interpret the new partnership between Destination Canada and Air Canada as the two join forces to promote Canada's tourism wonders to the world. The deal, reached on the eve of Canada's 150th birthday, is an innovative, three-year partnership that draws on the complementary strengths of the two organizations. As Canada's tourism marketing organization, Destination Canada inspires the world to travel to Canada and supports the tourism industry across the country. Air Canada, with the most extensive international...
Still Time To Win Cayman Islands Trip
It might be getting colder in Canada, but things are heating up in The Cayman Islands. With new properties from Kimpton and Margaritaville, the Cayman Islands will 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. Travel agents can experience the flourishing destination for themselves with the Cayman Loves Agents program offering special trade trade rates on accommodations, attractions, and restaurants. Visit...