Destinations
Outlook Encouraging For Caribbean: CHTA
Despite the challenges of the past 18 months, the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry recorded many significant successes, and data points to an encouraging outlook ahead. Acting CEO & director general of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) Vanessa Ledesma provided insights on the performance and outlook for the region’s tourism industry during the recent Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS). The pandemic’s impact on the travel and tourism industry globally has been severe, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs worldwide. The...
Tradewind Sails Into Canada, US With DTW Appointment
To coincide with the launch of its Caribbean Cruise program, Tradewind Voyages has named Discover the World as its general sales agent (GSA) in charge of sales and marketing in the US and Canada. CEO Tradewind Voyages, Alan McGrory said: "We are thrilled to offer our guests the opportunity to experience the smaller ports of call and to visit so many beautiful destinations in the Caribbean. We're also delighted to open up sales to travellers from North America for the first time, thanks to the appointment of Discover the World as our GSA.” McGrory continued: “Once again, we thank...
Last Call For Instagrammable Hong Kong Webinar Sign Up
Baxter Media is sending out a last call for agents to attend a webinar with the Hong Kong Tourism Board tomorrow, September 14, at 1 p.m. (EST). Agents who register and attend the full duration of the webinar are eligible for a chance to win 1 of 3 gift card prizes: One $100 e-gift card Two prizes of $50 e-gift card each This will be a thoroughly engaging and interactive webinar, featuring presentations from two incredible photographers (Lucan Coutts and Patrick Cheung) and some familiar faces from the Hong Kong Tourism Board will be presenting as well. This free webinar...
Club Med Gears Up For Growth
Club Med is continuing with its plans for growth, set to open 16 new resorts by the end of 2023; including the opening of four new resorts this year -- La Rosière (French Alps), Seychelles (East Africa), Lijiang (China) and Québec Charlevoix. It is also anticipating exponential growth in Canada and continues its strong investment in the market by recruiting 25 new employees at the brand’s headquarters in Montréal, hiring over 350 staff at Club Med Québec Charlevoix, launching new digital tools to support more travel agents and opening its first travel agency in the heart of...
TIAC Warns That Industry Is On The Brink Of Disaster
TIAC wants this country's next federal government to continue to lend a financial helping hand to a beleaguered tourism industry, with TIAC president Beth Potter bluntly warning Thursday that her industry is "on the brink of disaster" if measures that were created to assist firms struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic aren't extended. Potter -- speaking from Banff, where TIAC is holding its first in-person event since the start of the pandemic -- labelled the tourism industry "the first hit, hardest hit and the last to recover" from the pandemic fallout. The impact on the visitor...
St. Kitts & Nevis Welcoming Back Celebrity Equinox
St. Kitts & Nevis is preparing for a banner day on Sept. 14, 2021, when it welcomes back Celebrity Equinox at Port Zante. Lindsay F.P. Grant, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, said: “We are excited to welcome our first ship from the Royal Caribbean Group as a highlight of our phased approach to rebuilding cruise.” Minister Grant continued: “St. Kitts achieved Marquee Port status after reaching the one million passenger mark in two cruise seasons in a row, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and Royal Caribbean played an instrumental role in this achievement. St. Kitts and...
Uncertainty Taking A Toll On Confidence
In its latest tracking study of U.S. travellers, Longwoods International found that rising vaccination rates, break-through infections of vaccinated Americans, increasing case numbers and deaths tied to the Delta variant of COVID-19 is confounding travel planning. It notes that although 90% of travellers do have travel plans in the next six months, a third of those travellers report that the virus will greatly impact their travel plans in the next six months with some now postponing trips. And while concerns over COVID-19 continue to be top of mind for many American travellers...
Israel Is Ready For A Re-Start
Beginning Sept. 19, the Israel Ministry of Tourism will re-start its tourist program, allowing organized tourist groups of from 5 to 30 tourists from “Yellow and Orange” countries to visit Israel. And within that program, there’s no limit on the number of foreign tourist groups allowed into Israel. In order to qualify for entry into Israel, foreign tourists must have proof of a second Israel Ministry of Health-recognized (FDA- or EMA-approved vaccine) vaccination within the last six months or have received the third vaccination. Tourists will also have to present a...