Destinations
30% suite discount at Kahala until December
The Kahala Hotel & Resort on Oahu is now offering sweet deals for suite bookings. The Suite Chic 30 package offers a 30% discount off partial oceanview, oceanfront and Signature Suite rates for stays through Dec. 21. Suite Chic 30 is available for one-night stays, but with another night added, the Suite Amenity Program kicks in. The Kahala Suite Amenity Program includes roundtrip private airport transportation by luxury executive sedan car; a VIP greeting and lei upon arrival, daily breakfast buffet at the Plumeria Beach House, morning coffee with newspaper daily, complimentary daily use of a...
Big turnout for Big Island Canadian Showcase
More than 240 travel agents turned out the for the recent series of cross-Canada trade shows presented by the Big Island of Hawaii, which included a supplier showcase, presentations and dinner. Attendance was especially beneficial for two travel agents, who went home as the winners of grand prizes. Leo Paul Cormier of Maritime Travel in Toronto and Sheryl Stewart of Celebration Travel in White Rock BC won grand prize trips for two to Hawaii Island with WestJet. Cormier also won a land package to the newly opened Hawaii Island Retreat as well as the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows. Stewart...
Bahamas opens new international terminal
A new international terminal has opened at the largest airport in The Bahamas as part of a $409 million project. The 226,000-square-foot terminal at Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport opened Oct. 16. A new US departures terminal opened in March 2011, while a new domestic and international departures terminal and a domestic arrivals terminal is scheduled to open in late 2013. The additions will allow the airport to handle five million passengers a year, up from three million. The airport will also be able to accommodate 12 US aircraft, compared to the current five, and have six new...
Remodelled Tsaina Lodge atop Thompson Pass
After being closed for six years, the Tsaina Lodge outside of Valdez, Alaska has recently reopened its doors. The updated lodge now offers 24 well-appointed rooms, a fine-dining restaurant and bar area offering local Alaska cuisine, plus stunning views of the surrounding peaks and Worthington Glacier. Guests get a locker room to store skis and boards, and a spa to relieve aches after a day in the backcountry. Tsaina Lodge is an ideal retreat for Thompson Pass skiers/snowboarders....
2013 Maui Challenger set for January
The United States Tennis Association Hawaii Pacific Section has announced the men's 2013 Maui Challenger will be held at the Wailea Tennis Club, Jan. 20-27, 2013. The USTA Pro Circuit in the Hawaii Pacific Section is one of the first tennis events in the year, starting on the heels of the Australian Open and has the highest number of wins by American players. In 2012, the Challenger hosted over 60 players in Honolulu, ranked in the top 250 in the world. For information contact Melissa Pampulov at 1-808-585-9525....
Skating by the sea, a Kaanapali holiday
A first among Hawaii resorts, the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas presents a timeless holiday tradition with ice skating in the tropics. The four-diamond resort on Kaanapali North Beach will transform its outdoor ocean lawn into a holiday escape complete with a 300-square-metre hybrid ice skating rink offering magnificent views of the warm Pacific and humpback whales. In addition to Skate & Stay room package, holiday makers can reserve private parties or indulge in Skate Into The New Year revelry. Open to resort guests and non-guests, skate rental is available. Visit...
Seniors escape winter at Walnut Beach, Osoyoos
Walnut Beach Resort, located in Osoyoos, BC, provides affordable and luxurious extended stay accommodations that have become a favourite of snowbirds flocking to the Okanagan to escape winter. It is situated on the shores of Lake Osoyoos, the warmest lake in Canada. Osoyoos offers an alternative to going south for snowbirds, and avoids the increasingly restrictive insurance plans for seniors travelling to the US. Some 50% of the Osoyoos population is over the age of 55. The resort is managed by Atlific Hotels....
GNTO hits the road
The German National Tourist Office (GNTO) will be hosting its first road show aimed specifically at the Canadian market from March 19-21, 2013 giving German and Canadian partners an opportunity to inform the local travel trade about trips to Germany. The road show will be stopping off in the main source regions of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and the GNTO expects it to attract around 240 travel industry professionals. The focus of the GNTO's PR and sales activities at the road shows will be the 2013 theme "Germany for young people - vibrant, fashionable, innovative"and the key PR themes...