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Travel
Alberta's Family Fun magazine now available
May 15
The Family Fun issue of Travel Alberta's new Stay magazine helps
families plan the perfect summer road trip. The colourful 52 page
magazine features real holiday stories, major attraction listings,
a full provincial map and budget-saving travel packages.
Days
Inns - Canada (12-06-07)
Days Inn Opens New Hotel In Edmonton South, Alberta
Good
News For Travel and Tourism Industry Canadians will Vacation in
Canada
The most popular destination province is Quebec, with 12 per cent
of Canadians with travel plans saying they will travel there this
summer. Ontario ranked ... Canadians Staying Close to Home for Summer
Vacations, According to ...
Canadians
are encouraged to get out and travel during Canada's National Tourism
Week,
celebrating Canada's travel destinations, events, activities, accommodation,
attractions and more.
Humble
outhouse a top-10 throne Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... If anyone has first-hand experience with toilet tourism it's
Sian James and Morna E. Gregory, the Canadian photographer-writer
team who spent three years....toilet with a view.
Complete
Alberta Vacation Planning Tools Featured on TravelAlberta.com
New Alberta tourism Website helps travelers
plan a trip to Alberta Canada from start to finish.
Calgary, Alberta (PRWeb) November 29, 2006
-- Creating a vacation itinerary can be both thrilling and frustrating,
especially when information is hard to find or activities are difficult
to book. The recently re-launched, www.TravelAlberta.com has been
redesigned to serve as a central point of reference so that a trip
to any area in Alberta may be planned with ease from initial research
to final bookings.
Duck,
MPHIA and others honoured with Banff Heritage Tourism Awards Banff
Crag & Canyon - Banff,Alberta,Canada
... at the Fairmont Banff Springs as the 2006 Banff Heritage Tourism
Awards were ... Other award winners included the Whyte Museum of
the Canadian Rockies and Parks ...
VIA's
Snow Train Express to Jasper The best way to enjoy the magic of
winter travel in Canada
EDMONTON, Nov. 15 VIA Rail Canada in partnership with Marmot Basin
and Jasper, announced a new seasonal departure from Edmonton to
Jasper featuring VIA's Panorama (fully-domed) observation cars.
For 15 weeks, from January 12th, 2007 to April 22nd, 2007, skiers,snowboarders
and outdoor enthusiasts can leave the winter driving up to VIA and
travel care-free from Jasper to Edmonton in comfort and safety.
Winter travellers can make the best of both worlds combining a trip
on VIA's Snow Train Express with the award-winning Snow Train,
Fall
for a Rocky Mountain high Vancouver Sun (subscription) - British
Columbia, Canada
... Hostelling International and the Alpine Club of Canada. ...
of several resorts to encourage travel, the majestic ... have surrendered
to development and group tourism. ...
Edmonton
Tourism Launches Winter Attraction Campaign Emediawire (press release)
- Ferndale,WA,USA
... then later expands to include key markets in Saskatchewan Yukon,
Northwest ... Greater Edmonton as a preferred destination for leisure
travel, business travel and ...
Banff
Lake Louise Formally Launches 2006/7 Canadian Winter Ski ... The
Open Press (press release) - USA
... famed Canadian Rockies and spoil yourself with their international
culture and cuisine. Come; celebrate life in Banff National Park.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism ...
Alberta
bound--3 Sisters Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... of the village at Blue Mountain in Ontario and Whistler ...
golfing, hiking in the mountains, or skiing in winter ... 20 minutes
away in Banff or cross-country at the ...
It's
never too hot to polka Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... Many in Radway said they plan their calendar around polkafests
scheduled in towns around Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC Some travel
as far away as Wisconsin ...
CHEFS
In The City(TM) To Award Over $60,000 In Student ... Canada NewsWire
(press release) - Canada
... and March 1. 100 high school students and cook apprentices
in Toronto and the ... a real treat," says John Walker,
Dean of the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism. ...
FILM promotion promotes Brokeback 'Alberta'
CBC News - Canada
... Travel Alberta spokesperson Noelle Auni says the province has
used cowboy themes to promote tourism, but figures the movie's success
will further the cause. ...
