Destinations
Hong Kong Stays The Course
In this week's digital edition of Travel Courier, staff writer, Ian Stalker reports that tour operators sending people to Hong Kong say the current unrest in that destination may lead to them making adjustments to their programs, but that visitors are continuing to take in that destination's sights. Diane Molzan of Goway told Travel Courier that the “civil disturbances in Hong Kong haven't had an impact on our ground operations whatsoever, but we are keeping a close eye on it. All airport transfers and sightseeing tours are still operating as per normal, with some slight traffic...
Full Of Surprises
Croatia's Dalmatia coast is full of surprises; not least its stunning beauty to those who don't know the unlikely sliver of the country wedged between Bosnia-Herzogovina and the Adriatic Sea, running north from Dubrovnik, reports Press Today's Mike Baginski. The town of Ston, for example, boasts the second-longest fortified wall in the world after China's Great Wall, and Europe's oldest and largest salt works (the former was built to protect the latter). Another surprise: Dubrovnik county is actually physically separated from the rest of Croatia by a 24-km stretch of Bosnia that...
Hukilau Marketplace Wraps Up Five-Year Remake at PCC
The Hukilau Marketplace is one of the last major projects being completed at the Polynesian Cultural Centre on Oahu, as part of $100 million spent on facility and experiential improvements over the past five years. Other recent improvements of note include a rejuvenated Hawaii Village with a design inspired by ancient land division traditions, plus the features in the village like new activities, architecture and exhibits of native Hawaiian culture. “Hawaiian Journey” is a new cinematic experience housed in a theatre built to resemble a volcano and shown on a high-definition...
Connect With Ontario’s Tourism Gems
The Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) has launched “The Local Insider” tourism campaign featuring great places to visit and things to do this fall. The campaign gives travellers the “inside track” on ideas and activities that are unique and distinct in every region of the province. The Local Insider magazine is a signature piece of the campaign with 336,000 English and 28,000 French copies distributed throughout Ontario. Another 803,500 copies will be distributed in New York City, Buffalo and Syracuse. The campaign is supported by additional marketing...
New WestJet Flights to Islands of Loreto
WestJet will launch a new service from Calgary to the Islands of Loreto in the Baja peninsula of Mexico, starting on Valentine's Day next year. Loreto will welcome guests on the weekly Saturday flight starting February through May 2015. Flights will be operated on WestJet’s Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. Inbound flights to the region will depart Calgary at 9 a.m. and arrive at the Islands of Loreto at 12:55 p.m. Service from Loreto is slated to depart at 1:50 p.m., with return flights arriving in Calgary at 5:56...
On The Set
Dubrovnik is certainly on many a travel wish list today. The spectacular Croatian town is a UNESCO world heritage site, a booming cruise destination, an "up and coming destination for Canadians," according to Transat Holidays, and, if that isn't enough, the setting for King's Landing in the wildly popular Game of Thrones TV series. Filming began on Friday for season five of the series, with a Dubrovnik fortress decked out in Lannister colours and visitors and locals alike preening for celebrity sightings, reports PressToday correspondent Mike...
Sunny Days
Its always high season in Venice, the trade in the city says. Nevertheless, despite the crowds, is there any better place to be on a sunny Sunday afternoon? Air Transat flies to the Italian city seasonally, continuing through the end of the month and PressToday correspondent Mike Baginski is part of a small press group invited to explore the famed "Disneyland for adults," which has bubbled to the surface of public awareness in recent days thanks to the celebrity wedding of George Clooney. Stayed tuned for more in upcoming editions of Canadian Travel Press and Travel...
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...