Destinations
Contiki Explores the Adriatic and Greece in 2017
Contiki has unveiled its new 2017-18 Europe program, highlighted by five new trips, including four Adriatic and new Greek Week itineraries. The tour operator's full suite of Europe 2017 trips are on sale and feature 10% discounts (savings of up to $820) for clients who book by Jan. 12, 2017. New for the 2017 season are four immersive trips in and around the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, visiting Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and the Greek Islands. The four new itineraries include the Adriatic Unearthed start Split, Adriatic Unearthed start Rome,...
DoubleTree Opens in Arlington
DoubleTree by Hilton has unveiled its first property in the Dallas suburb of Arlington and its eighth throughout the Dallas metroplex. DoubleTree by Hilton Arlington DFW South opens just a few miles from the community’s Entertainment district following an extensive US$10 million renovation. The 237-room, five-storey property offers wide-ranging amenities and more than 6,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space, all designed to serve the needs of leisure and business travellers. Formerly the Admiral Hotel, it is owned by Admiral Hotel Group LLC and managed by Hotel Equities. Guest...
Porter Returning to Orlando-Melbourne
Porter Airlines is returning Orlando-Melbourne, Florida, for a second year with an enhanced schedule. Flights will increase by almost 50% over last year, with more flights during peak travel periods such as Christmas, New Years and March Break. From Dec. 10 to April 15, 2017, Porter will offer weekly non-stop flights between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Orlando Melbourne International Airport. Flights increase to two-times weekly between Feb. 15 and March 22, with a new midweek departure, as well as two flights on Saturdays during March Break. Introductory prices start at...
Collette Introduces New Worldwide Travel Guide
Collette has introduced its new 2017-2018 worldwide travel guide, offering a collection of 137 tours – including 17 newly crafted tours – with dates through April of 2018. In addition to a complete list of tours, the guide outlines Collette’s key differentiators and features full itineraries categorized by continent and identified by tour type and style, along with optional Europe, North America and exotic destination extensions. “We are so excited to launch our collection of 2017-2018 tours and to reveal all the new features and components of our rollout season as a...
Making It Jamaica Again
Jamaica's tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett is on a mission to bring more Canadians to the Caribbean island in the next five years and he has a clearly defined plan that makes him confident that he can deliver positive results, reports Bob Mowat in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “The purpose of this mission,” Bartlett said during a recent visit to Canadian Travel Press' office in Toronto, “is to discuss with our partners a strategic alliance for growth. This alliance will focus on a two- to three-year strategic growth program with an objective of lifting...
Switzerland Sets Sights on Winter
Switzerland Tourism kicked off its upcoming winter season last week with special trade events in Toronto and New York, where it unveiled two new television spots. The Toronto event was held at the CN Tower where travel agents and industry partners were treated to a special presentation promoting the Swiss winter experience and dinner. Canadian numbers to Switzerland remain strong with arrivals and overnights ahead of 2015. Over the last 10 years, the number of Canadians visiting Switzerland has grown by 30%. “We are committed to Canada and will continue in doing various...
Jamaica Invites Agents to Fall Product Updates
The Jamaica Tourist Board has launched a series of fall product updates for Canadian travel agents. Each session will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and include a trade show reception followed by dinner and presentations by the Jamaica Tourist Board team. Agents can register by visiting http://www.visitjamaica.com/canada and clicking on the “Seminars' tab. The schedule is as follows: Ontario: Vaughan, Nov. 1, Paradise Banquet Hall, Concord; Toronto West, Nov. 2, Columbus Event Centre; Scarborough, Nov. 3, Scarborough Golf and Country Club; Oshawa, Nov. 8, Tosca Banquet Hall;...
Los Cabos Welcoming Visitors
The Los Cabos Hotel Association reports there was no major damage sustained from Hurricane Newton that passed through the Mexican destination on Sept. 6. Los Cabos International Airport has resumed normal operations and travellers are encouraged to connect with their respective airlines for immediate flight updates. Enrique Turcott, president of the hotel association, reports 90% of the hotels are open for business. The remaining few are still in the cleaning process and will resume normal activities as soon as...