Air Canada Vacations has expanded its 2015/2016 winter season

Air Canada Vacations is significantly expanding its winter 2015/2016 program with the addition of new routes to Mexico and the Caribbean.

The newly announced routes include:

From Eastern Canada
- Ottawa to Cayo Coco operating on Mondays from December 21, 2015 to March 28, 2016
- Ottawa to Holguin operating on Tuesdays from December 22, 2015 to March 22, 2016
- Ottawa to Samana operating on Thursdays from January 7, 2016 to March 24, 2016
- Montreal to La Romana operating on Mondays from December 21, 2015 to March 28, 2016

From Western Canada
- Vancouver to Cancun operating on Mondays from February 15, 2016 to April 25, 2016.

The routes originating from Ottawa and Montreal will be operated by Air Canada.  

The route originating from Vancouver will be operated by Air Canada rouge on a B767-300 aircraft.

Contact Romantic Planet Vacations at inquiries@romanticplanet.ca or 1-866-247-8123 for more information.

New and Noteworthy in the world of #Destinationwedding and #Honeymoons

Sugar Bay Resort & Spa, St. Thomas

AMResorts will take over the 294-room Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in St. Thomas next Tuesday, rebranding it as the Dreams Sugar Bay St. Thomas Resort & Spa in November after several months of renovations that will include guestroom upgrades.


Riu Hotels & Resorts unveiled new menu options at its themed restaurants at the Riu Palace locations in Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, the Riviera Maya, and the Riviera Nayarit. The changes include almost 100 new dishes, giving guests six main course choices (up from four).

The One&Only Hayman Island private island resort in Australia's Great Barrier Reef region will open after a huge makeover, including a redesigned "pool wing" that's now all suite.

Air Canada Vacations will roll out new nonstop flights on January 1st, 2015 between Montreal and Curacao, with introductory package prices on the route when you book by July 31, 2014.

The Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort in Jamaica will add a beachfront water park in December with water slides, raft rides, a "lazy river," a dining plaza with a bar, and other amenities.

The 1,600-room SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino will open ahead of schedule (Aug 23) rather than Labor Day). It will be the first brand-new Strip resort to open in almost five years.

The 124-room Capella Marigot Bay Resort and Marina in St. Lucia will re-open officially on August 15th, (after a "soft opening" next month) with new suites, restaurants, health and wellness facilities, a cigar bar, and a "rum cave." (It's the former Discovery at Marigot Bay property.)

Investors announced plans to resurrect the Moulin Rouge Casino and Resort in Las Vegas on a 15-acre site in the city's downtown district. The former Moulin Rouge property was known for being one of America's first racially integrated casinos.

Azul Fives Resort, Mayan Riviera

Transat Holidays rolled out a groups promotion at the Azul Fives Hotels in Mexico's Riviera Maya region, with $300 discounts per couple and lower minimum deposits ($100, not $250), plus agent benefits, when you book by June 30th for travel Nov 1 - April 30, 2015. (Starting Nov 1st, Azul Fives will only be bookable in Canada through Transat Holidays.)

Air Transat began its new Prague packages this week, with Tuesday flights from both Montreal and Toronto set to run through Oct 7th.

For more information and to request your free Destination Wedding or Honeymoon Quote, please contact the experts at Romantic Planet Vacations www.romanticplanet.ca 1-866-247-8123 or inquiries@romanticplanet.ca

Honeymoon and Destination Wedding Product Updates

Outrigger unveiled the 181-room Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa this week. The five-star beachfront resort is the company's first location in the Indian Ocean region, with two main restaurants, a primary bar, four pools, the Navasana wellness spa, and other unique touches.

Carnival Cruise Lines overhauled its wedding packages with upgraded catering, decor, floral, and photo options - plus, it added Freeport and Grand Turk to its list of wedding destinations.

The Brando Resort, Tahiti is a new luxury eco-resort on the private island of Tetiaroa near Tahiti (once owned by the famed actor Marlon Brando). Arrivals start in July 2014 for this property with 35 one-, two-, and three-bedroom beachfront villas with private plunge pools plus two restaurants, a lounge and beach bar, a pool, and other unique services such as an ecostation for on-site research.

Honeymoon in Africa: new romance-themed adventure trips are now available:  the nine-day "Masai Romance and Sultry Beaches" in Kenya (from $4,251 pp dbl), the eight-day "Grand South Africa" (from $5,260 pp dbl), and the nine-day "Classical India" (from $6,932 pp dbl). Rates are plus airfare.

Air Canada rouge will take over several Caribbean routes previously served by Air Canada itself this summer, including flights from Montreal and Toronto to the Bahamas, Barbados, Cancun, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Tampa.

visit www.romanticplanet.ca for more information or to obtain a custom quote for your upcoming honeymoon or destination wedding. 

Air Canada Reaches International Four Star Status

Air Canada becomes only international Four-Star airline in North America

Thursday, 24 January 2013 10:03

MONTREAL — Air Canada has become the only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent UK research firm Skytrax.

The rating is considered an airline industry benchmark and is based on detailed, independently conducted quality analysis by Skytrax across more than 800 different areas of airport and onboard product and service delivery.

According to Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer, “this coveted Four-Star ranking reflects the professionalism and skill of Air Canada’s employees in taking care of our customers and delivering an award-winning product that continues to set industry standards. This is a proud achievement for Air Canada’s airport and onboard product and service delivery teams that we will strive to improve upon as we continue to build one of the world's best airlines.”

More information on the Skytrax Airline Star Ranking is available at airlinequality.com.

SOURCE: Travelweek.ca

Air Canada to Fly New Boeing on Key Routes

Air Canada will operate its first new Boeing 777 aircraft on key routes serving Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. As the airline begins introduction in April of the first of eight new 777 aircraft to be delivered in 2007, it will immediate place these aircrafts on select Air Canada services to London, Frankfurt and Tokyo.

In addition, effective December 14, Air Canada will introduce daily nonstop service between Vancouver and Sydney, Australia using its new 777 aircraft.

With the introduction of non-stop service to Sydney, the carrier has suspended near-term plans to operate flights to Australia via Los Angeles in view of the lack of necessary authorizations at this time to operate the route.