Destinations
Sunwing spreads its wings across Alberta
Sunwing is making it easier for residents of Alberta to head south, by adding Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie to its list of departure airports offered by Sunwing Airlines. Area residents will be offered weekly Wednesday flights to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit in Mexico with departures starting Dec. 19 to March 20, 2013....
Guided cycle tour of Vancouver Island countryside
Victoria, BC is rated the cycling capital of Canada (Statistics Canada 2006), and the world class cycling trails on Victoria's Saanich Peninsula region lead to farms, wineries and more. Visitors can experience the trails and country roads of this agricultural area on two wheels with a new tour from Fawcett & Company Cycling Expeditions. The Vancouver Island Day Ride: Trails, Food & Wine tour is designed for cycling enthusiasts and active visitors. Stops on the tour include a local farm, wine tasting at De Vine Vineyards and a tour of BC's first artisan gin distillery, plus lunch at Nourish...
Commission bonus for Roberts cruise tours bookings
Hawaii's largest tour and transportation company has expanded its shore excursions program to provide more options for passengers on all major cruise lines serving Hawaii. Roberts Hawaii is offering as much as 15% in base plus promotional commissions to agents. Roberts' menu of tour and activities for cruise passengers is now available to every major cruise line visiting Hawaii including Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Carnival, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean. The company is offering a base commission rate of 10% to agents who book shore excursions online at Roberts Hawaii's...
Modern Honolulu joins ALHI
The Modern Honolulu has welcomed its acceptance into Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). ALHI has more than 140 four- and five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts worldwide, which offer over 115,000 rooms and suites. The Modern Honolulu joins The Halekulani and Mauna Lani Resort as the only ALHI affiliated hotels in Hawaii. "The Modern Honolulu is an exceptional new hotel that is sophisticated and chic, with a wonderful contemporary design that is both upscale and refreshingly relaxing,"said David Gabri, president and CEO of ALHI. "Featuring a great location, excellent air access,...
Girls Got Game
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa executive chef Sven Ullrich announces the "ultimate Sunday brunch"on Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will feature three of the culinary world's most talented female chefs: Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar, New York; Jacqueline Lau, Roy's Restaurants, Hawaii; and, Susan Feniger, Susan Feniger's STREET, Border Grill, Los Angeles. The brunch also includes local female farmers, a coffee bar with a barista, and mixologists. One of the premier events of the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival, Girls Got Game explores the talents of female chefs who are...
Heart rates rise on Fernie’s new Aerial Playground
Fernie Alpine Resort boasts the largest mountain bike park in the Rocky Mountains, but this year the resort's new Aerial Playground and Rippin' Zipline is also taking visitors by storm. An exhilarating leap of faith is needed to zip through a rope course that is 18 metres (60 feet) above the ground. Then there's the suspended, gravity-defying climbing walls, walk-the-plank and high-wire acts, all designed to raise heart rates....
Downhill thrills on two wheels at Kicking Horse Resort
Thrills at Kicking Horse Resort near Golden, BC are not restricted to winter downhill activities. The mountain also has the highest of all Canadian bike parks. It boasts vistas of three mountain ranges and the wetlands of the Columbia Valley from the top. From there it's all down hill, in the best way possible. Riders might even see Boo, the resident grizzly bear at Kicking Horse's protected grizzly bear habitat. This, by the way, is also the world's largest....
Sea Life on view at new Deep Bay Marine Field Station
Vancouver Island's new, multi-million dollar Deep Bay Marine Field Station, near Qualicum Beach, is a stunning clamshell-shaped structure that gazes over the waters of Baynes Sound. It is an architectural triumph, honoured with a 2011 National Green Buildings Award. At this facility, aquaculture research is treated the same way land-based agricultural field research has been done for years. The building also functions as a marine science museum with huge aquariums up to nine metres long, jellyfish tank, touch-tanks and the skeleton of a 10-metre grey whale. Here, children and adults can...