AMATERRA, MARRIOTT TEAM UP IN JAMAICA Jamaica’s Amaterra Jamaica Group has entered into a hotel management operator agreement with Marriott International. Responding to consumers’ growing desire around the world for premium, worry-free vacations, Marriott International announced in August that...
LUFTHANSA POSTS STRONG RESULTS The Lufthansa Group of airlines reports that they welcomed around 13.3 million passengers in October 2019. This shows an increase of 1.1% compared to the previous year’s month. The available seat kilometres were up 1.4% over the previous year, at the same time,...
CARNIVAL BRINGS BACK AMP UP COMMISSION CHALLENGE For the third year in a row, Carnival Cruise Line is bringing back its popular AMP Up Commission Challenge just in time for the 2020 Wave Season. Agents can now register to earn higher commissions of 11% to 15% based on the number of bookings...
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...
TAPESTRY COLLECTION DEBUTS IN CANADA Tapestry Collection by Hilton has announced the opening of Canvas Moncton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, the brand’s debut in Canada. Canvas Moncton has 97 rooms, many with balconies. Art from local and international artists line the walls, providing an art gallery...
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...
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...
SUNWING INTRODUCES NEW ON-BOARD MENU The Sunwing Café is back and for the coming season, travellers can experience not one, but two famous Canadian culinary experiences on route to the sunny south. New for this edition is the introduction of Schwartz’s Deli’s World Famous Original Smoked...
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 of gaining...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN (Photo courtesy Beat Brechbühl Lucerne Tourism) As the subject of Pablo Picasso’s work on multiple occasions, Angela Rosengart points to a closeup photograph of the artist’s face as she recalls how it felt being behind the canvas and locking eyes with his intense gaze as he created...
