Destinations
Oklahoma Revs Up Route 66 Passport, Guide
From colourful roadside photo ops to quaint small-town diners, Oklahoma's 400-plus miles of Route 66 are lined with fascinating attractions. The new Oklahoma Route 66 Passport from the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department will help Route 66 travellers find new destinations to explore and earn great prizes along the way. Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who is also the state's Secretary of Tourism & Branding, said: “We think this new passport is going to be such a fun experience for our many Route 66 travellers to complete. We've got so many stops to show off, and the...
What Your Clients Need To Know About Costa Rica
Costa Rica opened its borders to Canadian travellers back at the beginning of August, with Air Canada and WestJet planning to resume flights to both San José and Liberia in the coming months. For Canadians headed to Costa Rica, the destination’s tourism industry is ready to welcome them with safety being a top priority. So here’s what your clients need to know: Before You Go To ensure a safe and enjoyable trip to Costa Rica, travellers should read up on Costa Rica’s COVID-19 health and safety policies before departing and ensure they are abiding by them during their...
Virtually Perfect Wedding Solutions From Sandals
Leave it to Sandals Resorts to think outside the box. Or should that be outside the resort. Virtually, that is. Noting that over the past few months, one thing has remained truer than ever before – love hasn’t faltered, and neither have couples’ dreams of getting married. According to a recent survey from The Knot, 80% of engaged couples are staying closely up to date on the latest CDC guidelines and are thinking about how that might impact their future wedding plans. Because couples are seeking solutions to put off postponing their big day, smaller wedding styles are...
Kingston Airport Welcomes FLYGTA Visitors
Good news for Kingston and the city’s tourism industry with the announcement that FLYGTA will be adding the city to its list of Ontario destinations beginning Sept. 10 – the first stage in working toward potential daily air service to and from downtown Toronto and a link to the Porter Airline network. Megan Knott, executive director of Tourism Kingston, said: “We are thrilled that our beautiful airport will welcome visitors who will arrive aware of and primed to follow our COVID-19 measures and who will come ready and excited to support our local restaurants, artisans, hotels,...
A Losing Proposition
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in new research, is reporting that the U.S. economy looks set to lose $155 billion as a result of the collapse of international travel during 2020. And it also says that the massive decline in the number of international travellers and tourists visiting the U.S due to the COVID-19 pandemic could result in international visitor spending dropping by a staggering 79%. The catastrophic loss to the American economy equates to a shortfall of $425 million a day, or nearly $3 billion a week, to the country’s economy, the WTTC says. The...
Discovering The Flavours Of Korea
The Korean Tourism Organization has provided members of the tourism industry some food for thought, reports Press Today’s Ian Stalker. The KTO held an Aug. 27 virtual tour that had a tourism guide using the internet to showcase different aspects of Korea, including the country's distinctive and often spicy cuisine. And participant Randy Snape of the KTO used the tour -- offered in place of a traditional fam trip because of the coronavirus pandemic -- to offer his own insights on Korean food for those who wanting to know how spicy a particular dish might be. "Remember the...
Livin’ La Vida Local
As many Canadians seek to explore closer to home, and ongoing restrictions make it virtually impossible for international travel to resume for Canadians for the foreseeable future, many in the travel industry are setting their sights on the world of domestic travel. But is selling Canada the answer to business woes? Hear from The Travel Corporation, Anderson Vacations, Guided Toronto and Guided North, as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of going local. Although The Travel Corporation has been in business in Canada since 1968 with the opening of its Trafalgar office, the...
Belize Revises Tourism Reopening Plan
Belize prime minister, Dean Barrow has announced that the country’s international airport (BZE), the Philip Goldson International Airport, will be opened on Oct. 1, 2020, as part of the country’s five-phase re-opening strategy for tourism. Originally, Belize had announced it would reopen August 2020, however, in an overabundance of caution for visitors and residents alike, postponed the reopening until further notice. The opening of the international airport will kick-off Belize’s third phase of re-opening, allowing for a limited re-opening of international leisure travel...