Polar Bears Picnic With Canadian Sky In 2009
December 31, 2008 on 9:37 am | In Adventure Travel, Alberta, British Columbia, Cabinweb, Canada, Labrador, London, Manitoba, NWT, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Toronto, United Kingdom, Wales, Yukon | Comments Off
The world’s largest land predator has long been adored in films and documentaries however, long-haul travel specialist, Canadian Sky, can now offer one better with a six-night polar bear expedition to Churchill, Canada. For those wanting to learn about and observe these formidable creatures in their natural habitat The Great Ice Bear Tour is an experience not to be missed!
Taking place in October and November 2009, it is undoubtedly the most diverse polar bear viewing package as it combines a number of polar bear expeditions at the Seal River Lodge, aerial tours and a Tundra Buggy adventure. As all the 2008 tours were sold out, holidaymakers are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment.
Highlights include a stay at Canada’s most exclusive Polar Bear Lodge where guests are flown in by helicopter and a full-day Tundra Buggy adventure where intrepid explorers are transported across the Tundra on large rubber tired buggies. Bear watchers are positioned 10 feet above ground and with a rear viewing deck and large windows the buggies offer a truly unique vantage… and picnic spot!
It is this ability to see polar bears in the most natural setting possible combined with the luxurious wilderness lodge and an unobstructed view of the northern lights in the night sky that sets The Great Ice Bear adventure apart from any other packages.
Canadian Sky (www.canadiansky.co.uk 0870 904 0930) is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience on their Polar Bear Adventure Tour with departures throughout October and November 2009 from £3,999 per person. Based on two sharing, the price includes return flights from London Heathrow with Air Canada, two nights’ accommodation in Winnipeg on a room only basis, a five-day guided tour on a full-board basis with air transfers to Churchill and a float plane transfer to Seal River Lodge.
Eden Rock St Barths French West Indies
December 31, 2008 on 9:10 am | In Beachbooker, Caribbean, France, French West Indies, Paris, Quebec | Comments Off
Eden Rock – St Barths is unlike any other resort on the French island of St Barths - often referred to as the Saint Tropez of the Caribbean. Situated on a rock high above the ocean and surrounded by turquoise waters and white sand, Eden Rock – St Barths provides the ultimate in service and quality and offers a quiet haven for uninterrupted relaxation by guests, clients and friends.
Eden Rock – St Barths, boasts a wide range of accommodation, from individually designed diamond suites to the brand new Villa Rockstar (which launches in January 2009) and is an ultra luxe 6 bedroom beachside villa.
Designed for luxury living, Villa Rockstar will rival any villa in the Caribbean; with 16,000sqft spread over three floors, facilities will include a screening room, a private gym, a business office, use of a couple of house cars being a mini cooper and a Landrover, dining facilities for 12 people, a pool table and sports area, lawns for croquet, two pools and a fully equipped recording studio. Guests will also have a dedicated butler service to look after their every need.
The same goes for next door brand new Villa Nina which is available now and comprises about 6,000sqft of ultra luxury living and with just two suites and a private art gallery and a couple of pools - and much else besides…
Eden Rock – St Barths has an ongoing relationship with key figures in the music industry with the sound engineer partner for the Villa Rockstar recording studio being the market leading Oceanway, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood which studio recorded the ‘Thriller’ album for Michael Jackson and very much else besides. Oceanway’s proprietor – Allen Sides – links the legendary work of Frank Sinatra with that of Paul McCartney…
At Eden Rock – St Barths music, art and food combine to be three creative sources joining perfect accommodation and friendly affirmative staff in making for a uniquely world-class holiday resort.
