Destinations
Sportscorp Travel Acquires Charrisma Travel Group
Sportscorp Travel has acquired Charrisma Travel Group. Shawn Ashton of Sportscorp Travel announced the acquisition which was effective April 1, 2021, and indicated that the collaboration generates growth opportunities while strengthening Sportscorp Travel’s presence with the addition of the leisure travel expertise of Lauren Harris and her team at Charrisma Travel Group. Said Ashton: “We are excited to be building our leisure presence with Lauren and her team. There is potential that will ensure we emerge from the challenges of the past year with positivity and collective...
Celebrity Apex To Debut In Greece This Summer
Celebrity Cruises’ president and CEO, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo has confirmed that the Celebrity Apex, the second sship in the brand’s Edge Series, will make its long-awaited world debut in Greece this summer beginning June 19. It will operate seven-night sailings roundtrip from Athens through September 2021, visiting some of the most idyllic destinations in the Mediterranean, including Mykonos, Rhodes and Santorini, Greece; Limassol, Cyprus; and Haifa and Jerusalem, Israel. The sailings are now for booking on March 30. Celebrity Apex will sail with all crew and guests above the age of...
G Adventures Marks A Milestone
G Adventures marked a milestone this week, safely leading 100 trips - for travellers able to travel - since operations restarted in September between countries where travel is possible. By extension, the adventure operator is celebrating being able to continue its mission of changing lives through travel by supporting the local communities that rely on tourism. The 100th trip departed on April 2, 2021 in Costa Rica, one of 11 countries the small-group adventure operator has been able to pivot to run tours in since the global pandemic hit and destinations around the world began...
Yucatan Launches Staycation Campaign
As part of the Economic Reactivation Plan of Yucatán State, the state’s Ministry of Tourism has launched “365 Days in Yucatan,” a staycation campaign that seeks to encourage local and regional travel by area residents, expats and visitors, using the social media hashtag #StayInYucatan. The campaign comprises an itinerary of 365 activities, including previously existing offers, renewed products and new experiences that are spread throughout the state. For at least one year, a daily visit option will be published on the ministry’s social networks, in the media and by social...
Singapore Accepts IATA Travel Pass
IATA is welcoming Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass. From May 1, 2021, passengers travelling to Singapore will be able to use IATA Travel Pass to share their pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results upon check-in with their airline, as well as on-arrival at the immigration checkpoints at Changi Airport. This is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and IATA to facilitate seamless and efficient travel through digital certificates of COVID-19 tests. Willie Walsh, IATA’s...
TAP Launches Summer Network
TAP Air Portugal is gradually restoring its pre-COVID-19 flight operations with plans to operate 879 flights per week, on 100 routes, by August. The carrier will operate 51 flights a week from North America, with service to Lisbon from Boston, Newark, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco, Toronto, and Montreal. As well, TAP is adding eight new routes to Europe and Africa this summer: Fuerteventura, Ibiza, and Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Zagreb, Croatia; Djerba and Monastir, Tunisia; and Oujda and Agadir, Morocco. In total, TAP will operate 555 flights each week to European...
Viking Continues Its Restart With New Sailings
Viking says that it is continuing to restart limited operations with a collection of sailings around Bermuda and Iceland beginning in June 2021. As a result of strong demand among past Viking guests in the United Kingdom, Viking has also added two additional sailings of the England’s Scenic Shores itinerary in June 2021. All of Viking’s new Welcome Back voyages will be available exclusively for vaccinated guests, in accordance with local entry rules in many of the destinations that will welcome Viking ships -- and as a complement to Viking’s new health and safety protocol...
The Safe Options
In a newly released survey, more than 70% of Canadians indicated that they viewed RVing and camping as the ‘safest travel options’ for 2021. The findings of the survey (conducted by Abacus Data) were released by RVezy and highlight the impact of COVID-19 on the travel plans of Canadians this year. Along with viewing RVing and camping as ‘not risky’ travel activities, the survey also highlighted that 93% of Canadians mentioned "doing something safe" as a top priority for their vacation plans. Key reasons that Canadians are considering an RV trip this summer include: ...