Destinations
Special offers on Princess Cruisetours to Alaska
Princess Cruises has put the wonders of Alaska on sale with a new Denali on Sale cruise deal, offering fares as low as $99 per day for a cruisetour vacation plus up to $300 in air savings. By combining a seven-day Voyage of the Glaciers Alaska cruise (Fairbanks-Vancouver) with a three-day land tour to the best of Alaska's interior, Princess has generated a starting price of $989 p.p. for this 10-day cruisetour (inside cabin). The rate was $1,370. The sale is on for a limited time....
Discover America Canada WANTS YOU!
A revitalized Discover America Canada held its annual general meeting in Toronto on Feb. 19, reporting that it was in much better shape financially -- actually, a little over $6,000 to the good -- than it had been in a year ago -- when the organization was struggling with a lack of funds -- and is now looking to gather in new members. Discover America's incoming chair, Sana Keller told members attending the AGM that the group had been very successful in finding new ways to generate funds during the course of 2012 and observed: "If we can stay on a plateau and add a few new members, we're...
Ottawa agents can Jump into Ireland
Tourism Ireland is on the road again and will be hosting its unique educational evening in Ottawa on March 13. The evening is full of information about Ireland showcased in a fun, interactive manner followed by dinner and entertainment. Tourism Ireland will have seven representatives from Ireland on hand, including Causeway Coast Tourism, Manor House Hotels, Bed and Breakfast Ireland and more. Two Canadian partners, Transat Holidays and Trafalgar Tours, will also be in attendance. Agents interested in attending are asked to e-mail Helen Cole at [email protected]...
New Tauck tour explores ‘The Heart of Italy’
Tauck is introducing a new in-depth, eight-day itinerary for 2013 that explores Italy's three most iconic cities, Venice, Florence and Rome. "The Heart of Italy: Venezia, Firenze & Roma"is part of Tauck's Culturious collection of immersive, small-group journeys for active, boomer-aged travellers. "Our Culturious journeys are crafted specifically for inquisitive, culturally curious travellers, and it's hard to imagine a more perfect trio of classic, culturally-rich Italian cities than Venice, Florence and Rome,"said Tauck CEO Dan Mahar. "Whether it's food, art, history or religious...
Big times at Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is investing $10-million to expand its ski and snowboard terrain and add new trails for winter 2013-2014. The expansion includes an additional 64 acres of terrain, a new high-speed, six-person chairlift and six new trails. Snowmaking infrastructure and night lighting will be installed on three of the six trails. The expansion is slated for the existing Orchard area on the south end of the Resort and increases Blue Mountain's skiable terrain to 364 total acres across 42 trails -- the most in Ontario. Dan Skelton, president and chief operating officer, Blue Mountain Resort,...
Tourism Australia targets luxury market
Tourism Australia has entered a wide-ranging agreement with Luxperience, the annual travel trade event for luxury and experiential travel in the Australasia region. The new deal sees Tourism Australia become a key supporter of Luxperience 2013 and it will use it to promote unique travel experiences to a global market of buyers from the Americas, Asia, Middle East and Europe. Tourism Australia general manager destination development, Craig Davidson, said that Luxperience provided a strong platform to promote Australia's increasingly high-end travel experiences to a global market of buyers from...
Appointment signals more meetings for Hawaii
The Hawaii Tourism Authority has announced that Brian A. Lynx has been selected as the new HTA vice-president of meetings, conventions and incentives. Lynx joins the HTA team with more than 20 years of experience in Hawaii's visitor industry and officially starts in mid-February. He is currently the director of sales and marketing at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui, a position he has held since 2008. The HTA established this new position to address the needs and increasing importance of the meetings, conventions and incentives (MCI) market to Hawaii's visitor economy. Lynx will oversee the...
Top speed skiers head to Sun Peaks for race
Fifty of the world's fastest ski racers from 10 countries will soon converge on the Headwalls Speed Skiing Track at Sun Peaks Resort in BC for the 2013 FIS Speed Ski World Cup. The top speed ski competition will be held Feb. 28 to March 3. This is the fastest non-motorized sport on earth, with speeds of about 177km/hr. Sun Peaks Resort is the only ski resort in North America to host a FIS Speed Ski World Cup event. (http://www.sunpeaksresort.com ;...