Destinations
Spain Talks highlight Sustainability, Accessibility as tourism priorities
The Tourist Office of Spain in Toronto launched its new Spain Talks event with a strong message for the Canadian travel trade: the future of tourism hinges on sustainability and accessibility. Spanish tourism leaders, Canadian academics, and accessibility advocates examined how destinations can adapt to the most pressing issues facing the industry. For Canadian advisors, it was a one-stop shop for the latest insights—straight from the source—confirming why Spain remains one of the world’s tourism leaders. Spain’s Growing Pull in Canada Alfredo Martínez Serrano,...
Alegria Narvaez honoured with Spain’s Order of Civil Merit
It was a night of jubilation and heartfelt recognition as Alegria Narvaez, Trade & Travel Manager for the Tourist Office of Spain in Toronto, received Spain’s highest honour for her decades of service. The Order of the Civil Merit, created nearly a century ago and closely tied to the Spanish Crown, was presented by His Excellency Alfredo Martínez Serrano, Ambassador of Spain to Canada, during the conclusion of the Spain Talks evening. “The state needs to exert recognition and bear in mind those individuals who achieve one single goal—to exert individual responsibility in...
Sandals and Beaches Resorts Unveil “Nature’s Vow”
Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts have unveiled Nature’s Vow -- a new eco-chic wedding inspiration poised to define 2026 celebrations. Rooted in the spirit of the Caribbean, the design blends sustainable elements with elevated style, offering couples a trend-forward way to honor love, nature, and purpose, surrounded by friends and family. Marsha-Ann Donaldson, Director of Weddings and Romance at Sandals Resorts explained that: “With Nature’s Vow, we’re not only giving couples a stunning new design inspiration, but also a way to celebrate responsibly — in harmony with the...
No Change: Jamaica Tourist Board reassures Canadian partners
The Jamaica Tourist Board is reassuring travellers and its valued partners in Canada and the travel industry that there has been no change to Canada’s travel advisory designation for Jamaica after the Canadian government updated travel advice and advisories for Jamaica and other international destinations. And it notes that for Jamaica specifically, the updates were editorial only, and the travel status of “Yellow: Exercise a High Degree of Caution” has not changed. In its statement, the JTB points out that recent updates by media outlets were editorial in nature only, made...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates new hotel projects
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is news of a major expansion of the country’s hotel room stock, with four new hotel projects set for development over the next 36 months. The announcement was made by St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James during the State of the Tourism Industry Address and Stakeholders’ Conference this week. Currently, St Vincent and the Grenadines has a room stock of 3,349. With the addition of these new projects together with the formal inclusion of Airbnb and short-term...
Pivotal moment for Canadians to Great Britain on horizon
Canadian visitor arrivals to Great Britain are approaching a pivotal moment and are forecast to reach or exceed the one-million mark in 2025. That’s the outlook of the tourism organization VisitBritain and further confirmed by VisitBritain CEO Patricia Yates, who recently led the Destination Britain Americas travel trade mission in the Mayan Riviera of Mexico. During an interview with Travel Press Today (TPT), she also said that Canadian visitor revenues would approach £1 billion in 2026. VisitBritain welcomed 47 top international tourism product buyers from the U.S., Canada and...
Lights. Action. Location. Great Britain stars at Toronto TIFF gathering
VisitBritain’s CEO, Patricia Yates welcomed representatives from both the travel and film industries at Toronto’s Windsor Arms Hotel for a celebration yesterday afternoon (Sept. 8). It was both a celebration of two great industries – the tourism industry and the creative industry – and, Yates told the gathering, it was a celebration of the success of VisitBritain’s ‘Starring Great Britain’ campaign. And when better to celebrate that success than during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2025) that’s underway in the city until Sept. 14. In this...
Mexico poised to harness the full potential of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Mexico is gearing up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, rolling out a national tourism strategy designed to harness the full potential of the mega-sporting event. The plan was unveiled at Punto México to business chambers, tourism organizations, and industry leaders by Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, and Gabriela Cuevas Barrón, the country’s representative for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, who laid out concrete actions to promote Mexico to millions of visitors and global audiences during the month-long tournament. One of the key things that Rodríguez stressed...