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Royal Caribbean Set For Summer UK Sailings
Royal Caribbean International is returning to the United Kingdom this summer, announcing that Anthem of the Seas will begin sailing from Southampton, England as early as July 7. It will offer a combination of 4-night Ocean Getaways in early July and 5- to 8-night British Isles cruises, starting July 15, that feature visits to destinations such as Liverpool, England, Kirkwall in Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Plus, in recognition of the tremendous efforts of the emergency services, National Health Service (NHS), social care sector and armed forces over the last year, Royal...
The Future Of The Industry Is Bright
Students are as excited as ever to be graduating from travel, tourism, and hospitality programs across Canada - and their enthusiasm couldn't come at a better time. With the 2021 season of the Baxter Student Ambassador Program (BSAP) well underway, our multi-platform audience can look forward to meeting the next group of Baxter Ambassadors in our special Travel Courier feature on May 6. The issue will include profiles on each of the winning Ambassadors; an exclusive keynote video presentation by Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures to inspire the next generation of travel industry...
New Ideas For Luxury Travel
Travel Edge wrapped up its Limitless virtual luxury conference this past weekend, providing over 400 attendees with two days of “inspiration, education, and connectivity.” Highlights included keynote addresses from Kyle Mabry, VP Global Sales at American Airlines, and Jane Burnell, Vice President Global Luxury Sales, Hilton Luxury Brands. Destination spotlights were featured throughout, showcasing some of the finest resorts and experiences for clients, while the panel discussion moderated by Annie Fitzsimmons, Luxury Travel + Advisor Editor for AFAR, the three professional...
Celestyal Picks Bacon As BDM In The West
Celestyal Cruises has appointed Eric Bacon as its new business development manager, Western U.S. and Canada. Based in Los Angeles, Bacon will be responsible for cultivating relationships with Celestyal’s travel advisors and growing the company’s key distribution channels, through maximizing awareness, training, development of co-operative marketing strategies and representing the company at industry events. He will report to Gordon Dirker, vice president, business development - North America. Dirker said that: “The Western U.S. and Canada markets are increasingly...
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...