Destinations
New CTC Campaign Highlights Ontario’s Rich Diversity
For British travellers, it’s time to take a second look at Ontario. The UK office of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has just unveiled a new campaign in partnership with Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation. The campaign aims to highlight the diversity of Ontario’s experiences beyond its internationally recognized icons such as Niagara Falls. The centrepiece of the four-week campaign, on display at Euston Station in London, is a wall of giant posters of photos from around the province, designed to capture the attention of the thousands of busy commuters. A...
Connect Worldwide Gets Vegas Contract
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has awarded Connect Worldwide Canada the contract to serve as the official tourism representative agency for Las Vegas in the Canadian market, effective July 1. “The team at Connect Worldwide Canada demonstrated that they have the key tourism and trade PR relationships and unique skillset we were looking for to ensure that Canada remains our number one source of international visitors to Las Vegas,” said Michael Goldsmith, vice-president of International Marketing, LVCVA. “We look forward to working with such a dynamic...
Mokulele Plans for Service at Kalaeloa Airport
Mokulele Airlines reports that plans are well underway to begin air service at Kalaeloa Airport on west Oahu this summer. Kalaeloa is located at the former Barber’s Point Naval Air Base John Rogers Field. Mokulele is working in co-operation with the state of Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division to target a start date of July 1, at which time Mokulele would begin offering three daily roundtrip flights between Kalaeloa (JRF) and Kahului, Maui (OGG). In addition to completing the construction projects and other preparations required to open the new airport, Mokulele...
Another Record Quarter for Florida Tourism
Florida Governor Rick Scott (pictured) reports that according to preliminary estimates released by VISIT FLORIDA, 26.7 million visitors came to Florida in the first quarter of 2014 (January-March), an increase of 2% over the same period in 2013. This represents the largest quarter for visitation Florida has ever experienced, exceeding the previous high of 26.2 million in Q1 2013. The average number of direct travel-related jobs in Q1 2014 was also a record high, with 1,125,300 Floridians employed in the tourism industry -- up 3.5% from the same period in 2013. Governor Scott said,...
On The Road at Beaches Key West Opening
Beaches Resorts officially launched the newest addition to its flagship resort in the Turks & Caicos Islands on May 18 with a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony that attracted dignitaries from across the Caribbean, including Jamaican prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller. PressToday's Mike Baginski reports that a long list of speakers used the forum to discuss Caribbean nationalism and economics, both local and international politics, and seek (and even pray for) further investment by Sandals Resorts International in their constituencies; but mostly to fete SRI chairman Gordon "Butch"...
Quintana Roo Welcomes The World
In this week's issue of Canadian Travel Press, western editor Ted Davis reports that the state of Quintana Roo -- home to Mexico's No. 1 tourist destinations Cancun and the Riviera Maya -- recently hosted the Tianguis Turistico travel trade mart and conference for the first time ever. And organizers celebrated by posting numbers that far exceeded the targets for this 39th edition of the conference. The buyer count was a particular point of achievement, having reached 847, sourced from 61 countries. That represents a 45% increase over countries represented at the Tianguis Turistico held...
Skyline Akaka Falls Launches Zip-n-Dip Tour
Skyline Eco-Adventures is launching a new Zip-n-Dip Tour option at its Akaka Falls location on the Big Island on June 1. Guests can take the plunge and cool off after the seven-line Akaka Falls zipline adventure, which includes up to three hours of waterfalls and spectacular ocean and mountain views, including the only zipline in Hawaii that soars over a 250-foot waterfall. After each 10 a.m. zipline tour, Zip-n-Dip Tour guests will have hours of access to Skyline’s privately owned waterfall swim location just minutes away from the course. Here, they can enjoy a swim by the...
TIABC Welcomes Resort Municipality Funding for Tourism
The Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) applauds the recent announcement by the government of British Columbia on providing $10.5 million under the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to 14 designated communities to support programs or projects that lead to providing a better tourism experience for visitors which will help to increase the tourism component of the local economy. “The funding to support tourism in these communities couldn’t have come at a better time,” says Ian Robertson, executive director of TIABC. “Tourism is on the rebound and this...