Destinations
Oregon boutique inn close to festivals, recreation
Halfway between San Francisco and Portland, the 10 luxury suites at the Ashland Creek Inn gives guests a first class base camp to experience the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival and explore wonders like Crater Lake in its backyard. Once just a tiny timber town, Ashland was transformed into a top tourist destination thanks largely to festivals like the Ashland Independent Film Festival in the spring, the Britt Festival outdoor summer performing arts celebration and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Also, the Inn is under a day trip from outdoor recreation like Crater Lake, river rapids,...
David Foster helps open Oak Beach Hotel with concert
In May, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria, BC will celebrate its re-opening with a Gala Weekend. Sixteen-time Grammy award winner David Foster will lend his support to the opening, coming back to his hometown for a benefit "Miracle Concert"on May 26 at the downtown Victoria Memorial Centre. The concert is being held in conjunction with the grand opening of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel on the weekend of May 25 to 27. Gala Weekend packages include a two-night stay, private concert in the David Foster Foundation dinner theatre at the hotel with Foster and musical friends, opportunities to meet and...
Sleep With Sharks back at Maui Ocean Center
Maui Ocean Center's education team is presenting another round of "Sleep with the Sharks."These evenings are filled with hands-on discovery lessons designed to give children a better understanding of the unique marine environment and animals that surround them. Kids get the chance to witness shark behaviour at night, touch live sea creatures such as sea stars and urchins, participate in a supervised turtle feed at the Turtle Lagoon and more. Sleepovers are open to children in Grades 3-8. Drop-off is at 5:30 p.m. and pick-up is at 8 a.m. the following day. This activity is US$60 plus tax per...
Golf Hawaii Sweepstakes
The Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels and resorts in Hawaii and Hawaiian Airlines are teeing up to offer travellers a chance to win a trip to Hawaii and a clinic with golf professional Se Ri Pak. Pak, a national hero in her homeland of Korea and now a global super-star, will host a clinic and golf with five lucky winners and their guests at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on Hawaii Island. The winners will be selected at random and will receive roundtrip airfare for two to Hawaii from gateway cities served by Hawaiian Airlines; two night's accommodations at a Hilton Worldwide hotel on Oahu or...
Fireknife Championship coming to PCC
The Polynesian Cultural Center's (PCC) 20th Annual World Fireknife Championships will take place from May 9 -12. Talented fireknife dancers from all over the world will celebrate two decades of competition at the PCC, wowing audiences and turning up the heat as they battle to see who will take the title of "World Fireknife Champion."Dancers of all ages will tempt fate as they try to avoid the dangerous fireknives in a competition of skill and bravery. Acrobatic moves, death-defying stunts, rhythmic dancing and fireknives combine to make this a must-see event....
Tod Mountain Days at Sun Peaks for retro skiing
Those who hanker for straight skis, one-piece ski suits and florescent apparel can head to Sun Peaks Resort in the Thompson Okanagan region of BC for Tod Mountain Days, April 7-9. The resort is also celebrating its 50th year this season, and says farewell to winter with its annual Slush Cup. This pits costume-clad competitors against one another as they attempt to glide across an icy pool of water and mud....
Adventures near glacier with CMH this summer
CMH (Canadian Mountain Holidays) will continue the evolution of its Summer Adventures program this year with the Conrad Glacier Experience. CMH guests staying at the Bobbie Burns Lodge can now choose the Conrad Glacier Experience as part of any two-, three- or four-day High-Flying Adventures trip, July through September. The excursion gives guests the chance to navigate wild canyons, ascend rock slabs next to waterfalls, traverse rock walls adjacent to a glacier, make a crevasse crossing, etc. Trips featuring the Conrad Glacier Experience are priced from $1,780 for two days....
Escape with Westin Bayshore’s Howard Hughes package
Vancouver's The Westin Bayshore is marking the 40th anniversary of a stay by Howard Hughes with a special spring package. Hughes, one of the world's most famous and elusive billionaires checked into The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver (then known as the Bayshore Inn) on March 14, 1972. The eccentric business and Hollywood icon lived in the hotel's three-room penthouse for six months and was never seen outside of his room throughout his entire stay. This spring package includes a one-night stay in the luxurious Howard Hughes Penthouse Suite, a relaxing treatment from Vida Spa, valued at $270, all...