TORONTO, Ont. CANADA - Canadian tour operator Sunquest Vacations recently announced
the mid-winter launch of a new direct airline service to Nassau from
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This non-stop
seasonal service from the largest city in Canada’s Atlantic region,
will commence on February 2, 2012 and end April 8, 2012. There
will be twice weekly departures on Thursdays and Sundays, using a 271-seater
Boeing 757 aircraft.
In addition
to the flights, Sunquest Vacations will offer Nova Scotia residents
the opportunity to book three, four and seven-night stays at any of
eight Nassau/Paradise Island area resorts:
-
Atlantis Paradise
Island
-
Best Western Bayview
Suites
-
Comfort Suites Paradise
Island
-
Paradise Island
Harbour Resort
-
SuperClubs Breezes
Nassau
-
Wyndham Nassau Resort
& Crystal Palace Casino
-
Sheraton Nassau
Beach Resort and
-
Sandals Royal Bahamian
Resort
National Manager
at the Bahamas Tourist Office – Canada, Janet Cuffie, stated that
this is part of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism’s ongoing expansion
strategy.
“A great
part of what we do is convincing our travel partners to offer more of
our destinations in more markets across the country,” she added.
She also noted that Sunquest Vacations and parent company, Thomas Cook,
currently operate year-round programs to Nassau/Paradise Island from
both Toronto and Montreal.
Sunquest Vacations
has been offering Canadians vacation-packaged holidays for more than
40 years, specializing in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Central America,
southern Europe and Mediterranean cruises.
