Destinations
TPC Network Tees Up In Puerto Rico
The PGA TOUR’s TPC Network has announced the continued expansion of its international portfolio with the launching of TPC Dorado Beach, a Dorado Beach Resort, a luxury integrated beachfront resort and residential community in Puerto Rico. Debuting this month under the TPC banner, TPC Dorado Beach will eventually be home to three world-class Caribbean golf courses – the East Course, West Course and Sugarcane Course. The property’s recently updated East Course will play host to the 2015 PGA TOUR Latinòamerica Tour Championship Dec. 3-6, where five players will be awarded status...
Porter Heads Back To Mont Tremblant
Porter Airlines is heading back to Mont Tremblant, Que. this summer, a popular destination for golf, romantic getaways and outdoor adventure. Twice weekly flights start June 29, increasing to four in July and August. Service runs until Sept. 13, with 40 round-trip flights for the season. In less than 70 minutes, Porter takes travellers from downtown Toronto to the Mont Tremblant International...
G Adds New Adventures With A Softer Landing
Being immersed in Buddhist culture at a Monastery guesthouse in Nepal, touring a spice garden in Sri Lanka and visiting Marie Sharp’s hot sauce factory in Belize are just three experiences travellers who enjoy adventure travel with a few frills can now have with G Adventures. Eight new trips have been launched in G Adventures' 2015 Comfort brochure, now available. The trips explore Belize, Central and Eastern Europe, East Africa, Ecuador (both the mainland and Galapagos Islands), Patagonia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Aizaz Sheikh, Canadian marketing manager, G Adventures, says the new...
Boomerang Sails ‘Down Under’
Boomerang Tours has introduced a series of four cruise tours to the South Pacific with Princess Cruises. The first departure is set for Nov. 14. From Tahiti to Los Angeles, passengers will explore Papeete with a pre-cruise stay before sailing to Moorea, Bora Bora, Hilo, Honolulu, Maui and finally Los Angeles. The 16-night cruise is on the Pacific Princess and includes all meals and the three-night pre-cruise. Accommodation is at the Intercontinental Resort Papeete. The next date is Jan. 25, 2016 for a 22-night cruise from Sydney to Sydney combined with a 10-night land itinerary...
Cuba Prepares For The Future
There are growing indications that Cuba may be on the verge of hosting our next door neighbours en masse, reports staff writer, Ian Stalker in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. The US and Cuban governments are continuing to work toward normalizing relations after more than half a century of outright hostility and there's growing international speculation about the communist nation's future, with March seeing both Newsweek and Time magazines having simultaneous cover stories about possible changes in store for Cuba. One of those changes could be a large influx of...
Exotik Adds Malta to Long Stay Program
Exotik Tours is expanding its winter long stay program with the addition of Malta with scheduled departures from Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver starting at end of October. A 22-day/21-night long-stay package features prices starting from $1,549 plus tax out of Montreal ($1,624 plus tax out of Toronto, and $1,650 plus tax out of Vancouver and $1,890 out of Calgary) and includes all flights, return transfers, accommodation at the newly renovated and re-opened Seashells Resort at Suncrest and daily breakfast. From $499 per person, dinners and unlimited beverages during meals...
USVI in the Spotlight
From shopping to sandy beaches to sailing excursions and savoury food, US Virgin Islands (USVI) Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty was in Toronto yesterday (April 16) to promote the uniqueness of St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and Water islands. “For those of you that haven't been to the Virgin Islands, one of the things you really need to know is this is a destination where you can have multiple island experiences,” Nicholson-Doty said. Noting constant parties, cultural events, eco-tourism and a rum distillery with a 400-year-old family heritage, she told gathered...
Las Vegas Remains No. 1 Trade Show Destination
Las Vegas has been named the No. 1 trade show destination for the 21st consecutive year, according to the Trade Show News Network’s (TSNN) “2014 TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows in the United States” list. Las Vegas hosted 60 of the largest shows held in the US last year, up from the 53 it hosted in 2013. The coveted list by Trade Show News Network represents the largest 250 trade shows held in the US last year, ranked by net square footage. The 60 shows in Las Vegas encompassed 22.3 million net square feet, or 33% of the total space for all 250 shows. The two largest single shows...