French cuisine is brought to a new level at the two Eden Rock restaurants ‘On the Rocks’ and ‘The Sand Bar’. On The Rocks has become a landmark destination offering first class service and perfectly executed cuisine in a glorious setting high above the coral reef and the Caribbean ocean beyond. Since opening, the restaurant has achieved a loyal following of guests and visitors and friends and celebrities. The menu interprets timeless French favorites and includes new ones of delicate flavour devised by Head Chef Jean-Claude Dufour. The Sand Bar’s lunchtime approach to food offers healthy cuisine made from the most beautifully fresh and well chosen ingredients. For instance most of the fish is flown in ice (not frozen) via Air France from Paris…
Janes Gallery and its art is another highlight and passion of Eden Rock – St Barths. Set on the beach next to the ocean Janes Gallery is the perfect relaxed place to exhibit art collections which range from young scholarship artists participating in the Eden Rock ‘Artist in Residence Program’ – to exhibits of some of the most successful artists in the world today. Guests too are invited to paint… or perhaps arrange lessons for their children who are able then to combine art and beach…
For St Barths frequent visitors and guests, Eden Rock also invites people to join its limited fractional ownership development - The Eden Rock Owners Society (EROS). Also, the society provides the opportunity to own part of one of five newly built one, two or three bedroom houses. Owners have the right to stay in their vacation home for four weeks a year for a period of 71 years, which affords them all the benefits of owning their own beachside property in St Barths without the hassles of day to day management – and at a fraction of the cost and commitment of buying a house in the hills on the island.
For further information please contact chloe@quintessentiallyestates.com
Relais & Châteaux Trophies 2009
December 31, 2008 on 8:57 am | In Alberta, Austria, British Columbia, California, Canada, Dine Drink, East Coast, Europe, Florida, France, Germany, Great Lakes, Ireland, Italy, London, Mexico, Miami, New England, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Paris, Plains States, Quebec, Relais Chateaux, Rome, Scotland, Switzerland, Toronto, United Kingdom, Wales | Comments Off
15 Trophy-winning Properties, 4 New Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux
In exclusive partnership with prestigious brands, Relais & Châteaux has just revealed the list of the winners of the Relais & Châteaux Trophies which are awarded every year in recognition of expertise and excellence in the art of hospitality and fine dining.
Welcome Trophy with Moët & Chandon
The art of receiving is one of the fundamental virtues of Relais & Châteaux; ensuring your stay is unforgettable is always the priority in these properties.
Hotel Jagdhof Glashütte - Germany
Grand Chef Trophy with Taittinger
Amongst the Relais & Châteaux members, the contemporary elite of fine dining are grouped within the family of the Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux. Passion, creativity, experience and expertise are the essential criteria for admission to the highly select circle of these Grands Chefs.
Firmin & Philippe Arrambide
Les Pyrénées - France
Jonathan Gushue
Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa - Canada
Christopher Brooks
Blantyre – United States
Jason Robinson
The Inn at Dos Brisas – United States
Rising Chef Trophy with All-Clad
We single out young chefs whose creativity, imagination and commitment earmark them as the future grand masters of fine dining in the world.
Davy Tissot
Villa Florentine - France
Art de la Table Trophy with San Pellegrino
The arts of the table, atmosphere and decoration are all part of our philosophy of “receiving well”. They reflect the soul of our properties and express their personality.
Ristorante Le Calandre - Italy
Spa Trophy with Laurent Perrier
There are 5 categories of spa: Spas de Charme, Spas de Rêve, Thalassotherapy, Thermalism and Beauty.
Georges Blanc & Spa - France
Woman of the Year Trophy with Pommery
A disciplined approach to work organisation, exacting standards, the giving of themselves and a sense of welcome and detail make these women the flagship ambassadresses of our family.
Johanna Maier
Hotel Hubertus - Austria
Passion Trophy with Hennessy
Launched in 2004, the Passion Trophy is awarded to Relais & Châteaux owners who know how to make your stay truly unique: harmonious setting, perfect service, remarkable style.
Sam Beall
Blackberry Farm – United States
Corporate Trophy with Glenmorangie
Relais & Châteaux launched this trophy in 2005 to single out property owners who have distinguished themselves through their high-performance meeting facilities and the quality of the welcome afforded to business meetings or residential seminars.
Sheen Falls Lodge – Ireland
Lounge Trophy with Grand Marnier
With the Lounge Trophy, Relais & Châteaux pays tribute to the expertise of these friendly settings, a real invitation to tasting.
