Check out the latest hotel and resort news in Canada, Belize, Zimbabwe and the Caribbean ANN RUPPENSTEIN A round up of the latest hotel and resort news to inspire travel. W All-Inclusive Punta Cana A new all inclusive 349 guest room W property is slated to debut in the Dominican Republic. W All-Inclusive...
November will see Carnival having two Australia-based ships IAN STALKER Carnival Cruise Lines is happy to accommodate Canadians who want to set sail far from home and from ports that people in this country may not view as traditional cruise departure points. Marilisa De Simone, Carnival’s business...
Brendan Vacations gears up for Canadian travellers ANN RUPPENSTEIN There’s a simple reason why Brendan Vacations isn’t yet as well known in Canada as other The Travel Corporation brands like Trafalgar and Contiki. Melissa DaSilva, president of parent company TTC Tour Brands in North America,...
Palladium Hotel Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts have checked in a new strategic alliance. As part of the venture, 14 all-inclusive TRS Hotels and Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Brazil are now part of Wyndham’s Registry Collection Hotels —...
Flanders bar twice receives top accolades IAN STALKER It’s understandable that Didier Van den Broeck believes having employees with pleasant personalities pays major dividends. After all, the owner of Antwerp’s Dogma bar — who makes a point of having agreeable staff — has twice...
Petra is among the highlights of the Jordan Trail IAN STALKER Duha Fayyad is inviting energetic sorts to trod over terrain that has hosted the likes of Roman Legions, Biblical figures — and Indiana Jones. Fayyad is the vice-president of the Jordan Trail, a 675-kilometer walkway that links northernmost...
Discover Nicaragua’s natural side IAN STALKER Nicaraguan tourism officials say it can be incredibly uplifting to rapidly go downhill in the Central American nation. Ana Garcia of the Nicaraguan Tourism Board noted during a recent Toronto event that adventurous sorts vacationing in her homeland...
