Hotel name reflects its surrounding Toronto grounds The location of the Hotel X is said to mark the ideal spot for one of the more recent additions in Toronto’s lodging industry. Hotel X Toronto opened in 2018, with its owners shunning the city’s downtown core in favour of a locale synonymous...
Let the buyer beware when it comes to cheapest fares? Air Canada’s plan to toughen up restrictions for those who buy its cheapest fares may be raising hackles among some members of the travelling public but several travel agents are also cautioning that those lowest fares aren’t likely to be the bargain...
New Jamaican resort part of its offerings RIU Hotels & Resorts is entering the busy winter season with both a new resort and new-look resorts available for those eager to temporarily flee Old Man Winter. Representatives of the Spanish hotel firm — which has a large presence in this hemisphere...
Think pink when visiting this Mexican attraction Some water bodies in the Mexican state of Yucatan clearly look pretty in pink. Those touring the state’s Las Coloradas Tourist Park are certain to see that particular hue during their visit, thanks to some unusual area characteristics, says the park’s...
Project has the backing of Riu Hotels & Resorts Aquatic creatures found off the shores of Montego Bay have been befriended by the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, which in turn has been befriended by Riu Hotels & Resorts. NGO Montego Bay Marine Park Trust among other things educates schoolchildren...
It’s bottoms up at the bottom of the trail Photos courtesy of High West Distillery Perhaps Park City, Utah’s High West Distillery should dub its most prominent product whi-ski. The enterprise is literally found at the base of Park City Mountain’s Quittin’ Time...
Shoppers will be in their element in AVA Resort Cancun AVA Resort Cancun says it’s a great place to go for an indoor stroll. The beachfront property faces the Caribbean Sea, the very type of setting that has made Cancun hugely popular with sun-seekers from around the world. But the resort’s...
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...
