Canadians will find it easier to escape winter in Grenada when Air Canada resumes service on October 29 with four flights per week from Toronto -- double the previous capacity.
The Air Canada nonstop flights will operate on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departing at 9:30am from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and landing in Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) at 3:55pm. The Grenada (GND)-Toronto leg will depart at 4:55pm and arrive in Toronto (YYZ) at 9:55pm.
"We are pleased to be able to offer more connections between Grenada and Toronto with up to four flights per week," said Air Canada Vacations VP Nino Montagnese. "This enhanced schedule will allow Canadian travellers to experience the unspoiled natural gems and crystalline waters of Grenada. Customers can also escape to paradise with ease with Air Canada Vacations' robust collection of vacation packages."
“It is all about getting out of the hotel and experiencing our absolutely pure and beautiful landscape.” – Petra Roach, Grenada Tourism Authority CEO (Grenada Tourism Authority CEO)"Canada is an extremely important market for Grenada and traditionally has been our fourth largest source market behind USA, UK and the Caribbean. We will be frontloading a very aggressive campaign to ensure that we capitalize on this doubling of seat capacity," says Petra Roach, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority.
Air Canada will serve the route with a Boeing 737 Max 8 with 16 business class seats and 153 economy seats.
Travellers considering Grenada as a destination can look forward to major events like the Grenada Rugby World 7s taking place from November 30 - December 2 and the Carriacou Parang Festival from December 15-17.
The island will also welcome two new luxury hotels to the island in Q4 2023 - Beach House and Six Senses.
Six Senses at La Sagesse will mark the brand's debut resort in the Caribbean this winter. Located on the south-eastern part of the island, Six Senses is designed in the style of a Caribbean village and is spread over 38 acres (15 hectares) of Grenada's landscape. The resort will offer 56 guestrooms, seven one-bedroom villas and five two-bedroom villas.
In addition, Silversands Grenada Resorts will be adding 28 keys to its portfolio with the opening of a new luxury boutique hotel, Beach House by Silversands Grenada, nestled behind and atop a protective cliff on Portici Beach. Beach House by Silversands will feature both standalone 1-bedroom villas and two 2-bedroom suites, either cliffside or beachfront.
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