Eden Rock - St Barthélémy - France
Environment Trophy with Orlane
This award pays tribute to properties which have shown tenacity, commitment, impressive initiatives and respect for the environment and the natural setting.
Longueville Manor – United Kingdom
Garden Trophy with Rozes
This pays tribute to properties which have succeeded in reconciling abundant nature, expertise in enhancing the horticultural heritage and respect for the original beauty of the landscapes.
Las Mañanitas Hotel Garden Restaurant & Spa - Mexico
Innovation Trophy with Nespresso
To guarantee unique experiences and intense moments of discovery, each Relais & Châteaux member must know how to reinvent itself and be innovative.
Thierry Marx
Cordeillan-Bages - France
About Relais & Châteaux
Relais & Châteaux is an exclusive collection of 480 of the finest charming hotels and gourmet restaurants in 56 countries. Established in France in 1954, the Association’s mission is to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character.
Furthermore, Relais & Châteaux is also a family of hoteliers and Grands Chefs from all over the world who share a passion for and a personal commitment to ensuring their guests are privy to moments of exceptional harmony, an unforgettable celebration of the senses.
From the vineyards in Napa valley to the beaches in Bali, from the olive trees in Provence to the lodges in South Africa, Relais & Châteaux offers all the stops on the finest route for discovering each special place and country.
2009 Fort William Mountain Festival
December 30, 2008 on 6:01 pm | In , Adventure Travel, Alberta, British Columbia, Cabinweb, Canada, Festivals, Labrador, Manitoba, NWT, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Outdoors, PEI, Performing Arts, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Toronto, Webbandstand, Yukon | Comments OffFort William launches 2009 Mountain Festival programme
The best of the best in the fields of climbing, kayaking, and skiing and much more are flocking to Fort William from Friday 06 to Saturday 14 March for the 2009 Fort William Mountain Festival. The launch of the festival today, unveiled a programme that will put the Outdoor Capital of the UK - Fort William and Lochaber - at the centre of Scotland’s events programme in 2009. Presented with The Nevis Partnership, the week long celebration promises a varied and entertaining programme packed with mountain sports, films, lectures, guided walks, skills workshops and fringe activities for all those who want to learn about and celebrate mountain culture.
Highlights of the 2009 Fort William Mountain Festival include:
Fast and Light in the Himalaya - the world renowned mountaineer Adrian Burgess, a pioneer of high-altitude climbs will join forces with Slovenian climbing superstar Marko Prezelj, known for his impeccable style on spectacularly difficult routes, to share the passion that drives them to keep exploring ever-higher and more exhilarating climbs. Following these empowering talks the winner of the second Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture, sponsored by Rio Tinto Alcan, an annual award to celebrate outstanding contributions to Scotland’s mountains, will be announced.
Paddle Sports evening with Lee Kelly, the legendary whitewater kayaker, photographer and filmmaker.
Snowsports Evening with Myrtle Simpson, the first woman to ski across the Greenland icecap, who will trace the rapid development of Scottish Skiing from an occasional aid to winter mountaineering to the weekend recreation of tens of thousands.
Dave MacLeod, a local climber at the forefront of the modern sport who is opening a new chapter of world-class climbs on Ben Nevis, will host a Climbing Evening. He will explain his unique high-risk, high-stakes approach through inspiring chat and the screening of two incredible films of his recent climbs.
The Best of Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour & International Adventure Film competition evenings - the most inspiring mountain films from the UK and around the world will once again be the festival hot tickets. From jaw dropping action to fascinating mountain culture and wildlife; two nights of thrilling entertainment guaranteed. This year organisers are offering a special Film Buffs ticket that will insure entry to both nights.
Mike Pescod, Chairman of the Highland Mountain Culture Association, organisers of the festival; said: ‘The 2009 Fort William Mountain Festival encompasses the ethos of the Outdoor Capital of the UK - to promote the mountains as an attractive, accessible and above all enjoyable place to be by pulling together adventure, sport, culture and the environment; all the ways people experience and love the mountains.
