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Brand USA Takes Aim At Canada
Brand USA intends to take a new look at Canada. That’s the promise from CEO Chris Thompson, who concedes that his strained organization may have taken its number one market for granted, deploying resources and programs elsewhere, reports Press Today's Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Now that Brand USA is over its formative stage and has received a renewed mandate from Washington until 2020, Thompson said the public-private partnership is free to plan for the mid and long term. And he pledged that Canada would be firmly in focus, saying....
AC Inaugurates Amsterdam, Mexico City Services
Air Canada further expanded its global network with the launch of new flights between Toronto and Amsterdam and Montreal and Mexico City. “Air Canada has firmly committed to a strategy of profitable international expansion and these flights are yet further evidence that we are delivering on this promise. The addition of Amsterdam to our global network is being welcomed by customers because the city is both a popular tourist destination and a major business center with longstanding links to Canada. Air Canada is the only Canadian carrier to offer the route year-round and it will...
Context Tours Lands in Canada
Award-winning walking tour company, Context Tours, has brought its small-group, scholar-led “walking seminars” to Canada. Led by local historians, architects, urbanists, art historians, artists, chefs, sommeliers and writers, Context Tours' programs are now available in Montreal and Vancouver. Walks are available both privately on request and as regularly scheduled shared group walks. Private walks start at $375 for the party, and group walks from $85 per person. Context’s Canadian experiences start with six to seven different walks, each attempting to highlight subjects...
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal Make ‘Most Popular’ List
Led by Toronto, Canadian cities took three of the top eight spots as most popular North American destinations in MasterCard’s 2015 Global Destination Cities Index. Toronto finished higher than popular US tourist destinations San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Boston. The ranking is based on number of international overnight visitors and how much they spend. Toronto and Vancouver finished fourth and fifth respectively, and Montreal took the eighth spot. Toronto also ranked among North America’s fastest growing destination cities over the seven-year period MasterCard...
Transat Takes a Jaunt into the Fashion World
Transat has launched Style Jaunt, a new web series produced in collaboration with Flare magazine. Part travel guide and part shopping guide, the series follows two Canadian fashion bloggers, Gracie Carroll and Camille DG, as they team up and go on a mission to find the world’s best shopping spots. The new video capsules which focus on travel, fashion and shopping were launched with Lisbon, Portugal as their first destination, and can be viewed on Transat’s blog Experience Transat. One of Western Europe’s most affordable capitals, Transat officials say Lisbon is a true...
Cruise into the Sunset on the ‘New’ Niagara Belle
A new Niagara boat tour allows passengers to soak up the beauty and history of the Niagara River from the decks of a fully restored New Orleans-style paddle wheeler. The Niagara Belle, which previously operated as a cruise boat in Toronto Harbour on Lake Ontario and in the Upper Niagara River, has been given a new lease on life by Niagara Sunset Cruises, sister company to Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Niagara Sunset Cruises bought the boat in 2013 and gave it a complete overhaul, including more than $1 million in renovations. After running private charter trips...
Trafalgar Unveils New Autumn, Winter, Spring Program
Trafalgar is extending its seasonal product line even further with the release of its first-ever worldwide 2015/16 Autumn, Winter, Spring program offering a selection of unique and authentic seasonal experiences across Europe, Asia, the US and Canada. Showcasing 52 expertly planned itineraries across eight different trip styles, including three new Christmas Spectacular guided vacations, clients now have more opportunities than ever before to discover the world’s seasonal experiences from the inside when they travel from November 2015 to March 2016. “Trafalgar continues to offer...