With lush mountaintops, breathtaking beaches and a rich history, Canadians can look forward to unforgettable tropical adventures when they visit Puerto Plata. Whether travellers are seeking an adventurous getaway or a relaxing beach vacation, there’s something for everyone to enjoy in this popular...
By all accounts, the second annual Agents’ Choice Awards Gala was a night to remember. A night when close to 400 travel industry VIPs gathered at Toronto’s Arcadian Court to be the first to learn the results of the 2019 Agents’ Choice Awards Readership Survey. It was an evening...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN Canada Day marks a different kind of occasion for AmaWaterways, as July 1 is the 17th anniversary of when Rudi Schreiner, Kristin Karst and the late Jimmy Murphy first founded the river cruise company. Fresh off the launch of three new ships, including the revolutionary AmaMagna, there...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN With a record increase in Canadian arrivals, a revitalized room inventory and an uptick in air capacity, travel to Nassau and Paradise Island is booming. Fred Lounsberry, Chief Executive Officer for the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, notes that Canadian visits to the destination...
Holland America Line celebrated the grand opening of its new luxury guest accommodations at McKinley Chalet Resort recently. On hand for the special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Ridge View building – which opened for the 2019 Alaska cruise season – were Arnold Donald, Carnival Corporation...
Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim and Fairmont Chateau Whistler have unveiled a new partnership with BMW Canada and Sea-to-Sky Exotic Car Rental to offer guests a four-day signature drive experience. In addition to luxury hotel accommodation, the package, aptly named Life is a (Luxurious) Highway,...
(Photo credit – American Queen Steamboat Company) Victory Cruise Lines have unveiled its 2020 voyage itineraries onboard the M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II. Operated by American Queen Steamboat Company, a leader in US river cruising, the 202-guest M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II will offer six new itineraries,...
Iberostar Group has opened a new land-based coral lab in the heart of the Caribbean. The lab, officially unveiled June 8 for World Oceans Day, was created to help protect essential ocean life from rising global temperatures in the future – and defend against a new fast-moving coral pandemic today....
