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Dallas, Fort Worth take on Canada It was a Lone Star State of mind June 12 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto as tourism officials from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Visit Dallas and the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted an industry event to promote Texas' DFW region. In terms of air arrivals,...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jun 15, 2017
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Houston not just about business Pilar Florez wants Canadians to rethink their image of Houston. The Visit Houston executive conceded during a recent Toronto visit that Canadians often tend to view it as a business, rather than leisure, destination. “I'm here to try to change that perception,” she said. Among the...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 18, 2017
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NEW NASHVILLE KIMPTON ON TRACK FOR OPENING Kimpton Aertson Hotel has opened rooms, groups, meetings and events reservations for guests looking to travel to Nashville, Tenn., for dates July 17 and beyond. On track for a late spring opening, Kimpton’s first Music City hotel has a special grand opening offer, a 20% discount on room rates...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 09, 2017
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Hilton opens ‘new’ Buena Vista Palace Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace has officially flagged its 1,011-room landmark property, located in the Disney Springs Area, following an extensive multi-million dollar hotel-wide renovation. Formerly known as Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa, the hotel has newly transformed the...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Dec 22, 2016
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Naples Beach Hotel reopens championship golf course The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club in Southwest Florida has completed the dramatic renovation – almost reinvention – of its championship golf course. The total redesign of the AAA Four-Diamond beachfront resort’s course was done with input from golf icon and acclaimed course...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Nov 24, 2016
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Florida sets tourism record Despite a slight dip in numbers from Canada, the Sunshine State has set another record in tourism by welcoming the highest amount of visitors of any six months in the state’s history with 57.4 million visitors -- a 4.3% increase over the previous year. In the second quarter of 2016...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Sep 22, 2016
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Take the girls to Palm Beach for an indulgent escape The Chesterfield Palm Beach hotel, located in the heart of Palm Beach just two blocks north of Worth Avenue, is offering an indulgent “Girls' Getaway” package valid through Sept. 30. Brimming with pampering and relaxation, this mini-vacation includes three days and two nights in a Queen...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Sep 22, 2016
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It’s ‘appy days in Orlando The most visited destination in the US has unveiled another “first” for visitors with the beta launch of a destination mobile app that uses WayBlazer's IBM Watson-enabled technology. The new app taps Watson's artificial intelligence to understand conversational language from users and...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Sep 22, 2016
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ACV discontinues Las Vegas transfers Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is reporting that effective immediately transfers will no longer be included in any of its Las Vegas packages. Transfers are being honoured for packages booked up until the end of day Aug....
Travel Courier Issue Date: Aug 25, 2016
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Forida Keys lodging industry enhanced [caption id="attachment_81693" align="alignnone" width="300"] photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau[/caption] The Florida Keys & Key West offer new and enhanced accommodations, attractions, sustainable and eco tourism attributes, and Everglades National Park amenities that highlight...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jun 09, 2016
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