Destinations
Goway Trips Blossom In Japan
Goway Travel has secured exclusive spots in Japan for this spring’s cherry blossom season. The coming cherry blossom season in late March and early April will be the busiest in Japan in over four years. Spring of 2023 will mark the first time since before the pandemic that foreign travellers can visit Japan for the hanami season. Currently, there is almost no availability for foreign travellers, with all tours and accommodations booked up. However, Goway has secured exclusive hotel rooms and tours as well as a dedicated national guide in Japan during this popular time of...
Le Boat Sailing Into Canada’s Capital
Le Boat has announced plans to expand further into Ottawa for its 2023 season beginning May 19, 2023. The company has long included Ottawa in its boating itineraries since launching on the UNESCO World Heritage Rideau Canal in 2018. Now it is adding Ottawa’s Dows Lake Pavilion as a new satellite base. The new base is in response to demand generated by Le Boat’s guests to include more convenient one-way trips to Ottawa and is expected to bring more international travellers to Ottawa’s downtown. Lisa McLean, Le Boat Marketing Manager, said that the announcement “reinforces...
Holland America Showcases West Coast Sailings
San Diego, California, has been a West Coast homeport for Holland America Line since the 1990s, and for the 2023-2024 season the cruise line is featuring a robust schedule from the Golden State. Highlighting the San Diego cruise season are two solar eclipse cruises that place Koningsdam and Zaandam in Mexico for total viewing during the April 8, 2024, eclipse. Also, a special Mexico departure in December 2023 explores unique ports in the Sea of Cortez. Now open for booking, travellers can set out to explore Mexico, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast and Panama Canal on six ships across 39...
Caribbean Needs To Be Prepared For Tougher Competition
Be prepared. That’s the message from experts warning that while the Caribbean tourism industry has been seeing gains from the U.S. travel market, competition is on the horizon and much planning is necessary to sustain the momentum the region has been enjoying. According to ForwardKeys, following strong U.S. arrivals performance over the past couple of years, “Caribbean destinations need to rethink their U.S. strategy now that they are facing tougher competition.” The data analytics firm points out that: “The U.S. as an outbound source market is currently the world’s...
A Little Luxury From Ovadias Tours
Luxury travel operator, Ovadias Tours has been serving the Canadian and US markets for more than 60 years with programs in Greece. The operator wants travel advisors to familiarize themselves with what it offers by going to www.ovadiastours.com and www.greekislandsandtours.com . On its www.ovadiastours.com website, Ovadias Tours asks advisors to: Please click on “Luxury” http://www.ovadiastours.com/luxury/ for VIP’s & Celebrities packages. Please click on "hygiene & safe protocols", our services for travel to Greece with safety. Then click on the "Best...
CTO Welcomes The USVI
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has started 2023 by welcoming the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) as its 25th member country. The USVI joins the organization of regional tourism leaders at a time when the CTO seeks to refocus its mandate on shaping the Caribbean tourism sector of the future. The relationship between the USVI and the CTO is not a new one, and the organization is confident that the renewed partnership will result in several positive outcomes for both parties, and the wider CTO membership. In welcoming the new member, Chairman of the CTO, Hon. Kenneth...
ForwardKeys Tracks Surge In China Flight Bookings
According to ForwardKeys, China’s decision to ditch its zero-Covid policy has triggered a surge in flight bookings. On Dec. 7, Chinese authorities announced that a negative PCR test would no longer be required for air travel between provinces. Domestic flight bookings immediately surged 56% on the previous week and continued to increase 69% the following week. On Dec. 26, China removed all COVID-related restrictions on domestic air travel; and bookings surged again, reaching 50% of 2019’s level in the final week of the year. As of Jan. 3, domestic flight bookings during the...
Alghabra Looking To Make Changes To APPR
Canada’s Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra made it clear yesterday that the “circumstances Canadians faced during the holiday season were unacceptable” and that they deserve answers about what happened. During Transport Committee hearings looking into the events that took place over the holiday season, Alghabra also made it clear that Canadians deserve to be kept informed about alternative arrangements when their travel is disrupted and that they also deserve to be “compensated when their rights have been violated.” He said: “Upholding the rights of travellers is … a...