Destinations
Visit Toulouse Today On Facebook Live
Atout France Canada and Toulouse Tourism are inviting tourism professionals and consumers to a springtime stroll through the Occitania’s capital, aka the Pink City, with TV host Jean-Michel Dufaux, during a Facebook Live today, March 17 at 12:30 pm EDT. Jean-Michel Dufaux details with passion on his blog Siège Hublot and in his travel reports on television the world’s most beautiful places to visit, but this week, all eyes are on France and the vibrant city of Toulouse. Dufaux will join Marine Brunet-Modeste, International Promotion Officer for Toulouse Tourism for a fun...
Green With Envy
Last Wednesday, Baxter Media and Tourism Ireland jointly hosted a webinar for Canadian travel agents, travel consultants and tour operators. Starting off the webinar was an introductory presentation by Sandra Moffatt, Manager with Tourism Ireland, who discussed the island of Ireland and the upcoming festivities surrounding St. Patrick's Day as well as some unmissable attractions that agents can tell their clients about. This was followed up with presentations by Tracey Flinter, General Manager of the Pearse Lyons Distillery, Eugene Garrihy of Dublin Bay Cruises, Niall...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With Tourism Ireland
Tourism Ireland has been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week with a host of exciting initiatives and keep Ireland top of mind during this spotlight opportunity. In rolling out its St Patrick’s Day activations, Tourism Ireland aims to bring some positivity, hope and some fun to the almost 5 million Canadians who claim links to the island of Ireland and invites everybody across Canada to join in on the celebrations. At a time when people cannot travel, Tourism Ireland wants to shine a ‘green light’ in various ways to provide a sense of connection to Ireland and remind...
Time To Quench Your Thirst For All Things Irish
Dublin's Pearse Lyons Distillery has found an altered use for an altar. The whiskey manufacturer set up shop in 2017 in an 18th-century church in the heart of the Irish capital, which the distillery's Tracey Flinter concedes was an unusual venue for the production of alcohol, and underscores the importance of whiskey in Irish society, a recent Baxter Media webcast was told. "There's nowhere else you'd find whiskey in a church than Ireland," she said. "That's exactly where we distill our whiskey. A lot of people find it hard to believe we produce whiskey in that old...
Protect The Future Of Alaska Cruising
ACTA is supporting the advocacy efforts of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) and the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) by strongly urging the federal government to protect the future of Canada’s West Coast Alaska cruise program. ACTA and the cruise line industry support the health and safety of Canadians being paramount -- and as vaccines roll out across Canada and the USA, it is important that the infrastructure for cruising remain intact for the future, and at the same time allow for the potential of sailings later in 2021. There are significant...
Be An Expert On Swiss Public Transport
If you’re looking to upgrade your knowledge on Swiss public transport, there’s a new E-learning platform that will let you do just that. Hope on board and take a virtual trip with Heidi and Peter as they help agents broaden their knowledge in an entertaining way and acquire essential public transport know-how to support their clients professionally and competently. It’s a quick and easy trip that offers fascinating information on the world of train, bus and boat travel. The network of trade specialists plays an important role in selling the Swiss Travel System product...
2020: A Year When The Sun Forgot To Shine
Across the Caribbean, the impact of COVID-19 on the travel and tourism industry has been more than apparent; in fact that impact was particularly evident during the April to mid-June period when there was literally no activity in some Caribbean destinations -- empty hotels and restaurants; deserted attractions; shut borders; laid-off workers; grounded airlines; and crippled cruise lines. While the region saw some fluctuations in the levels of visitors for the remaining months of the 2020, the Caribbean Tourism Organization's newly released 2020 Performance Review makes it clear that...
Discover Canada’s Rockies With Anderson Vacations
As Alberta relaxes provincial COVID-19 restrictions and moves fully to Phase 2 of its reopening plan, Anderson Vacations is preparing the ground for the time when Canadians will once again be able to explore their own backyard. With the end of the year-long COVID-19 tunnel finally in sight, the company is working on several initiatives including launching new COVID-19 safe Self-Drive Alberta travel packages, introducing completely redesigned train journeys to rediscover the Canadian Rockies, and creating an Alberta fam tour opportunity for agents to get their travel juices flowing once...