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By TravelPress Staff

February 21, 2012

Jasper Glacier Walk gets Park Canada approval

A new adventure walk attraction on a glacier in Jasper National Park has been given the green light for development by Parks Canada. The Glacier Discovery Walk project was deemed to have met all required environment assessment guidelines, said Parks Canada in a recent announcement. Brewster Travel Canada will now proceed with the next steps in developing the project. The Glacier Discovery Walk project is a 400-metre-long guided interpretive walkway with a 30-metre glass-floored observation area overlooking the Sunwapta Valley at the Tangle Ridge Viewpoint in Jasper National Park....

By TravelPress Staff

February 21, 2012

New rewards program introduced by Western Vacations

Western Vacations of Victoria recently launched a simple and quick online booking engine exclusive to travel agents. To make booking on the engine more attractive, the company has introduced a new rewards program for agents. All bookings made online or through the call centre will earn $10 per air seat sold. Bonus rewards will be given for business and first class tickets. Agents can choose from HBC, Sears, Walmart or Petro Canada gift cards or they can sign up for the Huntington Agent Scotiabank VISA Rewards Program....

By TravelPress Staff

February 21, 2012

Aston Aloha brings back comedy dinner show

Aston Hotels & Resorts reports the re-opening of the crowd-pleasing comedy show, "The Complete History of America (abridged)."The three-man comedy hit will play every Monday evening at the Aston Aloha Beach Hotel in Kapaa, Kauai. The show's new owner, Wil Welsh of Oceanside Productions, describes the show as 90 minutes of great entertainment with a Kauai track record of sold-out shows since its Aston Aloha Beach Hotel opening in April 2011. He suggests, "Just think of The Three Stooges on Saturday Night Live."The show is presented in the resort's historic Alii Room. Guests receive a...

By TravelPress Staff

February 17, 2012

Agents get $100 booking gift from Rocky Mountaineer

To celebrate its recent World Travel Award win and others, Rocky Mountaineer is offering a special thank you to North American travel agent partners with a booking bonus. From now until March 31, agents will receive a $100 bonus for each guest booked on a qualifying 2012 vacation package in GoldLeaf or SilverLeaf Service. "In 2011, we won the most awards in our company's history and to show our appreciation, we are offering agents 100 more reasons to sell a Rocky Mountaineer package,"says Bob Nicholas, VP of global sales. The Travel Agent Bonus offer is valid on new bookings made by March 31...

By TravelPress Staff

February 17, 2012

Royal Kona opens ‘Royal Tee Golf Trail’ package

The Royal Kona Resort on Hawaii's Big Island has opened its "Royal Tee Kona Golf Trail"package for inclusive travel March 1 through Dec. 21. The five-night-minimum package includes oceanfront accommodations, full American buffet breakfast daily for two at Don the Beachcomber Restaurant and six rounds of golf per stay that include two rounds each at the Makalei Golf Course, Kona Country Club, and Big Island Country Club. The package starts at $1,065 for five nights, double occupancy. Guests will receive special vouchers for golf at each of the courses at check in. Reservations for tee times...

By Bob Mowat

February 16, 2012

Use the BAXTER code and save

There's still time to register for the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) conference, the Canadian Tourism Marketing Summit (CTMS) and Online Revealed Canada (ORC) event -- which take place March 5, 6 & 7 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. And if you use the promotional code BAXTER when filling out the registration form, you'll save $100 on your choice of any one of these conferences. So choose your conference, choose your breakout sessions and you're good to go. Need more information? Well if you're into tourism marketing, check out the Canadian Tourism Marketing Summit which in one of its...

By TravelPress Staff

February 16, 2012

Hawaii Hiltons offer bonus HHonors points

Points collectors take note - the seven Hilton Worldwide properties in Hawaii are now offering 10,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points plus double airline miles with participating airlines. The Hilton Worldwide's Mahalo + Double Miles promotion is available to HHonours members at four properties on Oahu: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki Hotel, Hilton Waikiki Beach and Embassy Suites - Waikiki Beach Walk. On Maui, visitors can stay at the Grand Wailea: A Waldorf Astoria Resort and on the Big Island, the Hilton Waikoloa Village and Kings' Land by...

By TravelPress Staff

February 16, 2012

Ala Moana ‘Super Special’ rates still available

The Super Bowl is history, but the score of that 46th edition of the game has gained special significance for those seeking to book a room at the Outrigger Ala Moana Hotel in Oahu. It announced that it was celebrating the 46th Super Bowl by offering 46 room nights for 46 days at a rate equal to the final combined game score. With a final score of 21-17, rates for the fast-selling "Super Special"have been listed at US$38 per night, based on single or double occupancy. From March 1 to April 15, the Ala Moana is selling the 46 rooms nightly in its Waikiki Tower ocean-view rooms. There are no...

By TravelPress Staff

February 16, 2012

Hotel Amarano Burbank expansion near complete

An US$8 million expansion is nearing completion at the Hotel Amarano Burbank, which recently was awarded the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award. The new facilities will include 31 new guestrooms and suites, swimming pool and spa, and a luxurious 1,800-square-foot penthouse Chairman's Suite. The project is scheduled for completion in March. According to John Fitts, president and CEO of OLS Hotels & Resorts, which operates the hotel, the improvements will perpetuate the company's tradition of constantly improving its properties to provide the best possible guest experience. "We do so much...

By TravelPress Staff

February 15, 2012

Outrigger has front-row seats for whale sightings

It's not too late for a front row seat to one of the biggest shows in Hawaii. Whale watching season runs through May, so there's still time to catch the breaching and pec-slapping of these behemoth visitors to Hawaii, and guests staying at the beachfront Outrigger Royal Kahana or Outrigger Napili Shores on Napili Bay can witness these magnificent sights, just offshore. Each year, as many as 10,000 humpback whales are said to make their annual 3,000-mile-long journey from the North Pacific to warm Hawaiian seas to give birth and mate. While visiting the islands, these majestic creatures, some...

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