Destinations
Colourful Kentucky
Fall has arrived, and with it the 2014 edition of the ColorFall program touting peak foliage viewing areas and autumn events around Kentucky. ColorFall is designed to aid public enjoyment coverage of autumn in the Bluegrass State. Co-ordinated by the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism and the Kentucky Department of Parks, ColorFall is now in its 29th year. ColorFall features a web site (http://www.kentuckytourism.com/seasons) that provides information about the state’s beauty at this time of year, including reports on stages of leaf changes from naturalists at parks...
Upping The Ante
In this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press, Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar reports that Florida’s tourism industry and its destination marketing organization (DMO) now have a new visitor target to chase: 127 visitors annually by 2020. With 93.7 million tourist arrivals in 2013 and 50 million in the first half of this year, all indicators point to the industry meeting Governor Rick Scott’s challenge to top the 100-million mark by 2015. But now the state’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research has issued its own challenge; raising the bar to 127 million by the...
Mokulele Airlines Adds Four New Routes
Mokulele Airlines will expand its inter-island service with the addition of four new routes that will begin on Oct. 20. The new routes will operate between Kalaeloa (Oahu) and Molokai, Kalaeloa and Kapalua (Maui), Kapalua and Molokai, and Kapalua and Hana (Maui). On July 1, Mokulele began service from Kalaeloa Airport, the former Barber's Point Naval Air Base John Rogers Field, to make inter-island travel more convenient for residents and visitors on west Oahu. “We have been very gratified by the response to our service between Kalaeloa and Kahului,” said Mokulele CEO Ron...
Insight Into Europe
Insight Vacations kicked off its Signature Year with an industry dinner in Toronto last night, highlighted with the release of its 2015 Europe, Britain, Eastern Mediterranean & Morocco program. Insight president Cris David said 2015 is going to be an exciting year with a program that features an unrivalled choice of destinations, 14 new premium and Gold Luxury – now all-inclusive – itineraries, as well as array of Signature Events designed to enhance a traveller’s experience. “For 2015, we are excited to introduce our unique collection of Signature Events to our Canadian...
‘Experience Jamaica’
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has announced dates for its “Experience Jamaica” fall product launch series of destination updates for agents in the GTA, Ottawa and Montreal. Each session will include a cocktail trade show reception followed by dinner and the flavours of Jamaica courtesy of chef Selwyn Richards of the Art of Catering, the Arsenals ska band and presentations by the JTB. The dates are as follows (all events are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.): GTA – West, Oct. 20, Mississauga Convention Centre; GTA – East, Oct. 21, Peter & Paul Banquet Hall, Scarborough; Ottawa,...
SLS Las Vegas Rises From Sahara Hotel Remake
SLS Las Vegas, a lifestyle-driven resort, has just opened its doors as the first major casino resort to debut in Las Vegas in several years. A US$415 million renovation of the legendary Sahara Hotel, the highly anticipated SLS Las Vegas introduces “an unparalleled resort experience, with elevated style, intriguing design and an impressive collection of award-winning dining, gaming, shopping and nightlife concepts bringing renewed energy to the north end of The Strip.” More than 1,600 rooms are available in three distinct towers – World, Story and Lux. There is also an...
WestJet Takes Off To Glasgow
WestJet will add Glasgow as its newest European destination, introducing daily non-stop flights from Halifax beginning May 29, 2015, with direct (same-aircraft) service from Toronto, operated on one of the airline's Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 series aircraft. The new daily non-stop seasonal flights between Halifax and Glasgow will operate from May 29, 2015 to Oct. 23, 2015. Daily connections will be available between Glasgow via Halifax or Toronto to Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and 16 other cities in WestJet's Canadian network. Bob Cummings, WestJet...
‘Heating Up’ in Manitoba
It was all things Manitoba last night as tourism officials hosted an industry event in Toronto to update travel personnel on all that's going on in the province – and there's plenty. “Things are really heating up in Manitoba and I'm not talking about the weather,” said Cathy Senecal of Travel Manitoba. “There's so much going on.” Highlights include the newly opened Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg and the new Journey to Churchill exhibit in the city's Assiniboine Park Zoo. One Winnipeg official said there's so much going on in Winnipeg, “it's the place to...