Destinations
Transat Launches Toronto-Marseille Service
Air Transat celebrated the first departure of its new Toronto-Marseille flight at Toronto-Pearson Airport Monday night (May 5) with a festive nautical theme. The new service to Marseille is scheduled to Oct. 20 with departures from Toronto every Monday. This new destination is the 20th to be offered in Europe by Air Transat via direct service from Toronto. Transat Holidays, meanwhile, offers travellers who wish to visit Marseille and Provence several new vacation options, including the nine-day Marseille, Nice & Aix-en-Provence package, which explores the historical port of...
Germany In The Spotlight
In this week's edition of Travel Courier, Ian Stalker reports that the German National Tourist Office has chosen a Canadian director who was well familiar with this country even before her current posting. And Antje Splettstoesser notes her taking on the job comes on the eve of Lufthansa preparing yet another Canadian route, making her homeland even more accessible for many Canadians. Splettstoesser's been in this country for five years, first working for the Toronto-based German Canadian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, after which she worked for a company involved in inbound travel,...
Ride The Waves in Oahu
Oahu’s Fabled North Shore is the original home of big wave riding, serving each year as the host to the most prestigious events in professional surfing. Travellers are invited to join the world’s top professional surfers as they take on the legendary waves of the Banzai Pipeline, Waimea Bay, Sunset Beach and Haleiwa this winter, and making Turtle Bay Resort their home away from home. As the last stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour, everything is riding on the North Shore waves, including $1 million in prize money, and prestigious Vans...
Agents Can Choose Tobago Connoisseur
The Tobago Island Connoisseur program has now moved into the final phase to choose the ideal candidate to spend 60 days in Tobago with all expenses paid and a salary of $30,000. From the 163 applicants a panel of travel experts has chosen the top 10 and now Canada gets to vote. “We are calling on all travel agents to voice your choice as to who you think will make the ideal Island Connoisseur. Go to http://vote.60daysinparadise.com and choose your favourite,” organizers say. Voting closes the end of the day on May 16. “Remember, this person will spend 60 days in Tobago...
Costa Rica Gears Up For EXPOTUR
Central America's tourism industry will gather in Costa Rica's capital city of San Jose for EXPOTUR, which takes place from May 14 to May16, 2014. Now in its 30th year, EXPOTUR attracts more than 300 tourism and hospitality businesses from throughout Central America. The event provides international participants and buyers with an opportunity to explore tourism products and services ranging from hotels and airlines to tour operators and major attractions. EXPOTUR's main activities and seminars will take place at the Wyndham Herradura Hotel and Convention Center. Ireth Rodriguez,...
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...