North & Central America
Getting ready to celebrate the 2013 Quebec Winter Carnaval
For its 59th edition, the Quebec Winter Carnaval provides visitors with a unique winter experience including four new activities.
Kiteboarding now offered year round at Nonsuch Bay, Antigua
Kiteboarding is now available all year round at Nonsuch Bay, Antigua’s luxury sailing resort. The resort has perfect conditions for kiteboarding as it is inside a barrier reef with a huge flat water sailing area and a steady tropical breeze.
5 great Canadian day trips by rail
For train enthusiasts, the consummate rail journey in Canada is the Canadian – a trip from Toronto to Vancouver that traverses 4,345 km (2,700 miles) in four days, showcasing everything from immense boreal forests to the Prairies and the peaks of the Rockies.
Palm Springs celebrates its 75th birthday with great events in 2013
The Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism has announced an exciting events calendar for 2013, the same year that marks its 75th anniversary as an incorporated city.
Follow three intrepid Brits travelling to all 50 American States in 30 days
American Airlines is welcoming 2013 with the launch of 'The United States of Adventure'. The project - which demonstrates the scope of American's network in the US - is a time-restricted challenge that features across multi-media platforms so that the general public can take part in the journey.
Don't let the epic snow conditions pass you by! Heli Ski mythbusting
The blogosphere and ski reports are lighting up with the best early season snow conditions North America has seen in years, setting the stage for what promises to be an epic season for skiers and boarders.
The Canadian Rockies in Winter
For those who fancy sampling the winter wonderland scenery of the Canadian Rockies, North America specialist, Bon Voyage, has introduced a new fly-drive holiday taking in some of its finest alpine scenery and incorporating stays in Banff, Lake Louise and Calgary.
Romance, Canadian style
February in Canada may be synonymous with snow, chilly winds and low temperatures but don't let that fool you. Canadians still find ways to heat things up for Valentine's Day.
The Elliston Food Hike, in Newfoundland and Labrador
Elliston in Newfoundland and Labrador has long been a home to food secrets. In fact 130 root cellars dotted across the coastal landscape literally hide away the small towns vegetable supply, and make for a unique tourist attraction.
Sport in The Great Lakes, USA
Sports-related tourism is now one of the fastest growing sectors of the travel industry. On average 12 million international trips are made annually for the purpose of watching or taking part in a sporting event.
Centenary celebrations of the first ascent of America's highest mountain
Next year, 2013, marks 100 years since the first successful ascent of America’s highest mountain, Mount McKinley, in Alaska’s Denali National Park.
Enjoy an alternative taste of Philadelphia
Philadelphia has experienced a culinary revolution over the decades and today has a plethora of world-class fine-dining restaurants, quaint bistros, friendly BYOBs and relaxing outdoor cafes, establishing itself firmly as a top dining destination.
Sun, sea, sand and spa in the Caribbean
For holidaymakers who want to come back glowing with health – and even use their trip to kick start a healthier lifestyle - a new range of spa holidays has been introduced by Elite Island Resorts at four of its resorts in the Caribbean.
Visit The Whale Watching Capital of the Caribbean
Dominica is known as the Whale Watching Capital of the Caribbean, as the only country in the world where the Sperm whale lives year round. Plus with 22 of the 33 known cetacean species seen in Dominica it really is a whale watchers paradise.
West Virginia's Appalachian Winter
Snow tubing, skiing, skating, snowboarding and around 150 cross-country trails, West Virginia offers an extended winter season for all skiers and winter enthusiasts with slope elevations reaching 5,000 feet and an abundance of natural and man-made snow.