Destinations
WestJet Returns to Fort McMurray
WestJet will resume flying to Fort McMurray International Airport tomorrow (June 11) as the airport reopens for commercial operations for the first time since wildfires caused the suspension of scheduled flights on May 4. “We are proud to support residents of Fort McMurray and the Region of Wood Buffalo as they return home under difficult circumstances,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet executive vice-president, Commercial. “For those flying back to the community from cities across Canada, we have put a number of measures in place to make their travel as easy and stress-free as...
Demented Chance to Reign Over Horror Nights 26
Fans know her as the twisted right-hand woman of Halloween Horror Nights legend, Jack the Clown. Victims know her as the last, cackling face they see before a tortuous demise. And now, the world will know her as the merciless force behind Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 26. This year, Chance will step into the spotlight as the star of the infamous Halloween event – taking the stage at Universal Studios Florida where she will “take guests on a journey inside her twisted mind as she struggles with what is performance verses what is real.” According to Universal...
Olympic Games On Course
Embratur (the Brazilian Tourism Board) has issued a statement advising travel and tour operator partners that there is no discussion of the possibility of postponing or cancelling the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games. Embratur, and other Brazilian government agencies, is guided by the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), which stated on May 28 that a possible change of the Games due to illness does not alter the spread of the virus, which is already circulating in 60 countries and territories. Therefore, there is no reason to delay the Games. Before the 2014...
Waldorf Astoria Coming to Dubai
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement to open a property in Dubai. Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre is expected to begin welcoming guests in the fall of 2017. Forming part of a mixed-use residential, retail and office-space development, Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre will feature 247 guest rooms, as well as a range of upscale dining options, spa and wellness facilities. Significant events space will include a grand ballroom and a further four meeting rooms, designed for social occasions and corporate...
PCC Set For Royal Visit
For the first time since 1993, the Royal Family of Tonga is making a special trip to Oahu’s Polynesian Cultural Center Saturday (June 11) to celebrate the grand reopening of its new Tonga Village. Tonga is the last remaining monarchy in Polynesia still ruled by a king, His Majesty King Tupou VI, who will be joined at the ceremony by his wife, Her Majesty Queen Nanasipauu. The Royal Family will be honoured with performances and gifts representing the peoples and cultures of the PCC’s six island villages, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Aotearoa and Hawaii. Originally built in 1963...
AC Express Back In Tremblant
For a third consecutive year, Air Canada Express will be offering four weekly direct flights without stopovers between Toronto Pearson and Mont-Tremblant International Airport. Service from Dec. 23 to April 3 2017 will be aboard a 74-seat Bombardier Q400. Fares, from $136 for a one-way ticket including taxes, can now be booked at...
HAL Celebrates Opening of Denali Square Complex
Guests on Holland America Line’s (HAL) Alaska Land+Sea Journeys can now experience new dining, entertainment and amenities at the Denali Square complex located in the heart of the company’s McKinley Chalet Resort at the gates of Denali National Park. To celebrate the grand opening, Holland America presented the Denali Borough School District with a US$20,000 check that will be spent on modernizing interactive classroom technology. “For nearly 70 years Holland America Line has been at the forefront of Alaska exploration, and the opening of Denali Square is another exciting...
Hawaii Parks Take Part in Celebrations
The US National Park Service is celebrating its centennial this year, and the state of Hawaii is taking part at its nine national parks. Beyond their incredible natural beauty, many of these parks are also unique in the world for their preservation of multiple sites and structures significant to Hawaiian history and culture. Their importance has been detailed in numerous mele (songs), oli (chants) and moolelo (stories). For instance, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island (The Big Island) is the largest national park in the Islands and ranges in elevation from sea level to...