IF You Go: The Cowboy Trail WesternHorseman.com
- Colorado Springs,CO,USA
... For a Cowboy Trail travel guide, contact the Cowboy Trail Tourism
Association, 866-627-3051; www.thecowboytrail.com; or Travel Alberta,
800-252-3782, 780-427 ...
TRAVEL writer's conference focuses on Calgary
CBC Calgary - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
... The group is made up of more than 180 travel writers and industry
professionals from across Canada. Tourism Calgary spokes person
Corinne Wilkinson says having ...
ROCKY Mountaineer Vacations offers spring
savings e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia
... Rocky Mountaineer Fraser Discovery Route, which links Whistler,
BC and Jasper, Alberta. ... In addition to four days travel on the
Rocky Mountaineer train in ...
100 years of conservation in Alberta Sherwood
Park News - Sherwood Park,Alberta,Canada
... For instance, Elk Island National Park is home to Alberta's
two bison
species and the trumpeter swan relocation project. The elegant
...
SHERATON SUITES CALGARY EAU CLAIRE WINS GLOBAL
SHERATON HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
...The Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire is celebrating another
exciting award; the 2005 Sheraton Hotel of the Year Award, beating
out other Sheraton properties from all corners of the globe! Ross
Meredith accepted the award for the property during Starwood’s
global conference in San Diego last week...
FORTRESS opens doors Calgary Sun - Canada
... to salute the good folks from Down Under who enjoy coming to
Alberta and Lake ... The double pass includes bus travel with Bust
Loose Holidays (roundtrip), lunch ...
COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION TO FILM PAUL BRANDT
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL IN BANFF/LAKE LOUISE BANFF/LAKE LOUISE
– December 5 – the Banff/Lake Louise area, in cooperation
with Country Music Television, will host Paul Brandt, Canada's most
awarded Male Country artist in Canadian history, for the filming
of a special Paul Brandt Rocky Mountain Christmas program that will
be broadcast in November 2006.
OLD Strathcona, historic gem Edmonton Journal
- Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... "Cultural tourism is a ... "We travel differently
than our parents did. People who come here want to know who we really
are, not that we're a wannabe Toronto. ...
THE snow train to Jasper: VIA Rail Canada's
signature winter ... WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... Rocky Mountains, this classically romantic, once-in-a-lifetime
rail journey delivers passengers to Jasper, Alberta, and its welcoming,
luxurious resorts. ...
THE Battle of Alberta resumes TSN.ca - Canada
CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker)
.... The Edmonton Oilers look to avenge their recent loss to the
Calgary Flames when they travel to the Pengrowth Saddledome for
the ...
ONE "hel" of
a hike PlanetOut - San Francisco,CA,USA
... not too far from Banff, which is just over the border in Alberta.
... North American travelers appreciate the value of outdoor activities
and eco-friendly travel. ...
SHERATON SUITES CALGARY EAU CLAIRE Announces
the Appointment of Ross Meredith, General Manager CALGARY, AB
– – The Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire is delighted
to announce the appointment of Mr. Ross Meredith to the position
of General Manager.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA FEATURES ALBERTA AS DREAM
HOLIDAY
A Travel Alberta "trip of a lifetime" will be highlighted
by ABC's Good Morning America this week as families compete on the
popular TV show for a dream holiday.
Read More Here
POPULAR Australian TV show films in Jasper
Jasper Booster - Jasper,Alberta,Canada
... This year's Canadian broadcasts were arranged in partnership
with Travel Alberta, Canadian Tourism Commission, Fairmont Hotels,
Air Canada and Australian ...
Read
More Here
QUEEN attends Edmonton key ceremony to rename
city's signature ... Edmonton Sun - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... the nine-day visit to Saskatchewan and Alberta to help both
provinces celebrate their centennials. When Her Majesty leaves Edmonton,
she will
travel down the ...
Read
More Here
"CANJET Airlines begins Calgary service" Canada
NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... success." CanJet Airlines is a division of IMP Group Limited,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, which was ... Centre at 1-800-809-7777; or
through their preferred travel agency ...
TINY toads fitted with backpacks EurekAlert
- Washington,DC,USA
... The signals travel up to one kilometre and will allow Browne
to locate the ... radio-tracking toads at Elk Island National Park
east of Edmonton, Alberta last year ...
NO problems with RV parking here Calgary
Sun - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
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