‘Our 2009 programme is bursting at the seams with exciting and inspiring events and workshops guaranteed to get you into the mountain mood. We are delighted to be welcoming a superb line up of guests from the worlds of mountaineering, paddling, music, poetry, writing and broadcasting including Adrian Burgess, Marko Prezelj, Dave MacLeod, Cameron McNeish, Linda Cracknell, Hamish MacDonald and the 4-MALITY Percussion Quartet to Lochaber to showcase their work and share their passion for the outdoors.’
This year’s ambitious programme of new events and old favourites sees a wide selection of cultural and sporting events and activities throughout Fort William and Lochaber during the best winter walking and climbing conditions of the year. Residents and visitors of all ages, from extreme adrenaline junkies to outdoor enthusiasts, can discover the excitement of extreme whitewater kayaking, the drama of Dave MacLeod’s envelope-pushing climbs, the fascinating story of Scottish skiing, the secrets of high alpine climbing and the rich heritage of the working mountains in the 21st Century; whilst celebrating the iconic Nevis name and enjoying the very best in mountain films from around the world.
The festival will kick off in style with the ‘Party at Nevis Range’, the official opening ceilidh at the Snowgoose Restaurant at the top of the Nevis Range mountain gondola. Further highlights include an evening exploring the little known yet rich heritage of the Working Mountains in Lochaber. With the help of early photographs and archive material the history of Rio Tinto Alcan, one of the area’s biggest employers, will be explored; from the harnessing of Lochaber’s water power, one of the most ambitious projects of the industrialization of Scotland, in 1929 to supply new aluminium smelters at Fort William and Kinlochleven, to the amazing innovator it continues to be today.
Nevis Connections, a whole day of themed walks, talks, music and adventure, presented by The Nevis Partnership, to celebrate the iconic Nevis name makes a welcome return to the 2009 Festival programme. During the day there will be a choice of two guided walks, one the North Face Walk up the Allt a’Mhuillinn path with stunning views of the majestic North Face of the UK’s highest mountain and the other a winter ascent of Ben Nevis. The 4-MALITY Percussion Quartet, one of the world’s most compelling and innovative percussion quartets who have command of over eighty drums, gongs, cymbals and tuned percussion, will spend the day working with local school pupils and young people to produce Rock and Rhythm, a piece of mountain music inspired by the Nevis landscape. The final multi-media piece will be performed as part of the Nevis Connections Evening, an evening of poetry, prose, photography film and music.
Children and adults will have the opportunity to try out new activities and learn new skills through an expanded programme of daily mountain skills workshops. New for the festival in 2009, world-renowned climber Dave MacLeod will be offering free bouldering master classes for one day only! Highly experienced and fully qualified guides from Abacus Mountaineering, in conjunction with Nevis Range, will lead full day courses in avalanche awareness, winter walking and winter climbing. Kinlochleven’s Ice Factor Indoor Climbing Centre will be offering taster sessions in indoor climbing and ice climbing throughout the festival. For those keen to explore their creative ideas in a stimulating environment the John Muir Trust and Nevis Partnership will be hosting a Writers’ Walk and Workshop afternoon with poet and writer Susan Richardson. Beginners ski and snowboard packages and Back Corrie tours, for the more experienced, will also be on offer at the Nevis Range ski area throughout the festival.
The Perfect Solution For Single Skiers
December 26, 2008 on 11:27 am | In Adventure Travel, Alberta, Andorra, Austria, British Columbia, Cabinweb, Canada, Czech, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lichtenstein, London, Luxwmbourg, Ontario, Poland, Quebec, Scotland, Skiing Snowboarding, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Toronto, United Kingdom, Wales | Comments Off
Ski Freshtracks, the market leaders in adventure skiing, are offering the perfect solution for single skiers this season.
Every Ski Freshtracks holiday is graded by skiing standard which means everyone on the holiday skis and socialises together – ideal for those wanting to hit the slopes, when friends otherwise engaged.
