Tourisme Montréal is relaunching Passeport MTL, a single card for discovering Montréal’s top attractions. The card gives users access to 23 attractions and unlimited public transportation using the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) network, which includes the 747 bus that runs between Montréal-Trudeau airport and downtown. Valid until March 31, 2018, Passeport MTL represents more than $300 in admissions to the following attractions: • Montreal Museum of Fine Arts • Pointe-à-Callière...
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America today announces new daily, nonstop service between Portland, Oregon, and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) beginning Nov. 6; Portland and Detroit beginning Aug. 30; and Los Angeles and Philadelphia beginning Sept. 1. “Alaska Airlines continues to expand service from our West Coast hubs by adding convenient, nonstop flights to popular destinations like New York City, Philadelphia and Detroit,” said John Kirby, vice president of capacity...
A new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in partnership with the US-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, has identified seven globally significant marine sites in the Arctic Ocean — including two in Canada — that warrant protection and could qualify for World Heritage status. The report was supported by WWF. The Canadian sites include: • Remnant Arctic Multi-Year Sea Ice and the Northeast Water Polynya...
Budapest Airport has welcomed five strategically important new connections with Wizz Air, the ultra-low-cost carrier now linking the Hungarian gateway to five capitals in the Balkans region: Skopje (Macedonia), Podgorica (Montenegro), Tirana (Albania), Pristina (Kosovo) and Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Speaking at today’s press conference, Jost Lammers, CEO, Budapest Airport said: “The launch of Wizz Air’s latest links is a significant step in re-establishing good connections between...
A regional workshop on sustainable destination management and marketing has ended in Saint Lucia with a commitment by participants to improve the tourism product and stakeholder engagement. The 27-31 March workshop, organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the United Nations agency, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), brought together 26 stakeholders in the tourism industry from 12 CTO member countries to explore ways to make their destinations and the region more globally...
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the region’s tourism development agency, has appointed experienced travel professional Nancy Drolet as business development representative for Canada. Ms. Drolet, whose appointment took effect from 1 April, will implement the CTO’s business development plan for the Canadian market, maintain consistent interaction with the travel industry, the Caribbean Diaspora and national tourist office representatives in Canada and organise trade and consumer events...
Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe having tea with His Majesty Queen Elizabeth II? His Excellency Walter Mzembi, minister of tourism for Zimbabwe recently gave an interview with Telegraph Travel in the Zimbabwe embassy in London. “The UK and Zimbabwe are so much in love with each other. There has been some kind of love-hate relationship born out of what is essentially a family feud,” Mzembi told the Telegraph. Notwithstanding the acerbic rhetoric which has flown backward and forward...
The region is known to visitors. An earthquake with magnitude 6.1 occurred 71km NNW of Torbat-e Jam, Iran at 06:09:12.05 UTC on Apr 5, 2017. The epic center is 87 km from Mashhad, a city significant for tourism and visitors to the Islamic Republic of Iran. It’s the second largest town in Iran. Mashhad is a city in northeast Iran, known as a place of religious pilgrimage. It’s centered on the vast Holy Shrine of Imam Reza, with golden domes and minarets that are floodlit at night. The...
New Orleans has broken tourism records again! The “Big Easy” welcomed 10.45 million visitors, who spent $7.41 billion in the city in 2016. According to New Orleans’ tourism officials, visitor spending increased by 5.1 percent compared to the visitor spending record set in 2015. New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau reported that visitation to the city in 2016 was the highest since 2004 and increased by 6.9 percent compared to 2015.
According to Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s Country Manager for Australasia, new visa rules came into force on January 16 of this year South African Airways has issued a warning to remind travelers about the need for New Zealand passport holders living in Australia to obtain a visa before visiting South Africa. “While the majority of New Zealand passport holders do get the necessary documentation and obtain their visas, we are seeing quite a few incidents when people are unaware of the requirements,”...
Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, shared the country’s tourism perspective at a presentation made today. At the Sectoral Debate Presentation on April 4, 2017, Minister Bartlett delivered a speech that covered the state of the tourism industry in the country. The theme of the event was “Sustainable Tourism – A Catalyst for Job Creation and Inclusive Growth.” GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Mr. Speaker, tourism is increasingly recognized the world over as a critical driver of strong...
British Airways – the flag carrier and the largest airline in the United Kingdom (based on fleet size), has begun nonstop service from London to New Orleans. Currently the airline flies the London-New Orleans route four days per week, but it has announced that starting October 30th, 2017, the service will increase to five times per week. This new, international nonstop flight will depart from London-Heathrow Airport and fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, connecting...
The Nevis Tourism Authority is pleased to announce with Cruise Global that starting November, 2017, Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises’, luxury yacht, Crystal Esprit will call in Nevis. Guests aboard the luxury yacht will visit the charming island on their 14-day sailings for the next two years. The agreement was solidified jointly between John Stoll, Vice President, Land Programs, Crystal, Claudius Docekal, Vice President of Deployment, Crystal and the Honorable Mark Brantley, Minister of...
Oceanair Linhas Aéreas S.A. (Avianca Brasil) has announced that it will launch daily passenger service between Miami International Airport and Sao Paulo on June 23, 2017. The flights will be served by Airbus A330-200 aircraft that seat 238 passengers. Miami will be the first U.S. destination and only the second outside of Brazil for the airline, which has operated freighter service at MIA since 2015. Avianca Brasil, which has been a scheduled carrier since 2002, currently serves 22 destinations...
RIU has just opened the doors of the ClubHotel Riu Costa del Sol. This new hotel, with its privileged location on the maritime promenade of Torremolinos and just metres from the beach, is the result of the complete renovation and unification of the Riu Belplaya and Riu Costa Lago hotels. In the 4-star category, and with a fresh and contemporary style, new services like free WiFi throughout the hotel, and the 24-hour All Inclusive programme, it becomes the perfect option for enjoying a family...
