GOOD
MORNING AMERICA FEATURES ALBERTA AS DREAM HOLIDAY
A Travel Alberta "trip of a lifetime" will
be highlighted by ABC's Good Morning America this week as families
compete on the popular TV show for a dream holiday.
National Geographic Traveler and Good Morning America
present the "Good To Go Family Vacation" ( www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/extras/gma/index.html)
segment Aug. 10 and Aug. 12. Three families are expected to be profiled
on Good Morning America on Aug. 10, with voting on the show's website
to choose the winner beginning immediately after the segment airs.
Alberta, Tahiti, South Africa and New Zealand will be showcased
as potential destinations when the winning family is expected to
be announced on the ABC-TV weekly morning news talk show Aug. 12.
The 12-day Alberta trip begins in Calgary. The winning family would
travel to Dinosaur Provincial Park in the Canadian Badlands, explore
the historic Cowboy Trail, spend a night in a tipi and visit a working
guest ranch. The next step would be the Canadian Rocky Mountains,
featuring Banff National Park and Banff Upper Hot Springs, Lake
Louise and Victoria Glacier. A drive along the magnificent Icefields
Parkway leads to the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park. The
family would enjoy a boat cruise around Spirit Island, followed
by a Rocky Mountaineer scenic rail tour. The final stop would be
Vancouver for two days of sightseeing and kayaking.
"This contest is a great opportunity to present Alberta as
a premiere travel destination," said Klaus Roth, Travel Alberta
Portfolio Manager, Americas. "It shows Alberta is considered
one of the world's most desired holidays, especially for families."
National Geographic Traveler notified the Canadian Tourism Commission
(CTC), along with tourism agencies of other countries, for submissions.
The CTC in turn invited all provinces and territories to submit
a 'trip of a lifetime.' A panel of judges read all submissions,
reducing the number of destinations to 10, then eight and finally
to four.
After the winning family is announced, voting begins and continues
until Aug. 15. There will be a link to vote for Alberta on the Good
Morning America website ( www.abcnews.go.com/GMA)
on Aug. 12.
Industry-led, market-driven and research-based, Travel Alberta is
the destination marketing organization for the Province of Alberta.
Author: Don Boynton
Organization: Travel Alberta
Contact: Don.Boynton@travelalberta.com
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