Destinations
Porter Adds Thunder Bay Lift
Porter Airlines is increasing its flights to Thunder Bay from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in response to continuing strong passenger demand. The carrier will be operating up to six daily roundtrips as of Sept. 6, 2016. Three direct flights are available from Thunder Bay to both Ottawa and Montreal, after a short stop in Toronto. Passengers no longer have to deplane in Toronto and change aircraft, significantly reducing travel time by up to two hours. Thunder Bay was Porter’s initial destination in Northern Ontario and continues to attract new passengers. Robert...
Cycling To Adventure
Biking in Tahiti has been popular for many years now, but Goway's new cycling safaris made add that little bit more adventure that honeymooners head there may be looking for. For couples staying at the Four Seasons Bora Bora, there is an opportunity to enjoy a biking adventure on the water. The unique experience is made possible by the Schiller Bike, a pedal-powered aquatic bike that has taken its creator, Judah Schiller, across the Hudson River, and even the choppy waters of San Francisco Bay. Honeymooners and other holiday makers using the bikes in Bora Bora however are unlikely...
Cayman Loves Agents
With the launch of “Cayman Loves Agents,” the Cayman Islands is offering travel agents a chance to have their very own Caymankind experience. The promotion features special rates for the travel trade and agents can go to http://www.caymanislands.ky/travelagents to learn more about the promotion and view reduced pricing on accommodations, watersports and other activities available in the Cayman Islands. Rosa Harris, director of tourism for the Cayman Islands, observed: “We truly value all of our industry relationships and understand that the travel agents, dive partners,...
What’s Your Vision?
Canada's Minister for Small Business and Tourism, Bardish Chagger is currently in the process of developing Canada's New Tourism Vision. That vision will be a set of policies and initiatives focusing on increasing international visitation to Canada and growing Canada's tourism sector. And the minister has reached out to TIAC and asked for its input as well as input from its members to help shape the program's objectives. As a result, TIAC is asking its members to share their tourism business' priorities, barriers and targets by responding to a quick survey at...
Adults-Only Warwick Coming to Paradise Island
Warwick Hotels and Resorts will open its newest four-star hotel to Paradise Island, Bahamas, in October. Set along the Nassau Harbour, the all-inclusive, adults-only resort will feature 250 guest rooms. The US$28 million hotel will also feature a 6,000-sq.-ft. Terrace overlooking the marinas across the harbour. The Warwick Paradise Island Bahamas will welcome guests 18 years of age and older with all-inclusive rates that include meals and snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, standard Wi-Fi, daily activities, nightly entertainment, use of fitness centre, and gratuities,...
Rediscover The DMZ
After quite literally signing our lives away by agreeing to the “possibility of injury or death as a direct result of enemy action,” in a “hostile area,” several passport checks, a security briefing and an outfit inspection, we were led by military escorts into the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone, known more commonly as the DMZ. Although former US president Bill Clinton once referred to this area as “the scariest place on earth,” the fact that the heavily guarded 4-km.-wide, 240-km-long buffer zone between North and South Korea attracts thousands of visitors...
Cuba Shines With Hola Sun
Cuba specialist Hola Sun Holidays is happy to host cavemen. And cavewomen as well. Hola Sun sales representative Roberto Diaz Ganuzas told a July 22 Toronto gathering that among Varadero excursions his company offers are ones showcasing two caves – one home to stalactites and the other having an underground river. Diaz Ganuzas added that Varadero also offers golf and has many nightclubs found outside its resorts, all of which underscores Cuba's evolution beyond it simply being a beach resort destination. The company – which will hold a Sept. 16 product launch in Mississauga,...
International Tourism On The Rise
Despite some tragic events around the world, 2016 is off to a strong start for international tourism. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals grew by 5% between January and April 2016. Results were robust across almost all sub-regions and many destinations reported double-digit growth. Prospects for May-August remain positive, with around 500 million tourists expected to travel abroad in the Northern Hemisphere summer holiday peak season. Destinations worldwide received 348 million international tourists (overnight visitors) between...