Destinations
‘Bison, Beer & Bluegrass’
It was an evening of “Bison, Beer & Bluegrass” in Toronto last night as a delegation of Colorado tourism officials hosted a “Taste of Colorado” event in the city's Distillery District. Partnered with Air Canada, which is celebrating 20 years of service into Denver, the event featured all things Colorado, including cuisine, craft beer and bluegrass musician Greg Blake (pictured below). A four-season destination, Colorado is known for its geographic diversity and offers everything from national parks and outdoor adventure to cosmopolitan cities and quaint, welcoming towns....
Hidden Journeys With Trafalgar
Trafalgar has released its new 2016 “Hidden Journeys” brochure offering guided vacations to “hard-to-reach and less-visited destinations” in groups of no more than 26 guests. Featuring 16 itineraries to Europe, North, South and Central America and Asia, travellers are invited to enjoy more unusual and authentic experiences off the beaten track. The program offers guests numerous value-added inclusions including daily breakfast, an average of 50% of evening meals, VIP access and front-of-the-line access at major sites, free WiFi on their motor coaches and free airport transfers...
Agents Discover Fattal Hotels
About 50 travel agents and tour operators were on hand for an early morning breakfast hosted by the Israel Government Tourist Office (IGTO), El Al and Fattal Hotels yesterday. The event provided those attending with an update on the latest news from both IGTO and El Al, plus a primer on Fattal Hotels and its numerous properties in Israel. After presenting an upbeat video, Israel: Seeing is believing, that showcased the destination's cities, culture, natural wonders, history and lots more, Melman told her audience that so fare in 2015, Israel had welcomed 57,000 Canadian visitors. She...
Sunwing Adds Gansevoort DR to Portfolio
Sunwing is now offering the luxurious Gansevoort Dominican Republic for this coming winter season. Situated in Sosua, on the Dominican Republic’s less-travelled northern shore, the hotel enjoys an enviable location on its own private beach surrounded by lush tropical foliage. Guests can relax poolside on double-sized private cabana beds, or explore the warm waters and the many watersports available, including hobie cats, kayaking, snorkelling and paddle boarding. The area is also a scuba divers’ and fishing paradise. Comprising 48 luxurious suites, accommodation options include...
Chilling Out in Chicago
Through April 30, 2016, the Hiltons of Chicago are bringing back the popular “Chicago Chillcation” promotion offering travellers a chance to craft their own winter vacation in the Windy City. Chillcation includes a variety of valuable discounts and incentives, as well as new enhanced package amenities, for guests staying at The Palmer House, A Hilton Hotel and Hilton Chicago hotels. With Chillcation, the Just Chillin’ packages at The Palmer House, A Hilton Hotel and Hilton Chicago allow guests the option to “Chill In” or “Chill Out” with amenities that allow them to...
Exploring Iceland
Representatives from Iceland – including 14 tourism partners and three marketing officials – were in Toronto on Friday (Nov. 13) to highlight the destination’s diverse offerings to the travel trade. Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, pictured left, project manager, tourism and creative ideas at Promote Iceland told PressToday these road show workshop events are key initiatives to meet with the industry, as Iceland doesn’t have proper representation abroad. “Like every market the Canadian market is growing," she says. "Last year we had 38,000 guests arriving the whole year,...
Intrepid Supports Blind Runner’s Historic Feat in Peru
Dan Berlin blazed his own trail. Berlin partnered with Intrepid Travel and endurance athlete colleagues of Team See Possibilities to undertake Peru's 46-km Inca Trail on Oct. 14, becoming the first blind person to complete the storied mountain journey in a day. Berlin alternately ran the trail – which normally takes trekkers three or four days – and at other times gingerly stepped along sometimes startlingly steep stone stairs built by the Incas more than 500 years ago in 13 hours. He was joined by three other endurance athletes – collectively known as Team See Possibilities –...
Whistler Opening a Week Ahead of Schedule
Favourable early season conditions is allowing BC's Whistler Mountain to open a week ahead of schedule on Nov. 19. Conditions include natural snowfall and prime temperatures for snowmaking. Blackcomb Mountain will open as scheduled on Nov. 26. “Since Nov. 1, we have received 98 cm of natural snow as measured at our Pig Alley weather station on Whistler Mountain and we have another 45 cm to 75 cm in the forecast at higher elevations over the next few days,” says Doug MacFarlane, director of Mountain Operations at Whistler Blackcomb. “What Mother Nature has brought us so far...