PUNTA CANA — Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort has reopened following a US$40 million renovation. The reimagined resort boasts 596 newly designed suites including 58 swim-up suites. Suites range from 516 to 1614 square feet and feature spacious living areas, furnished balconies or terraces with garden or ocean […]
Year: 2022
December 19th, 2022 (Bracebridge, ON) – The construction and safety improvements to Santa’s Village Road (Muskoka Road 15) in Bracebridge have concluded for the 2022 season. Construction crews will return in spring, 2023 to complete the ‘finishing touches’ on the road, including final paving, improvements to driveways, landscaping and restoration. […]
TORONTO — With 2022 coming to an end, ACTA President Wendy Paradis is looking back on the year’s high points in an open letter addressed to the travel industry. Highlighting ACTA’s many initiatives throughout the year, including letter-writing campaigns and meetings with the government to address travel agent concerns, Paradis […]
MONTREAL — Air Transat has resumed service to Havana, after almost three years of forced suspension due to the pandemic. Air Transat flight TS552 arrived in Havana this morning, from Montreal. Says Air Transat: “Onboard crew and José-Martí airport staff were thrilled to celebrate this long-awaited return.” Air Transat is […]
TORONTO — The YellowBird Foundation has announced a new partnership with Reps4Rent ahead of its annual fundraising event, the YellowBird Charity Golf Classic tournament, taking place May 19, 2023 at Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, ON. As the official event planner, Reps4Rent, which was launched in September 2022 by […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s tourism minister says the province won’t be extending the staycation tax credit for another year, despite the hard-hit industry recommending the move as a way to help it recover from the pandemic. Neil Lumsden, the minister of tourism, culture and sport, says in a statement that the province […]
MONTEGO BAY — Jamaica is on track to have a record winter season, with close to 1.5 million visitors expected to arrive on its shores. Speaking at the annual breakfast appreciation for staff at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay last week, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett reported that the […]
TORONTO — Canada Jetlines has received its final FAA approval for U.S. flight operations. This latest update follows last month’s news that Canada Jetlines had received the thumbs-up from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The news also comes as Canada Jetlines gets ready to welcome its second Airbus A320 aircraft today. Canada Jetlines […]
TORONTO — Strong sales from Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions fuelled an already booming business for December holiday travel for two of the top resort brands from this market. Maureen Barnes-Smith, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Canada for Unique Vacations Canada, affiliate of Unique Travel Corp, worldwide representatives of […]
CAMBRIDGE, ON — Allianz’s Canadian Winter Vacation Confidence Index, back for its sixth annual edition, pegs Canadians’ vacation spending at $14.3 billion for 2023. That would surpass the pre-pandemic high recorded in Allianz’s 2019 survey. The Winter Vacation Confidence Index study is conducted by Ipsos for Allianz Global Assistance. Four […]