Destinations
Air France Inaugurates Paris-Vancouver Flights
Driving rain welcomed the inaugural arrival of the new Air France service to Vancouver International Airport from Paris on March 29. After clearing customs, dignitaries and airline brass met media and guests in the departure lounge amidst French-themed cuisine, music and appointments. This kicks off a schedule of up to five flights per week to Paris-Charles de Gaulle from YVR. Flights are being operated by a Boeing 777-200 with 309 seats: 35 in business class, 24 in premium economy and 250 in economy. To encourage further participation by agents, Air France has rolled out a...
‘Brilliant Barbados’ Offers Incentives to Visit
With a roaring start and upward trend in arrivals to the island this year, Barbados is now further boosting the incentive for travellers with the launch of its “Brilliant Barbados” travel package, boasting more than 40 hotels, must-see attractions and top restaurants. Designed to maintain the momentum of growth the island has been experiencing in visitor arrivals over the last year, “Brilliant Barbados” offers guests their first night free when planning a minimum stay of four days. The package also includes an exclusive discount voucher to use towards local attractions, plus...
Detour Puts an Expert Guide in Your Earbuds
Detour is a new way to experience San Francisco using your mobile phone, featuring audio walks that reveal hidden stories, people and places at every turn. Created by Andrew Mason, the founder of Groupon, Detour takes participants on tours at their own pace and on their own schedule, either alone or synced with friends. Visitors can choose from seven Detours (more added monthly) including: Beat Generation (join the Beat Poets in North Beach in the 1950s and ‘60s), Beyond the Painted Ladies (an incredible story of upheaval and change in the Western Addition), Cool Gray City (25,000...
On Road From Tianguis
Press Today's Ian Stalker reports that the man who oversees the Mexico Tourism Board's Quebec office is welcoming upcoming Air Canada rouge service between Montreal and Mexico City. Manuel Montelongo told Baxter Travel Media that the carrier will begin five-times-a-week service between the Mexican and Quebec cities in early May, which is "amazing news" for Mexico City's tourism trade. Mexican tourism officials have long been encouraging Canadians not to limit their Mexican vacations to beach destinations. Montelongo acknowledged during Mexico's tourism show Tianguis last week...
Showcasing ‘The Bluegrass State’
A delegation of tourism officials from Kentucky wrapped up a Canadian sales mission – which included a bourbon tasting event – last week, showcasing all “The Bluegrass State” has to offer. The group mainly represented Northern Kentucky, Louisville and Lexington – dubbed Kentucky's Golden Triangle and offering visitors an unlimited source of things to do all within a few hour's drive of each other. While many Canadians pass through Kentucky when driving to Florida, officials are trying to get the word out that staying a day or two is definitely worth it. From the rolling...
Sunwing Unveils ‘New Look’ 2015/16 Brochure
Sunwing Vacations' 2015/16 brochure is now available. Boasting a fresh new look with an updated logo, the brochure features moe than 30 vacation destinations across the Caribbean, Cuba, Mexico and Central America accessible on direct Sunwing flights from 32 gateways. An enhanced format helps makes it easier for travellers to decide which getaway is right for them. During the past year, over a million Sunwing travellers shared their experiences and the results appear throughout the brochure. Each resort featured has ratings gathered from returning customers on the quality of the...
Transat Adds Sun Options Fom Western Canada
Transat Holidays is expanding its flight offerings from Western Canada with the addition of new routes to its 2015-2016 South program. Departures are offered in the systems and are available for sale effective immediately. For the 2015-2016 winter season, vacationers from Western Canada will be able to choose from a dozen destinations, including: Cayo Santa Maria (Cuba) departing from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg; Cozumel (Mexico) departing from Calgardy and Edmonton; Varadero (Cuba) departing from Winnipeg. The complete flight schedule for the 2015-2016...
One Million and Counting
For well over a decade tourists have been visiting a small pocket of green farmland in the depths of Middle-earth New Zealand, which recently celebrated a milestone with its one-millionth visitor. Hobbiton Movie Set, near Matamata in New Zealand’s Waikato region, has welcomed its one-millionth visitor in a celebration that coincided with the very reason for its existence. As the movie set milestone was reached in the lush hills of the real Middle-earth New Zealand, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” – the final film in Sir Peter Jackson’s epic Trilogies adapting the...