Destinations
Setting The Stage
The always-ambitious Cirque du Soleil seized the moment at this week’s Tianguis Turistico Mexico trade conference in Guadalajara to announce a new mega project for Mexico. Cirque du Soleil already has a successful permanent theatre in the Riviera Maya, where the show “Joya” operates. At Tianguis, Cirque CEO Daniel Lamarre announced that a theme park focused on a new theatre in Nuevo Vallarta was now in the works. Ground has broken on the theme park and it is estimated to open in 2018. The new show to be presented there will be called “Luzia” and it will adhere to the...
Inspiring People To Travel
Close to 120 travel counsellors turned out Tuesday night to get the latest updates on Europe at a Toronto event co-hosted by the European Travel Commission and Collette. The event will be repeated in Halifax on Thursday with close to 90 agents expected. The annual ETC event, which features rotating tour operator partners, included representatives and table top stands from ETC members in Canada -- Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland, followed by country presentations. “It's all about inspiring people to travel,” ETC vice chair Dana Welch (Ireland)...
A Taste Of Fogo Island
Quench Trip Design is offering travellers a chance to discover the culinary wonders of Newfoundland. Epicurean Newfoundland is a self-drive, point-to-point tour of Canada’s easternmost province, offering gastronomes a chance to explore the enigmatic landscapes of the Avalon and Bonavista Peninsulas and Fogo Island and along the way discover a culinary heritage inextricably tied with land and sea. Partnering with the Fogo Island Inn and Fishers’ Loft, Quench Trip Design's sustainable-food focused trip features seven night departures that are available beginning Sept. 1, 2016 through...
Tianguis Opens With A Splash
Mexico president Enrique Pena Nieto led an elaborate opening of the Tianguis Turistico Mexico 2016 on Monday (April 25, 2016) at the Expo Guadalajara in the city of Guadalajara, reports Press Today's Ted Davis from the show. President Nieto presided over ceremonies that included energetic dance routines and presentations by Mexico government officials extolling the strength of Mexico’s tourism sector. At one point, the stage was also occupied by a group of indigenous children that had been hosted on a trip through the country, as part of a push to encourage more domestic...
On The Road At Rendez-vous Canada
In Montreal for the 2016 edition of Rendez-vous Canada, Press Today's Ian Stalker reports that Destination Canada president David Goldstein says Canada is going to be reaching out to young people eager to see the world. Goldstein told a Monday (April 25, 2016) news conference during the Rendez-vous Canada 2016 show in Montreal that Canada has tended to promote its tourism attributes to boomers. But he added “there's a tremendous amount of opportunities” for this country to attract more youthful travellers, saying this country has "great" culture, culinary offerings and urban...
Canada Is On A Roll
This country's tourist trade is on a roll, with Destinations Canada president David Goldstein telling the opening of the Rendez-vous Canada show -- which promotes Canada to international travellers -- in Montreal on Sunday that 2015 amounted to a banner year, reports Press Today's Ian Stalker. Goldstein told his audience that growth in Canada's tourist trade last year surpassed the average world growth percentage-wise for the first time in 14 years. "Canada [is] back on the map," Goldstein said. Goldstein cited several reasons for the improved performance, including a streamlined...
Turkish Airlines Gets Down To Business
Turkish Airlines will increase the number of Business Class passengers it can carry on its Toronto-Istanbul flights, with the carrier revamping the number of Business Class seats on its B777-300ER plans as of April 24. The airline – which has six direct Toronto-Istanbul flights a week and three a week between Montreal and Istanbul – will increase the number of Business Class seats on its B777-300ERs from 28 to 49, and hopes that will help it tap into the corporate travel market in Ontario. The airline earlier this year hired airline industry veteran David Batey as a Toronto...
Brussels Airlines Celebrates New Toronto Service
Brussels Airlines celebrated the recent introduction of its new Toronto-Brussels service yesterday (April 21) during an official launch ceremony at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Numerous airline executives and dignitaries were on hand to mark the occasion, including Raoul Delcorde (pictured below), Ambassador of Belgium. Brussels Airlines is offering year-round, five times weekly, non-stop service between Toronto and Brussels aboard an A330 200 aircraft. It also has an extensive codeshare network with Air Canada. Speaking with PressToday, Christophe Allard, director,...