Frederick Folmer

Travelers who visit Edmonton have a number of pleasant surprises awaiting them.

Beautiful ski mountains, and two Fairmont properties that are as splendid in winter as they are the rest of the year—and more affordable to boot, since winter is the low season here.

Tour operator Micato Safaris announced this week that it would be the first to offer clients the opportunity to experience the newly created Grumeti Reserves in Tanzania's Serengeti.

The Virtuoso network this week announced Spain as one of the association's preferred destinations for 2006.

The Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB announced that August would be "Travel Agent Month," and that it would celebrate with $50 and $75 per night hotel rates at 46 hotels, resorts and inns throughout the destination.

The Lee County (Fort Myers-Sanibel, FL) Visitor & Convention Bureau has launched a new web site that is intended to offer "a new performance level" of insider tips about places to go and things to do, and provides real-time online customer service.

Los Angeles-based Kor Hotel Group announced it would open three regional development offices: one each in Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Miami's South Beach; and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of the Radisson SAS Style Hotel in Vienna.

Buddy Bombard's Europe, which provides hot-air balloon trips throughout Europe, is re-launching its web site [www.buddybombard.com] to provide a number of streaming video options.

The National Tour Association has joined the Tourism Emergency Response Network, a group of global travel organizations that was formed to prepare for a possible outbreak of avian flu.