Destinations
Cruising Into A Bright Future
After a long, treacherous and tumultuous journey during the pandemic, the cruise industry finally felt some positive waves this month as multiple cruise lines confirmed upcoming plans to resume operations. Hear from Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises; Wybcke Meier, CEO at TUI Cruises; Dan Blanchard, CEO of UnCruise Adventures; Beth Weldon, the Mayor of Juneau and Alaska’s Governor Mike Dunleavy about the unique ways they are all creating opportunities during a challenging time. It’s all in the latest issue of TRAVEL...
Federer Teams Up With Switzerland Tourism
For years, Roger Federer has represented Switzerland through his sporting excellence and friendly, down-to-earth manner. Now he has now become an official brand ambassador for the destination of Switzerland, entering into a long-term cooperation with the Swiss national tourism board, Switzerland Tourism (ST). The common goal: attracting guests to visit Switzerland with its energizing nature. Roger Federer has been a fan favourite in Canada at his appearances in Toronto and Montreal. Future travellers will embrace his tips. Roger Federer and Switzerland Tourism (ST) will together...
Contiki Makes The Switch For Nature
With travel on pause, Contiki has been using the downtime to get ready to embrace the new world. To that end – and to celebrate Earth Hour this past weekend and the fact that it made the #SwitchForNature – Contiki unveiled two special stays at its newly renovated French Château and Austrian Ski Chalet. The Château De Cruix in France and the Haus Schöneck chalet in Austria, have moved to renewable energy, and both stays will be run on 100% renewable energy by Jan. 1, 2022. Sheralyn Berry, president of Contiki Canada, said that: “We were already aligned with our...
Trillion Dollar Impact
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals the full and devastating impact of COVID-19 had on the global Travel & Tourism sector last year, which suffered a massive loss of almost US$4.5 trillion. The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows the sector’s contribution to GDP dropped a staggering 49.1%, this compared to the overall global economy which dropped by just 3.7% last year. Vast losses run up during 2020, paint the first full picture...
WestJet Adds 11 In Western Canada
WestJet is unveiling details of 11 new domestic routes across Western Canada. The routes will offer new nonstop service for 15 communities across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The enhancements follow an announcement made earlier in the week to return previously suspended service to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3PpYUYvHtBM Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO, said: “As we look to the coming months with cautious optimism, we know our restart agenda will be pivotal to Canada's economic...
Agents Can Explore France On These Webinars
Following the success of the Destination France webinars, Atout France Canada is launching a new series of Explore France webinars for tourism professionals. The first live bilingual webinar will take place on Mon., March 29 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will provide an opportunity to discover the exceptional offer of Cruise Provence & Côte d’Azur. Provence and Côte d'Azur region, the number one cruise destination in France, provides easy and inspiring stays to extend your clients ocean and river cruise trips. From charming villages to picturesque beaches, including...
A Pandemic Performance
The U.S. Virgin Islands is crediting smart, sensible public health policies and tourism management efforts for the admirable performance of the Territory’s bread-and-butter industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joseph Boschulte, Commissioner of Tourism, reported that in an environment of deep declines in regional and international tourism arrivals, the U.S. Virgin Islands has weathered the pandemic storm well, despite restricting leisure travel twice last year, from March through June, and then again in August and September. As the Caribbean Tourism Organization reports a 2020...
Travel Sentiments Reach A Milestone
In Longwoods International’s latest tracking study of American travellers, 87% now have travel plans in the next six months – that’s the highest level since early March 2020. Half of travellers currently feel comfortable travelling outside their communities and a little more than half support opening their communities to visitors, both the highest levels since last May. Only a third of travellers now say that COVID-19 will greatly impact their decision to travel in the next six months, the lowest level in a year. Amir Eylon, President and CEO of Longwoods International,...