Few industries have been impacted more than travel this past year and a half. Navigating through the dizzying array of restrictions and requirements is no easy feat and can leave this eternal optimist exhausted and disheartened. But then I read about a new hotel opening in an area of the globe I\u2019d like to check out and I\u2019m just as excited as I was 30 years ago when I first entered the travel world, writing a story on the hotel Robert Louis Stevenson stayed when visiting Levuka, Fiji in the late 19th century. This pandemic has been a long slog, yet remarkably hotel groups continue to build and invest in the travel industry. That alone gives me a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n

Opening December 2021 is Club Med\u2019s first foray in Canada<\/a> and it\u2019s a beauty. Having written about skiing Le Massif for the Boston Globe<\/a>, I\u2019ve had the good fortune to witness the exquisite views of the St. Lawrence Seaway from the slopes. Located 90 minutes northeast of Qu\u00e9bec City in the Le Massif de Charlevoix region, the four-season all-inclusive mountain resort is spread across 300 acres. The new Club Med offers 302 rooms and a private luxury space featuring 25 suites. All-inclusive dining features the main restaurant, Le March\u00e9, the gourmet lounge, Le Chalet, and the family restaurant, Terroir & Co, where kids and parents will enjoy fondue and raclette, local Qu\u00e9bec cheeses and charcuteries, freshly baked cookies, and Qu\u00e9bec’s famous maple taffy. Aside from ski-in\/ski-out access, guest will enjoy ice skating, dogsledding, and sugar shack visits in the winter; biking, guided hiking tours, and whale watching in the warmer months. Let ActiveTravels<\/a> know your dates and we\u2019ll check availability and package together with Quebec City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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