Destinations
Lupien Returns To TRAVELSAVERS In Montreal
TRAVELSAVERS is welcoming Marylene Lupien as Director, Business Development responsible for the growth, retention and engagement of licensees in the province of Quebec. With more than 16 years of travel industry experience, Lupien brings a strong knowledge of sales and customer service which will be vital in her day-to-day role with Quebec based affiliates. Based in Montreal, Marylene will work closely with TRAVELSAVERS’ other Business Analysts, Elizabeth Grundon and Deborah Girard, as the company continues its focus on assisting affiliates to build their businesses. In...
Travel Set To Recover As Europe Reopens
Europe is back as consumer-led growth continues to drive travel recovery into 2022, with consumers keen to spend the savings accumulated throughout the pandemic. That’s the message found in the most recent edition of the 'European Tourism Trends & Prospects' quarterly report as the ETC continues to monitor the COVID-19 impact on the sector, examining how travel activity is rebounding as the world learns to live with COVID-19. Canada has now significantly relaxed its entry requirements and the EU recommends to European nations that vaccinated travellers should be allowed to...
Thailand Updates COVID-19 Rules
Thailand's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration is dropping its requirement that international visitors undergo RT-PCR tests to enter the country. As of May 1, fully vaccinated international travellers will no longer have to show proof of a negative pre-arrival test or undergo an arrival test. They still must register for a Thailand Pass at tp.consular.go.th which requires a certificate of COVID-19 vaccination as well as an insurance policy with coverage of at least US $10,000. After that, they are free to travel anywhere in Thailand. Unvaccinated travellers won't have...
Travel And Tourism Jobs To Jump In The Next Decade
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR), the travel and tourism sector is expected to create nearly 126 million new jobs within the next decade. The bullish forecast from the WTTC also shows the sector will be a driving force of the global economic recovery, creating one in three of all new jobs. The EIR report shows travel and tourism’s GDP is forecasted to grow at an average rate of 5.8% annually between 2022-2032, outstripping the 2.7% growth rate for global economy, to reach US$ 14.6 trillion (11.3% of the total global...
TICO Launches New Registrant Toolkit
TICO has launched a digital Registrant Toolkit -- www.tico.ca/toolkit -- to provide Ontario’s travel agents, agencies, websites and tour operators with shareable resources that speak to the value of booking with a TICO-registered business. A recent survey of Ontario consumers found that 82% of respondents think it’s important that the travel agency or website they are booking with is regulated. Consumers expect to learn about the consumer protection available to them from the company they are booking with. TICO President and CEO Richard Smart explained that: “Enhancing...
Canada Makes Further Changes To Border Measures
Canada is making further changes to its border measures for certain eligible travellers. Effective April 25, 2022, at 00:01:00 EDT, the following easing of border measures will come into effect: Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children aged 5-11 who are accompanied by a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor will no longer be required to complete a pre-entry COVID-19 test for entry to Canada. Pre-entry tests will still be required for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers 12 and older who are currently eligible to travel to Canada. Children under...
Australia Says Welcome Back
Some of the strictest COVID-19 lockdown measures in the world were recently reduced in Australia, where international tourists – double vaccinated – are once again being welcomed, reports Press Today’s Ted Davis. The border reopened to visa-holders with vaccination certificates on Feb. 21, marking the end of almost two years of travel barriers to block the spread of the virus that started in March 2020. A recent travel industry mission to Vancouver made it clear that the country is back in the tourism business. A contingent of Australia travel suppliers and regional reps met...
Global Travel Is Taking Off
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and ForwardKeys are forecasting a major increase in global international flights bookings as international travel takes off. The booking bounce back was revealed during the WTTC’s recent 21st Global Summit in Manila as the world continues to reopen from the pandemic. News of the strong recovery highlights a promising prospect ahead for summer holiday travel, with sun and sea destinations, such as the Caribbean and Latin America, leading the international inbound bookings. According to ForwardKeys, the country’s leading the...