Destinations
Comfort Suites Saskatoon now open
The Braemar Group has announced the opening of the new-build Comfort Suites hotel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The hotel is ideal for business, leisure, sport and group travellers, and is located just nine minutes from the airport, adjacent the Credit Union Centre. It is a four-storey building with 84 suites and features an indoor pool, water slide and hot tub. Additional conveniences include large flat screen TV's in all suites, a business centre, meeting room, laundry facilities, cardio fitness room, wireless Internet service and complimentary hot deluxe breakfasts for all guests. Dominion...
Free riders get Wild West access early at Sunshine
With abundant snowfall throughout the early season, Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort has recently announced the earliest-ever opening of the Wild West freeride zone. A solid snow pack sitting at 135 cm. has provided ideal conditions to open the terrain for skiing and riding. The Wild West offers some of the most extreme in-bound terrain available in North America. It is located on Goat's Eye Mountain, and is recognized globally for its steep terrain. It features three rock-walled couloirs, steep crevices and a series of cliffs - some reaching more than 30 metres. Entry is only...
Pearl Harbour battleship gets new virtual tour
Visitors to Oahu can now experience the Battleship Missouri Memorial before and after their visit to Pearl Harbor, with a new 360-degree above-and-below deck virtual online tour. Resting a ship's length away from the USS Arizona Memorial, the battleship Missouri is most well known as the location of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, ending World War II on Sept. 2, 1942. The Missouri also fought in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and served in the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm....
Chinese New Year snakes into Kahala
The Kahala Hotel & Resort, an oceanfront destination resort just minutes from Waikiki, is getting ready for the Chinese New Year, to kick off the Year of the Snake. The Kahala is rolling out the red lanterns, lion dancers and fortune tellers for Plumeria Beach Houses's Year of the Snake dinner buffet Feb. 8 and 9, 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. The dinner buffet will feature an Asian theme, with specialty stations like wok stir fry, lucky noodles bar and roasted meats carving station. Adult price is $70 (tax and gratuity not included), and children (4-12) are $30. Reservations are suggested....
Sunwing starts flights to P.V. from northern Alberta
Sunwing Airlines has announced its inaugural schedule of flights from Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray to Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico's Pacific coast. The first flight departed on Dec. 19, and all consecutive flights to P.V. are continuing with Wednesday departures until March 20. "Regular service from Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray to a sun destination has never been available until now and we are proud to present these exclusive vacation offerings and Sunwing Airlines service to Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie residents,"said Andrew Dawson, president of tour operations at Sunwing. All...
Newly expanded Family Cup at Sun Peaks
The seventh annual Sun Peaks Family Cup is now underway at Sun Peaks Resort in BC, with two Australian winter Olympians taking part in the festivities. Australian Olympic athletes, Ben Sim (Nordic) and Ramone Cooper (moguls) are participating in the events and visiting with resort guests. Newly expanded this winter, the two-week celebration runs until Jan. 16. It takes in various family focused activities, events and competitions throughout the village and on the mountain, culminating with the signature race, the Sun Peaks Family Cup, on Jan. 12. This takes place on a modified Dual GS course...
Hula conference set for May
Hula enthusiasts from around the world are invited to celebrate the art of hula in its native surroundings at the 6th Annual International Waikiki Hula Conference, May 17-19 at the Hawai'i Convention Center. Open to dancers of all experience levels with an interest in hula, the conference will bring together hundreds of hula lovers for a weekend filled with hula, chant, history, crafts and more. The conference workshops, songs and hula will pay tribute to and celebrate the Merrie Monarch Festival's 50th anniversary. The festival pays tribute to the legacy of King David...
Provenance Portland adds fitness for special package
Proving the adage that good things come in threes, the three Provenance Hotels in downtown Portland's have teamed up with barre3 Fitness to offer the "barre3 Balance"hotel package. The three properties are the historic Governor Hotel, chic Hotel Lucia and glamorous Hotel Deluxe. barre3 combines elements of ballet, yoga and Pilates. The package pairs an overnight stay with a class at barre3's flagship studio in downtown Portland and includes $20 worth of room service. Rates for the package start at US$219 per night, plus tax....