Destinations
Ski Industry Struggling In Wake Of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, ski resorts have closed in response to government interventions and the decreasing number of skiers. Now, Oxford Ski has released research on how much the Coronavirus is likely to cost the ski industry and what’s being done to help it. The research indicates that in the average year, 38% of all ski bookings are from after late February; in which 132 million people around the world would usually be heading to the slopes for the end of the Northern hemisphere seasons and the start of the Southern. In dollars and cents, 132 million...
Celebrate Earth Day With Céline Cousteau, TreadRight
The TreadRight Foundation is hosting its first Q&A session on Instagram Live today to mark Earth Day 2020. As TreadRight prepares to celebrate #EarthDay digitally, it points out that the event is marking its 50th anniversary in 2020. To honour this important day and shed light on the current state of our planet, the actions we still need to take and what’s next around the topic of sustainability, TreadRight’s first Q&A session on Instagram Live will be hosted by Chief TreadRight and Sustainability Officer, Shannon Guihan, and TreadRight’s ‘Planet’...
Webinar: Explore The Unexpected In Cayman Islands
What better time than now to start planning the travel experience your clients have always dreamed of? On April 30 at 1pm EST, learn what sets the Cayman Islands apart from other Caribbean destinations in a FREE Webinar. Hosted by Tammy Van Zyl, Marketing Representative, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, discover the world-renowned culinary scene, superior scuba diving and snorkeling, and diverse range of activities the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman each have to offer. Plus, one lucky travel agent at the webinar will win a $250 VISA gift...
Hope For Healing 2020
Today, it should be all about hope. To that end, the Sandals Foundation and Island Routes have teamed up to offer a message of hope and healing in a new, online campaign to mark Earth Day 2020. The ‘#HopeforHealing2020’ Campaign, launched by both companies on their social media platforms, invites people to light a candle as a symbol of healing and share a message of hope for the planet and each other. Over the last 50 years, the world has come together on April 22 to mobilize support and action for environmental protection. This year, in light of the unique reality of...
Enjoy A Virtual Tour Today With G Adventures
G Adventures has always been about creating community through shared experiences and although travellers can’t get together in person in the present circumstances, they can still connect and dream about where they want to go next using the gift of technology. With this in mind, G Adventures is introducing all new Virtual Travel Experiences, including the operator’s first live virtual small group tour - to Italy - departing today -- April 21, 2020 -- at 12.00pm EST. Virtual travellers can sign up at https://gadventures.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wPOVvtEyRUO-Pq_NrlyOrQ Other...
Destinations Get Social, Make Changes
Changes have taken place at the Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board. Rosemarie Wilson has been representing Turks & Caicos across Canada for over 20 years, "doing so with great passion for the destination and all that it has to offer." Wilson has now retired from the position -- April 17 was her last day. “It has been a great pleasure working with you," she said to the travel industry on the of her retirement. The Toronto office will remain operational and staffed by marketing officer Layton Lewis, who can be reached by emailing...
COVID-19 Update: #TogetherinTravel, AC, Porter
Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched a new marketing campaign, #TogetherInTravel, aimed at galvanizing the global travel and tourism community and showing how the sector is a vital part of our zest for life. The campaign encourages travellers from around the world to share the hashtag #TogetherInTravel along with a video simultaneously uniting everyone in solidarity at the same moment. The marketing campaign comprises three key elements: A highly visual and emotive video (https://we.tl/t-fn2UIxLe6N ). A hashtag, #TogetherInTravel, to stimulate the conversation across...
Chile Lifting Spirits With Inspiring Campaign
In an effort to lift spirits and encourage post-pandemic travel planning, Chile Tourism has launched the I Dream Of Chile online campaign across all of its social media channels and on its website, www.chile.travel. The campaign’s new video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH5UaJT5jrI -- encourages would-be travellers to pause and reflect on a series of gorgeous Chilean landscapes, from the Rapa Nui to wine country vineyards, while delivering the message that these iconic spots will still be available once travel restrictions are lifted. “It's time to pause, but the...