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For the 2008-9 season Ski Freshtracks is offering nine holidays where everyone gets their own room at no extra cost. On all other holidays there are a small number of rooms which can be booked for single occupancy. The holidays with no single supplement include an instructional week in Courmayeur, Italy, a week in the chic Swiss resort of St Moritz and a testosterone-free girls’ weekend in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
For those keen to take advantage of the amazing early-season snow conditions there is still availability during Christmas week in La Plagne and a New Year off-piste week in Flaine.
Caroline Boileau, General Manager of Ski Freshtracks explained the secret to Ski Freshtracks’ success: “All our holidays are ideal for those who don’t necessarily have friends or family who ski at the same level as them, or maybe don’t even ski at all. Anyone can come on our trips and ski at the level that suits them, meaning their skiing nearly always improves and at the same time they make new friends.”
Ski Freshtracks offers 54 off-piste adventure and improvement courses as well as a large ski touring programme and heliskiing trips. Other trips on offer include Action holidays at varying levels of ski standard, weekend trips and a large ‘Peak Experience’ programme aimed at skiers over 50 years of age.
For more details and for booking visit www.skifreshtracks.co.uk or call 0845 45 807 84
Hit The Heights Across Canada
December 24, 2008 on 8:28 am | In Alberta, British Columbia, Cabinweb, Canada, Labrador, Manitoba, NWT, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Outdoors, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Skiing Snowboarding, Toronto, Yukon | Comments OffNo matter where you travel in Canada you’ll discover record-breaking natural wonders, feats of engineering wizardry and marvels of man-made ingenuity. Explore Canada on a cross-country peak-to-peak tour that includes the world’s most extraordinary gondola, Canada’s highest mountain, its tallest tower and its most powerful tides.
The new Peak 2 Peak Gondola – world’s highest and longest unsupported lift span
Officials are calling this phenomenal $50-million smooth-gliding ride on the new Peak 2 Peak Gondola− opening December 12 at Whistler Blackcomb, BC − “a record-breaking engineering feat that will amaze the world.” Picture 28 sky cabins running along giant rope spools between four towers covering 4.4 km (2.73) miles. The distance between the two towers that are the farthest apart is a staggering 3.024 km (1.88) miles – the highest and longest unsupported cable car span in the world. One sky cabin will depart every 49 seconds and the Peak 2 Peak Gondola can whisk skiers between Whistler and Blackcomb in 11 minutes, carrying up to 2050 people per hour each way. Dreaming of skiing both Symphony and 7th Heaven in short order? After December 12, you can do both before lunch! www.peak2peakgondola.com
Longest peak ski season in North America
Whistler Blackcomb is also home of North America’s longest ski season, from November to June − (June 3rd is traditionally the last day of winter operations) − and boasts the largest skiiable terrain in North America at 3.307 ha (8,100 acres). Add to that one vertical mile, three glaciers, 12 alpine bowls, and North America’s longest intermediate ski run at 5.5 kilometers in length with a 5,000 vertical feet drop, and maybe its time to set your own records for speeding to Whistler Blackcomb this season. www.whistlerblackcomb.com
Canada’s highest peak has the largest base circumference on earth
In southwestern Yukon in the pure pristine spectacle of Kluane National Park, Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak and the second highest mountain in North America (after Mount McKinley), rises an estimated 5,959 metres (19,551 feet) into the sky. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mount Logan’s exact height is hard to pinpoint, since it is still rising in elevation due to tectonic uplifting. With its massive multiple peaks − almost a dozen spire above its 20 km long and 5 km wide summit plateau − Mount Logan has the largest base circumference of any mountain on Earth. A charter flightseeing tour will take you over the vast expanse of Logan’s unclimbed peaks, clear lakes, awe-inspiring icefields, and the wild and wooly grizzly and black bear habitat in Kluane National Park. www.summitsofcanada.ca
Canadian mountaineer reaches seven peaks in world’s first “grand slam”
It was another Canadian record-breaker, Invermere, BC-born Patrick Morrow, who on August 5, 1986 became the first person in the world to complete mountaineering’s “grand slam,” climbing the highest peak on each of seven continents. His 14-year quest to scale the world’s Seven Summits eventually brought him back home to settle near the Canadian Rockies, where the adrenalin-pumping sport of ice climbing reigns supreme. www.rockies-ice.com
The CN Tower elevator ride, the peak of engineering ingenuity
Canada’s tallest building, the CN Tower in Toronto, ON has created an eye-opening new thrill experience by adding glass panels to the floor of its newly enhanced elevator ride, already named #1 on the “World’s Top 10 Elevator Rides” by National Geographic’s JOURNEYS OF A LIFETIME: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips. Now North America’s first and the world’s highest glass-bottomed elevator offers a view 345 metres (1,136 feet) straight down.
