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Most romantic cross-country ski resorts

By Paul Johnson on Feb 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, California, Canada, Colorado, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North America, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, USA, Vermont, Washington

In true Valentines spirit, MSNBC has published their list of the top 10 cross-country ski resorts for lovers. Making the very US-biased list are: Callaghan Country at Whistler, British Columbia Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in Alberta Garland Resort in Lewiston, Michigan Lone Mountain Ranch at Big Sky, Montana Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New […]

Taste of Romance package at the Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka

By Paul Johnson on Feb 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Canada, North America, Regions, Resorts

February in Muskoka is the perfect time and place to snuggle up from the cold, and with the Deerhurst Resort‘s Taste of Romance package, you have the ideal opportunity. Guests staying the nights of 11th, 14th and 18th February 2006 will enjoy a guaranteed late check-out until 6pm the following day… so you can sleep […]

Exploring The Best

By Paul Johnson on Feb 08, 2006 in Canada, Magazines, North America, Regions, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature

This specialist magazine about the best natural attractions in British Columbia’s Southern Gulf Islands & Sidney region is packed with information on the best hiking trails, viewpoints, birding and marine life watching areas, and lots more. Exploring the Best magazine also provides large, detailed maps to show you the way. It is available to purchase […]

Teenage concierges in Whistler

By Paul Johnson on Feb 06, 2006 in Accommodation, Canada, Hotels, North America, Regions, Resorts

The Four Seasons Resort Whistler has taken a novel approach to accommodating the needs of their younger guests: teenage concierges. The resort has handpicked a group of four student ambassadors from Whistler Secondary School to act as local experts for young travellers staying at the hotel. Being school children themselves, their services are of course […]

Slippery When Wet: Bon Jovi plane involved in accident

By Paul Johnson on Jan 22, 2006 in Air Travel, Canada, Celebrities, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

US rockers Bon Jovi escaped injury early today when their private Boeing 707 jet skidded off a runway at Hamilton airport, west of Toronto, in a severe rain storm. Bon Jovi is currently on tour and today commands a global audience that has barely diminished since it first struck major commercial success with 1986’s 14-million-selling […]

Bridgegate on Crowsnest Lake, Rockies, Canada

By Paul Johnson on Jan 17, 2006 in Accommodation, Canada, Family Travel, Hotels, North America, Real Estate, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel

Bridgecreek Development‘s massive and much-anticipated Bridgegate on Crowsnest Lake resort is apparently running ahead of schedule. The resort, a 26-acre lakefront property in the Rocky Mountains is located 200 kilometres southwest of Calgary and 10 minutes West of Frank Slide in the Crowsnest Pass. It will be the setting for a spectacular resort complete with […]

Canada leading the way in high-tech hospitality?

By Paul Johnson on Jan 16, 2006 in Accommodation, Business Travel, Canada, Gadgets, Hotels, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment

High-tech hotels are getting more and more sophisticated in Canada, in order to secure the loyalty of their visitors — especially the large percentage who travel on business. Each room in the SoHo Metropolitan in Toronto, for instance, features state-of-the-art entertainment, heated marble floors, remote-control lighting, motorized drapes, laptop-compatible safes and wireless Internet access. […]

Dine Out Vancouver

By Paul Johnson on Jan 14, 2006 in Canada, Events, Going Out, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany

Tourism Vancouver invites diners to experience the city’s spectacular food and wine scene. From 20th January to 2nd February 2006, enjoy a three-course dinner at 144 of Vancouver’s hottest restaurants for $15, $25, or $35 per person (exclusive of alcohol, taxes and gratuities) complemented by fabulous BC VQA wine pairing suggestions. Tables book up fast, […]

Spas of America

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Canada, North America, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, USA

Spas of America has launched a new website featuring over 300 premium resort, hotel and destination spas in the United States and Canada. The new online experience enables spa enthusiasts around the world to search and browse premium spa listings, read health and wellness articles, spa reviews, browse and purchase Spa & Wellness products, and […]

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