Destinations
Bestway Touring The Balkans
Bestway Tours & Safaris has just unveiled a new, 24-day journey to Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, including the Republika Srbska, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. The tour showcases the region's cultural and ethnic diversity, along with the natural beauty of the Western Balkans, including visits to 16 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The "Balkan Mosaic" tour has been segmented, giving travellers the choice taking of the whole tour or joining one or more segments. The first leg of the tour explores Belgrade, Serbia's capital, followed by a ride on a...
Transat, Nolitours Launch Sun Promotions
Transat Holidays and Nolitours have launched their 2014-2015 Sun promotions. This season's launch offer is valid on new individual bookings made by Sept. 30, 2014, for travel between Dec. 18, 2014 and April 30, 2015. Whether it be to secure a vacation during high season or book the hotel of their choice, the Early Booking promotions allow agents' clients to benefit from multiple advantages: more hotels, more destinations, more flexibility to change their plans and more peace of mind. Go to http://www.transatholidays.com or visit http://www.nolitours.com for complete...
On The Road At FITCuba
CTP staff writer Ian Stalker is heading off to Havana for Cuba's annual tourism show, FITCuba. Ongoing reports on Press Today followed by Canadian Travel Press and Travel Courier stories will update readers on all that's happening in that destination's tourism trade. Show participants will also get a chance to visit some of Havana's surrounding...
Kayak With The Belugas
Frontiers North Adventures has unveiled a new program for summer travellers looking for adventure in Canada's north; giving them the opportunity to go kayaking amid thousands of beluga whales and hike in the footsteps of early explorers and fur traders. Travellers will also get to spend time viewing wildlife with the chance to spot polar bear, caribou and gyrfalcon. Vacationers will find it all in Churchill, Manitoba, on the western shores of Hudson Bay in northern Canada. John Gunter, president and CEO of Frontiers North Adventures, observed: "Our Churchill Summer Explorer is the kind...
Korea Implements Hotel Tax Refund
The Korean government has implemented a new hotel tax refund policy to attract more international tourists to Korea. The new tax refund policy took effect on April 1, 2014 and will be in active for one year. The new incentive policy is applicable to international visitors who stay more than two nights but less than 30 in participating hotels. Eligible recipients must present a detailed Hotel Stay Confirmation Form in order to apply. Reimbursements will be issued within 3 months of the check-out date. The hotel tax refund must be submitted for processing prior to departure at...
Who Will Be A Modern Day Marco Polo
One lucky recruit is poised to follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo by landing their dream job and becoming the first foreign ambassador for Chinese tourism via a global recruitment campaign. Hangzhou in south-eastern China is the destination for the Modern Marco Polo, who will enjoy a free 15-day journey into Chinese culture and secure a €40,000 annual salary while promoting the city internationally for a year. Legendary Italian traveller Marco Polo, one of the first westerners to visit Hangzhou back in 13th century, described it as: "The City of Heaven, the most beautiful and...
Mayday, Mayday!
Usually Canada's tourism types can find something positive in just about anything relating to the tourism business. It's a positive industry. It makes dreams come true. Of course, then there's Ontario's May 1, 2014 budget. Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) president and CEO, David Goldstein doesn't pull any punches as to the industry's reaction to the 2014-2015 budget: "Canada's travel and tourism industry couldn't be more disappointed and urge the Ontario Government to reconsider its short-sighted decision to increase the aviation fuel surcharge by 150%." And...
On The Road At WTM Africa
The inaugural World Travel Market (WTM) Africa is now underway at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa, reports Travelpress.com's roving reporter, Rodney Tugwell. The leading B2B exhibition for Africa's travel industry features over 350 exhibiting companies ready to bring the world to Africa and promote Africa to the world's leading source markets. "The Thebe Reed Exhibitions and Reed Travel Exhibitions teams have collaborated well and this has delivered a smoothly organized coordinated team effort to turn this beautiful exhibition venue...