Destinations
Tee Time in the Rockies
Canadian Rockies Golf -- a collection of mountain golf courses in Banff, Jasper and Canmore -- has announced 2014 season-opening dates. April 25 sees the opening of the Canmore Golf & Curling Club; May 2 the openings of The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course and the Tunnel Golf Course at The Fairmont Banff Springs; May 9 the openings of the Stanley Thompson Golf Course at The Fairmont Banff Springs and the Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club; and May 15 the opening of the Silvertip Resort Golf Course. The Kananaskis Country Golf Course is closed until further notice. Each...
Record Numbers Continue for Israel
Approximately 284,000 tourists from around the world arrived in Israel in March, a 13% increase compared to the same period last year and a new all-time high for tourism to Israel. More than 705,280 tourists arrived in Israel between January and March 2014, a 17% increase compared to the same period last year. The US is the number one source of tourism to Israel (20% of tourists to Israel come from North America), followed by much closer destinations such as Russia, Germany, France and the U.K. “We are thrilled to see a continual increase in tourism to Israel following last...
Dream On From the Big Easy
New Orleans’ largest year-round cruise ship, the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream, departed on its inaugural six-day cruise from the Big Easy yesterday afternoon, further solidifying Carnival’s distinction of the port’s largest cruise operator with two ships carrying more than 400,000 passengers annually. The special six-day voyage, visiting Costa Maya, Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan), and Cozumel, departed from the newly refurbished Erato Street Cruise Terminal, which has undergone a $2.3 million upgrade to accommodate a ship as large as the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream. Beginning...
Best of the Beach
Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach Hotel has introduced a Best of the Beach package, offering travellers up to $220 in savings. Guests who book the package will stay in an ocean view room, enjoy daily breakfast for two, lunch at the poolside Tiki grill and snorkel gear or umbrella rental, ideal for sun-seekers and ocean-enthusiasts. In addition to the package offerings, Ka’anpali Beach Hotel offers a variety of free cultural activities for the entire family, cementing its status as Hawaii’s Most Hawaiian Hotel. These include a sunset hula show, nightly live Hawaiian entertainment, lau...
Silver Celebration
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler in BC will mark its Silver Anniversary in November with 25 Days of Giveaways. All guests checking in from Nov. 1-25 will choose an envelope with a surprise gift, ranging from complimentary upgrades to spa and restaurant gift certificates, as well as Whistler Blackcomb Lift Tickets. To top off the 25 days of Giveaways, five lucky guests will win their entire stay at the...
Copenhagen Unveils New Museum District
With the launch of Parkmuseerne, visitors to Copenhagen may now saunter through green gardens and parks along a trail of museums. The new museum district, located in the centre of Copenhagen, will be popular with travellers interested in art, nature, history and film. Parkmuseerne consist of six participating museums: The David Collection, The Filmhouse, The Hirschsprung Collection, SMK (National Gallery of Denmark), The Natural History Museum of Denmark and Rosenborg Castle. The museums are all within walking distance of each other, and this spring Parkmuseerne is launching an...
WestJet Off to Penticton, Kamloops
WestJet has added Penticton, BC, as its newest destination. Non-stop service between Penticton and Calgary takes off Oct. 26 on board WestJet Encore’s Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. Special introductory fares are available now on westjet.com. In other news, WestJet has announced the launch of daily, non-stop WestJet Encore service between Edmonton and Kamloops, starting Feb. 15,...
A Large Time In Chicago
The 46th annual International Pow Wow (IPW) wrapped up in Chicago today (April 10), having attracted close to 1,400 international and domestic travel buyers -- including several dozen Canadian representatives -- and marking the highest attendance since 2001, reports Press Today's Mike Baginski. Over 6,200 travel suppliers and buyers from over 70 countries, including 500 international and domestic media, convened in Chicago at McCormick Place for the show, the largest single generator of travel to the US. The delegation from China, a critical emerging travel market, set a record with...