Destinations
Beachwalk anniversary prompts May celebrations
Waikiki Beach Walk is celebrating its five-year anniversary with a month-long jubilee. Visitors are invited to take part in "No Jive We're Five"festivities during May. Waikiki is offering fun, interactive promotions, including daily "5 at 5"deals, with selected restaurants and retailers offering products and or services featuring the number 5; social media contests; an eclectic entertainment line-up; a radio promotion and more. Waikiki Beach Walk merchants are rewarding patrons with deals revolving around the number five, such as Ruth's Chris Steak House -- guests can enter to win dinner for...
Plenty cooking in Vegas with Gordon Ramsay
Internationally renowned Chef Gordon Ramsay has announced that Gordon Ramsay Steak, his first restaurant in Las Vegas, will open May 11 at Paris Las Vegas. Gordon Ramsay Steak will offer guests a fresh, high-energy modern steakhouse environment that playfully transports guests from Paris to London. Gordon Ramsay Steak will seat 200 guests throughout the two-storey dining room, chef's table, private dining rooms, bar and lounge. The lounge will have its own food menu and classically inspired cocktails. The wine list for both the dining room and lounge will contain more than 325 labels....
Jump into Ireland in 2012
Tourism Ireland took to the stage in Toronto last night (April 26), entertaining a group of about 100 of its top travel agents with a theatrical tour de force that drove home the message that 2012 was the year for their clients to Jump Into Ireland and experience all the destination has to offer in terms of culture, heritage and cuisine. Leave it to the Irish to come up with a truly engaging way to provide travel agents with a whack of product knowledge, but they did, creating a play that followed a Canadian travel agent and his Irish companion as they jumped into Ireland to explore its many...
Pow Wow Report: USTA getting the vote out for tourism
The US Travel Association (USTA) has launched an election-year rolling campaign to get more legislative respect for tourism. The Vote Travel bus will have travelled 60,000 kilometres and visited almost 40 major cities by the time the presidential election is held this November. According to USTA's Roger Dow, pictured at an International Pow Wow press conference in front of the bus parked at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the aim is to get his organization's message in front of the media across the nation and thence to the candidates. Dow explained, ``It's a gimmick to get a serious...
Bermuda introduces ‘Sizzling Summer’ savings
The Bermuda Department of Tourism is offering "hot savings"with its new Sizzling Summer promotion, a destination-wide program offering up to $600 in resort credit based on room nights booked. The deal, based on a minimum four-night stay, provides a $400 credit for four nights, $500 credit for five nights and $600 credit for six nights. Sizzling Summer is available for booking through May 31 and valid for travel through Oct. 31. Hotel rates range from approximately $299 - $460 per night, based on double occupancy, for accommodations that include everything from luxury resorts and boutique...
Heidelberg Castle tops in Germany
Heidelberg Castle is the favourite among international visitors to Destination Germany. This was the finding of a survey undertaken to find out Germany 's top 100 attractions. Number two on the list is Neuschwanstein Castle, followed at number three by Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Germany 's top 100 tourist attractions were identified in a recent survey carried out by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) in which it sought the opinions of people who have visited the country. Places of interest in eight different federal states can be found in the top 10. Overall,...
Eagle Wing Tours gives 1% to Earth
Victoria's Eagle Wing Tours has announced that it is joining the global "1% for the Planet"movement and will contribute 1% of its annual sales to help protect the environment. Eagle Wing is the first whale watching company in Canada and the only tour company in Victoria to be a member of 1% for the Planet. It is Canada's first and only carbon neutral whale watching company, offsetting all its corporate greenhouse gas emissions. And its vessels incorporate the latest marine technology to reduce engine noise, minimize underwater sound, wake and shoreline erosion....
Training camp for kids at Four Seasons Lanai
Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay is offering kids an early insight into the hotel industry. Under its "Hotelier Apprentice Summer Camp"program, children get to "work"alongside hotel staff to learn about Culinary Arts, Botany, Engineering, Health & Wellness, and Marine Biology. This complimentary program is open to kids ages five to 12 and runs throughout July....