Travelling at a speed of 22 km/15 mph, it rockets visitors to the top of the tower in 58 seconds. At a height of 553.33 metres (1,815 feet, 5 inches) the CN Tower is Canada’s National Tower. More than two million people each year ride the elevator to the top of this Canadian engineering marvel that has claimed first place as the world’s tallest tower for more than 32 years (only recently surpassed by the Burj Dubai building now under construction in Dubai). www.cntower.ca
World’s highest tides peak in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy’s eight-knot current makes it the top contender for the strongest and fastest current in the world. Everyday, 100 billion tonnes of sea water flow in and out of the Bay of Fundy, equal in one tide cycle to the flow of all the rivers on earth. High and low tides reach their peaks on average every six hours and 13 minutes.
And now this fierce barrage of tidal power may be on the leading edge of tidal power technology with the Nova Scotia Department of Energy declaring it “the most effective site for tidal power generation in North America.” Visitors flock to the Bay of Fundy to see the world’s mightiest tidal flow, the bay’s 12 species of whales, its vast rock cliffs, mud flats and wind-scraped sandstone sculptures. A site of major fossil and dinosaur discoveries, the Bay of Fundy is competing to become one of the world’s New 7 Wonders of Nature. www.bayoffundytourism.com
Peak travel time: 10 minutes to cross the world’s longest continuous bridge over sea
The curved 12.9 km (8 mile) long span of Canada’s Confederation Bridge arches over the Northumberland Strait linking the provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and is not only Canada’s longest bridge, it is the longest continuous bridge in the world over ice-covered waters. The bridge has 310 street lights, 17 cameras, and 7,500 drainage ports. It took four years of construction, more than 5,000 local workers and a cost of $1 billion to build this fixed-link ocean crossing to pastoral PEI. Now peak travel time to cross is a mere 10 minutes, earning the rightful slogan “The Longest Bridge. The Shortest Route.” www.conferedationbridge.com
Canada’s Adventure West Resorts Adds Eden Lodge
December 22, 2008 on 3:49 pm | In Adventure Travel, Alberta, British Columbia, Cabinweb, Canada, Labrador, Manitoba, NWT, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Outdoors, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Toronto, Yukon | Comments Off
Adventure West Resorts announced the addition of the new Eden on Chilko Lake to its portfolio. Formerly known as the Chilko Lake Lodge, Eden on Chilko Lake will begin operations starting in June 2009 as a lakeside wellness resort and spa following an extensive renovation.
Set in Tsylos Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, a two-and-a-half hour drive from William’s Lake, Eden on Chilko Lake will feature a variety of lakefront accommodation including private chalets, deluxe half duplexes and waterfront suites in authentic Chilcotin log cabins, Eden on Chilko Lake will present a refined experience in the heart of British Columbia’s wild west.
Open from June through October, guest packages include accommodation, all meals, Pilates or aqua aerobics class, and one guided morning outdoor activity such as wildflower hikes, instructional fly-fishing or scenic lake tours.
For more information about Eden on Chilko Lake, visit www.edenonchilkolake.com
For more information on Adventure West Resorts, call 877-3-GO-WEST or visit www.adventurewestresorts.com
Fairmont Hotels Give from the Sole Campaign
December 22, 2008 on 9:14 am | In Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Skiing Snowboarding, Toronto | Comments Off
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced a partnership with Soles4Souls, Inc., the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free footwear to those in need, both in the United States and around the world. Buying one gift card at Fairmont now means giving two gifts. For each gift card purchased before Dec. 31, 2008, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will donate a pair of footwear to Soles4Souls, Inc.
