ON THE EDGE IN NEW YORK CITY Rising more than 1,100 feet in the air from the Heart of Hudson Yards in New York City, the Edge, the Western Hemisphere’s highest outdoor observation deck, will open to the public on March 11, 2020. Tickets for visits in March are now available on the Edge website...

CALIFORNIA OPEN FOR BUSINESS Tourism officials in California are letting agents and their clients know that the state’s tourism industry remains largely unscathed from the wildfires that broke out over the past two weeks. Fires are nearing containment, and weather forecasts are favourable. The affected...

UNIWORLD, U RIVER LAUNCH ANNIVERSARY SAVINGS Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection and U River Cruises are celebrating parent company The Travel Corporation’s 100th anniversary in 2020 by offering travellers special savings on 2020 cruises. For new bookings between Nov. 5 and Jan. 3, travellers...

CUBA OPENING MORE LUXURY HOTEL OPTIONS IAN STALKER Cuba’s tourist trade is reaching out to those who enjoy plenty of creature comforts on their vacations. Lessner Gomez, director of the Cuba Tourist Board’s Toronto office, told a recent Toronto gathering that the country – on the verge...