Five years ago SkyWork Airlines commenced operations from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berne. Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the launch, the German airport has marked the success and continuity of the route to the Swiss airline’s base. Having carried more than 60,000 passengers on the service since the inaugural flight on 25 March 2012, SkyWork has operated almost 3,600 flights on the airport pair, Cologne Bonn’s only link to Switzerland’s capital city.
Tenerife hosted a record-breaking number of 116 national and international TV, film and photo shoots in 2016, 28 more than the previous year, according to the latest figures released by the Tenerife Film Commission. These productions, attracted by the island’s tax incentives and stunning landscapes, generated total revenues of €6.5 million. The Tenerife Film Commission, the brand of the Tenerife Tourism Corporation responsible for promoting the island as a filming location, also reveals that...
China Southern Airlines has confirmed a second daily departure between Heathrow and Guangzhou starting the 1st of June of this year. The airline’s twice daily service, the only direct connection between the UK and southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, is strategically important for a global, outward looking Britain. The new service will use a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will lower transfer times to China Southern Airlines’ network of over 120 destinations in China, Japan & Korea, South East...
Iris Day, which on this coming 6 and 7 May celebrates the 28th anniversary of the BrusselsCapital Region, will offer many free activities for young and old. Among them, the ” Iris Day in the Districts ” will provide an intimate insight into the representative parts of certain districts. This year the event, which will take place on Saturday 6 May, will showcase Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Anderlecht, Saint-Gilles and Forest. Since last year and over the three years to come, the event will...
Cologne Bonn Airport has announced today that Wizz Air will be adding a new service to Košice from the German gateway this summer. Having just celebrated the start of the ultra-low-cost carrier’s (ULCC) new links to Craiova and Tuzla last week, Wizz Air has confirmed a twice-weekly connection to Slovakia, set to commence from 25 June. Adding its ninth service from Cologne Bonn, the ULCC faces no direct competition on the airport pair as it launches the airport’s first connection to Slovakia...
On April 1st, 2017 the number 30 held much significance in Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean. British Airways (BA) and Grenada celebrated 30 years of partnership and for three hotels their 30 year commitment to service excellence was also celebrated. A short commemoration ceremony was held at the Maurice Bishop International Airport along with a special treat for visitors arriving on British Airways; sweet steel pan music and refreshing local beverages. In 1987, then Minister of Tourism...
Located in California (USA), the Sonoma County Sustainable Tourism Observatory is the latest member having successfully joined the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO). This comes in a very unique momentum as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development is being celebrated worldwide. UNWTO has welcomed the incorporation of the Sustainable Tourism Observatory of the Sonoma County, in California, to the...
By launching flights to Voronezh, Turkish Airlines adds another destination to existing services to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Rostov, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, and Stavropol. Due to the carrier’ capacity increase strategy on its Russia flights, round-trip services between Istanbul and Voronezh will be operated as 3 times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, beginning from today. Voronezh is a city and the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast, Russia, straddling the Voronezh...
Thailand has been selected to host the Optimist World Championship 2017 to be organized between July 11-21, 2017 at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) in Pattaya. Over 59 countries have already confirmed to compete in the event, and each country will send their most talented Optimist sailors to race as national representatives on this world stage. This event is being organized by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC), the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand (YRAT) in conjunction with the...
Brussels Airlines – the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium – based and headquartered at Brussels Airport, has launched a new service that links Mumbai, India, with Brussels, Belgium. Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, formerly known as Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area. Brussels is an important hub in the heart of Europe. The service will operate five times a week and will cater to...
Japan has increased its network of visa application centers in India, adding 13 new cities to make it easier for Indians to apply for Japanese visa. The centers now cover several areas in north, east, west and south India, and come at a time when Japan is getting ready to host the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Visa Centers are managed by VFS Global. Over the past few months, new cities were gradually being added, but now in one go 13 additional cities have been added to the list. This will help...
BENCHMARK. a global hospitality company, has named Matina Lapanaitis general manager for The Mayfair Hotel, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Los Angeles, California. Greg Champion, BENCHMARK’s president, made the announcement. “I am pleased to announce Matina’s newest position within our company, said Mr. Champion. “She brings strong managerial skills and significant local and regional market experience to her new role as general manager of The Mayfair Hotel.” A seasoned...
On November 2011 UNESCO designated April 30 as the International Jazz Day, a tribute to jazz music and its fundamental role in uniting people across the globe, promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity. ‘Jazz is a music of peace, and this has never been so important, to fight against new forms of hatred, racism and discrimination, and to strengthen humanity as a single community, sharing a past and a destiny.’ – UNESCO Director...
969 hotels in the US have been revealed as the country’s ultimate hotel hotspots, according to the Hotels.com Loved by Guests Awards 2017, where the hotel guests are the real judges. New York, Houston and Chicago topped the list of award-winning cities in the US, but travelers can check into prize-winning properties in more than 608 towns and cities across the country. Travelers visiting the Big Apple had plenty of top rated options, with 15 hotels receiving 4.7 stars or higher. The Mark...
Strong earthquake rocked Botswana earlier today. Preliminary Earthquake Report: Magnitude 6.5 Date-Time • 3 Apr 2017 17:40:16 UTC • 3 Apr 2017 19:40:16 near epicenter Location 22.621S 25.153E Depth 11 km Distances • 131 km (81 mi) W of Moijabana, Botswana • 140 km (86 mi) SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana • 163 km (101 mi) W of Serowe, Botswana • 178 km (110 mi) WNW of Mahalapye, Botswana • 238 km (147 mi) NNW of Gaborone, Botswana Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.2 km; Vertical 3.8 km Parameters...
