Destinations
Aruba’s Vow Renewal Ceremony Is Back
After a two-year hiatus, Aruba’s Vow Renewal Ceremony is back and will take place on Aug. 11, 2022 on Eagle Beach. At sunset, on the breathtaking shores of Eagle Beach, couples will recommit their love with a celebratory champagne toast surrounded by picture-perfect décor and local music inspired by Aruba’s destination weddings. For the first time ever, the Vow Renewal Ceremony will be globally accessible for those unable to attend in person through a Facebook and Instagram live-stream, allowing couples to share this experience with loved ones back home. Couples can...
UPDATE: VIA Rail, Union Extend Negotiations
The trains are still running as VIA Rail Canada continues to negotiate with the union representing some 2,400 VIA Rail employees working in its stations, on board its trains, in its maintenance centres, the VIA Customer Centre, and administrative offices. Talks between VIA Rail and Unifor are continuing and the strike deadline has now been pushed back to 6:00 pm (ET) today (July 11, 2022) Previously the strike deadline was 4:00 p.m. (ET) today. Some services for Monday, July 11 may be impacted. For the latest updates on train status, go to www.viarail.ca. Martin R. Landry,...
Singapore Airlines Ramps Up Japan Service And More
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase services to points across Japan and restore its Indian network to pre-pandemic levels in the coming months. The carrier will also add more flights to Los Angeles and Paris by December 2022, and continue with its direct services to Vancouver. The move comes in response to strong demand for air travel, and will offer customers more flexibility and options in the Northern Winter operating season (Oct. 30, 2022 to March 25, 2023). Together with other adjustments to the SIA and Scoot network, the SIA Group capacity is projected to be at around 81% of...
Say Fore With Skål
Considered a key travel and tourism industry event each year, the 66th Annual Skål Toronto/Toronto North Golf Tournament will take place at Royal Ontario Golf Club on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Sign up and join over 100 tourism, hospitality and travel industry executives and fellow Skålleagues, friends and family for a day of sportsmanship and amicale. The tournament is open to all. To register for golf or a hole sponsorship please visit: https://skalgolftournamentaugust23.eventbrite.ca To register for golf and/or a hole sponsorship please visit...
Guanajuato Is Where It All Began
Juan Alvarez Brunel is inviting tourists to see the very region where modern-day Mexico began. Alvarez Brunel is tourism minister for the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, which played a pivotal role in Mexico's 19th-century drive for independence. "We are the birthplace of independent Mexico," Alvarez Brunel said during a Thursday Toronto presentation. "We have gone through independence and revolution." Tourists can visit Guanajuato communities that were crucial in the campaign for Mexican independence from Spain. But Alvarez Brunel added that the state's history well...
VIA Rail Union Issues 72-Hour Strike Notice
With a 72-hour strike notice now issued by the union representing some 2,400 VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) employees working in its stations, on board its trains, in its maintenance centres, the VIA Customer Centre and administrative offices, VIA Rail may be forced to suspend its services across its network at 12:01 a.m. (ET) on July 11, 2022 should no agreement be reached by that time. As part of the usual collective agreement renewal process and with the assistance of conciliators, VIA Rail and Unifor will continue to negotiate. VIA Rail remains committed to holding these negotiations...
The JTB Hosts A Special Evening With Bob Marley
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) invited its partners in the travel trade to join them for a ‘special’ evening at the Bob Marley One Love Experience in Toronto on July 7. The experience showcases never-before-seen Marley photographs and memorabilia, while immersing visitors in a journey through Marley’s life, passions, influences and his enduring legacy. Travel agents and tour operators attending the event were guided through the interactive Bob Marley exhibit. And at the end of the experience, the gathering learned of the upcoming plans to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th...
Reconnecting With Friends
A large cross-section of the Toronto-area travel industry got together for some much-appreciated meeting and greeting Thursday night. Pat Probert of TravelOnly agency Bob Family Travel joined Baxter Media in restarting evening travel industry get-togethers last year, and last night, they again used the lawn of the waterside Mimico Cruising Club, a venue that enabled social distancing. "It's time to make sure you're vaccinated and spend time with family and friends," Probert said, adding, "We appreciate what Baxter Media does for us." The event provided a welcome opportunity...