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City breaks
Urban winter
wonderlands
New hotel openings, a feast of festivals and great shopping are just a few of the
reasons why eastern Canada is perfect for a long-haul city break, says Rob Gill
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anada’s eastern destinations have For clients who prefer a more boutique-
plenty for visitors to enjoy on a style experience, the choice is also growing,
long-haul city break – including with the Thompson Toronto due to open
cheap shopping, great hotels, soon and Starwood’s Element Toronto-
culture, entertainment, plus a series of Downtown slated to debut in 2010.
winter festivals and events. Toronto is also benefiting from extensions
Here we look at what the to two of its major museums. The Art
major cities have to offer for Gallery of Ontario has undergone an
holidaymakers this winter. eye-catching redesign by architect Frank
Gehry, renowned for his iconic Guggenheim
Quebec City
Toronto museum in Bilbao.
Ottawa
Montreal Canada’s biggest city has The Royal Ontario Museum has also been
been undergoing an impres- extended, with the distinctive crystal-style
Toronto
sive makeover in the last few building rapidly becoming one of the city’s
years, with a wave of new most famous landmarks.
upmarket hotels and upgraded One of Toronto’s biggest selling points is
da a
n
a
cultural attractions. its theatre district, which is
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Recent developments the third-biggest in the world
include the opening of behind New York and London.
the Hyatt Regency Shows to debut this winter
Toronto earlier this include Fiddler on the Roof and
year, which will be Dr Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole
followed in the Christmas.
next couple of Toronto benefits from
years by new properties having the best flight access
from luxury brands Ritz- T
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a
v
elpack
from the UK, with Air Canada
Carlton and Shangri-La. The Toronto skyline flying four times a day from
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