Metis Crossing enables people to view starry skies Metis Crossing says it has accommodations that should leave visitors somewhat star-struck. The Metis-owned, Alberta tourism enterprise includes what are billed as Sky Watching Domes, lodging that Metis Crossing CEO Juanita Marois says enable guests to see spectacular...
Yuka Suzuki has been promoted to the position with the JNTO The new executive director of the Japan National Tourism Organization’s Toronto office has seen her work take a very marked turn in direction. Yuka Suzuki previously worked in the Tokyo office of Destination British Columbia, which encourages...
The Cuba Tourism Board upbeat about Canadian arrivals The Cuba Tourism Board wants to reassure travel agents that their clients will enjoy Cuba vacations, with the blackouts and hurricane damage the island had to contend with this fall having been rectified. Lessner Gomez, director of the tourist board’s...
Dominican Republic resort’s offerings include three golf courses If the old adage bigger is better holds true, then the Dominican Republic’s Casa de Campo resort certainly earns a spot among the best. The property, located an hour east of Santo Domingo and 45 minutes west of Punta Cana, is a sprawling,...
Project appreciates its support from RIU There’s no shortage of Jamaican children whose ambulatory ability has been given a huge boost by the Negril Paediatric Orthotic Clinic. And the clinic in turn says it’s been able to provide those youngsters with much — appreciated assistance...
Rooms of The Panoramic hotel overlook a very scenic bay Martinique’s The Panoramic hotel says it lives up to its name. Claudie Ampigny, the hotel’s director for France-Europe, says guests can be certain that their units will have views of the Caribbean Sea, which is central to Martinique’s...
Company has properties in Cancun and Tulum Oasis Hotels & Resorts is cheerfully placing the welcome mat out for a combination of leisure groups, destination wedding participants, MICE groups and spring break groups at its Mexican retreats. And the company is inviting those in those groups to save...
Islands are the home of Key Lime Pie Tourism authorities representing the Florida Keys say chowing down in that part of the world is uplifting. The destination recently held a Toronto cooking class given by Florida Keys chef and rum distiller Paul Menta, who prepared the likes of Key Lime Pie, a signature...
Mexican Caribbean resort offers free admission to its parks IAN STALKER Playa del Carmen-area Hotel Xcaret Mexico has a great park-ing place. The 900-suite oceanfront resort falls under the same umbrella as Xcaret’s seven area parks, with admission to those parks being free for resort...
Air Canada will have two winter routes to the island Martinique is gearing up for its winter tourism season, doing so in part by reminding Canadians of the current differences in weather between this country and the tropical island. Gaëtan Paderna of the Martinique Tourism Committee noted the contrast...