Gift cards may be purchased at all Fairmont Hotels, Willow Stream Spas, or online at www.fairmont.com/giftcard
Online purchases are available in any denomination ranging from $50 to $5,000.
For more information, visit www.fairmont.com/giftcard
Connect by Hertz Global Car Sharing Plan
December 20, 2008 on 6:45 pm | In Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Chicago, Cruise Boats, East Coast, Europe, Florida, Great Lakes, London, Los Angeles, Mexico, Miami, Middle East, New York City, Ontario, Orlando, Pacific Islands, Quebec, Road Trips, San Diego, San Francisco, South America, Sydney, Texas, Toronto, USA | Comments Off
Hertz has launched Connect by Hertz car sharing club, the only global car share club offered by an international car rental company, with neighborhood parking in London, New York City and Paris. Dedicated to providing the flexibility of car sharing with a superior customer experience, further cities, as well as universities, for Connect by Hertz are planned for 2009 and beyond, and members will benefit from reciprocal membership at any Connect by Hertz city in the world in early 2009.
Connect by Hertz offers consumers an economical, convenient and socially conscious alternative to car ownership. Upon enrolling, the self-service, pay-as-you-go system provides members with 24/7 access to a centrally located fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles strategically distributed over a neighborhood or city, transferring the fixed costs of car ownership to per-trip costs.
Membership in Connect by Hertz includes insurance, fuel, roadside assistance, maintenance and cleaning. Connect by Hertz members enjoy a paperless program where they can reserve, drive and return vehicles all on their own, via the internet or phone. Connect by Hertz cars are chosen based on a set of aggressive standards established in the categories of manufacturing/maintenance quality, environmental sustainability, safety and a blend of fun and functionality.
For more information, visit www.connectbyhertz.com
Explore 7 Award Winning Canadian Ski Destinations
December 16, 2008 on 8:07 am | In Alberta, British Columbia, Cabinweb, Canada, Labrador, Manitoba, NWT, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Skiing Snowboarding, Toronto, Yukon | Comments OffBig Kahuna Winter Adventure Trip Offers A Taste Of Westcoast, Interior and Rocky Mountain Snow.
Traditionally a major challenge for skiers and snowboarders exploring Canada was negotiating the vast distances between breathtaking snow destinations. While the award winning coastal skiing in Whistler is a short ride from Vancouver, the high altitude fluffy powder of the Okanagan and Rockies is a considerable distance and being able to package all of these unique regions posed a challenge even for the most determined traveler. With this in mind the Big Kahuna tour was born!
Combining elements of the Coastal Mountains, the Central Interior and the Canadian Rockies this 14-day experience gives the skier/snowboarder the chance to sample 7 world-class destinations at a great price. Whistler/Blackcomb, Silverstar, Big White, Sunshine Village, Lake Louise, Kicking Horse and Fernie can all be checked off in the first winter adventure of its kind.
As an upgrade to their summer tours Moose offers hotel accommodation upgrades while exploring this award winning destinations in addition to it’s very successful hostel-based trips. Beyond the world-class skiing and snowboarding is the chance to take on snowmobiling, dog-sledding, winter tubing, curling, ice skating and some legendary nightlife.
Combining winter adventures with budget accommodation has become a magic formula for Moose- as bookings for winter tours have exploded in the last few seasons. Rob Sheridan owner of Moose Travel Network contends that “10 years ago an amazing multi-resort trip like this would not have been financially viable for most people. Now the masses can take advantage and enjoy an all in one lifetime experience”.
Citing the fact that while traveling with Moose- one will have the opportunity to spend time with like-minded travelers, enjoy the benefits of door-to-door convenience and the bonus of enthusiastic and passionate Canadian guides – skiers/snowboarders are leaving with a big smile (and a goggle tan)!






































