Destinations
Royal Caribbean Reveals Plans For Florida, Texas Sailings
As it gears up for its upcoming return to Alaska, Royal Caribbean International has now announced that six of its ships will begin sailing from major U.S. cruise ports in Florida and Texas in July and August. The summer begins with the Freedom of the Seas setting sail on a Fourth of July weekend itinerary that departs from Miami on July 2. And by the end of August, 12 of Royal Caribbean’s ships will be sailing across the Bahamas, Caribbean, Alaska and Europe. Royal Caribbean’s full summer line up is as follows: Freedom of the Seas – 3- and 4-night Bahamas and Perfect...
Change Of Date For Tianguis 2021
Make a note in your calendar, the dates for Tianguis Turístico México 2021 are being changed to Nov. 16 to Nov. 19. The change was announced by Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqués and the Governor of Yucatán, Mauricio Vila Dosal, who indicated that the change was made following a review of the announced dates and with the show’s success in mind. It also follows the suggestions and requests of several organizations from the private sector and the international tourism industry, indicating that a date change would make their presence more feasible at the...
TIAC, GreenStep Ready To Change The World
TIAC and GreenStep Solutions have teamed up to launch the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge. The Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge is a new initiative that encourages tourism businesses and destinations across Canada, and globally, to commit to measuring and improving their sustainability performance each year between now and 2030. Developed in Canada by GreenStep, the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge offers a free online assessment and sustainability score, helping tourism businesses and destinations self-assess on a broad range of sustainability criteria. As a result, it creates...
Food For Thought From Trafalgar
There’s having a taste for travel and satisfying that taste for travel and new research from Trafalgar reveals the top food trends that inspired Canadians to dream about their ‘bucket list’ travel destinations during the lockdown. The data-driven campaign used over 50,000 search queries related to food and travel and offers a insights into how the world satisfied its hunger for travel experiences in a year of closed borders. Diving deep into the culinary behaviours, pulling global and Canada-level Google search demand data to unveil the true breadth of food desires. And the...
Tauck Set To Re-Start Europe, Africa Operations
Tauck has announced the official restart of its operations in Europe and Africa, indicating that the company plans to reopen in stages, beginning with selected departures of its Iceland and Treasures of the Aegean small ship ocean cruises in June and July. Also, scheduled for July is the resumption of its cruises in the Galapagos Islands as well as its Tauck Bridges family adventure in Costa Rica. In August, Tauck’s guided safaris in eastern and southern Africa will resume, as will its land tours in Spain, France and Portugal. European river cruises -- with departures...
Let’s Get Uncomfortable … One Year Later
It’s time to get uncomfortable again as the team at Let's Get Uncomfortable (LGU) is inviting members of the industry to “Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Travel & Tourism: One Year Later.” The event will take place on June 15 at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT and will see LGU's Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels and co-founder of UNPACK Consulting, sitting down with three travel professionals to discuss their personal journeys with this movement, how -- or whether -- industry perspectives have changed in the past 12 months, and where we go from...
Get Bright About The City Of Light
Paris will be in the spotlight in an upcoming webinar for Canadian travel agents hosted by Atout France Canada and Air France. Set for June 10 at 1 pm, the training session will provide agents with the latest updates on the City of Light, along with details of Air France's programs and safety protocols. Catherine Guillemart, executive vice president Air France-KLM Canada and Mélanie Paul-Hus, director Atout France Canada will open the session and greet travel advisors and members of the trade. Webinar participants will also have a chance to hear from partner suppliers, including...
All Together On The Road To Brighter Days
“One thing is certain, as Regulator we need to continue to reach out to stakeholders, listen and embrace the inevitable changes ahead, TICO’s president and CEO, Richard Smart tells Canadian Travel Press. And to do that, Smart makes it clear that TICO needs to keep those stakeholders “informed and aware so that they can plan for and purchase travel with confidence in this new post-pandemic era of travel.” Smart is clearly aware that for more than a year now, most [Ontario] registrants have been suffering with little to no revenue. Ontario’s registar notes that:...