Destinations
Silversea Charts A Course To Machu Picchu
Silversea Cruises is unlockingthe wonders of Peru’s Machu Picchu, with a new offer that will save its passengers $500 on four-night land experiences – all carefully curated by the cruise line’s destination experts to extend two Silver Moon voyages departing in 2020. For new bookings made before November 30, 2019, guests travelling on Silver Moon's November 23 or December 8, 2020, voyages can enjoy a $500 per-person savings on the Machu Picchu Explorer land program. With the savings offer, the price for the fully inclusive land experience is US$1,699 per person, based on double...
Johnson Tapped To Lead GBI Tourism
Industry veteran, Steven Johnson has been named general manager of tourism on Grand Bahama Island by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation. Johnson has over 23 years of sales and marketing experience in the tourism and hospitality sector, bringing a wealth of knowledge in public relations, event planning, marketing, and advertising to his new post. He joins the Grand Bahama team from Canada where he served at The Bahamas Tourist Office as Senior Manager for Business Development. Since 1986, Johnson has served the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism in various capacities in Grand...
Tourism Is Big Business For Toronto
Not to put too fine a point on it, Toronto’s visitor economy is a vital catalyst for the city and regional economy, according to new data prepared for Tourism Toronto and the Toronto Region Board of Trade. The analysis in, Toronto’s Visitor Economy: An Economic Catalyst for the City and the Region, shows that visitors to Toronto generate an economic impact of $10.3 billion annually, from the city’s 27.5 million visitors per year. The significant impact is felt through tax revenue, job creation and growth, and overall spend in many industry sectors, making the opportunity to grow the...
Major Growth For Medical Tourism – WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, has released its latest piece of major research, which reveals the staggering growth of global medical tourism, with the US leading the way in terms of both inbound and outbound spending. The report -- A Prescription for a Healthier Economy -- shows international spending on medical tourism products and services grew by 358% in nominal terms between 2000 and 2017, increasing from $2.4 billion to $11 billion. This growth resulted in spending on medical tourism reaching 1.2% of...
Uncovering The Timeless Wonders Of Turkey
Set up in Ayvalik, a scenic seaside town on Turkey’s northwestern Aegean coast, Tara Hopkins has found a way to impact the lives of women in the community by putting garbage to good use, writes assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's Travel Courier. Hopkins runs a co-op for women who have never worked for salary before, creating one-of-a-kind accessories out of recycled materials like bottle caps and discontinued packaging for tea and ketchup. Translating to the garbage ladies, çöp(m)adam addresses issues of women’s employment in Turkey and the importance of...
Fever Pitch to Rep JTB in Canada
Fever Pitch Marketing Communications is now representing the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Canada. Founded in 1955, Jamaica’s national tourism agency is based in the capital city of Kingston, with a Canadian regional office located in Toronto. Working in collaboration with FINN Partners in New York, Fever Pitch will manage promotion of the Caribbean tourist destination across Canada. Fever Pitch’s mandate will focus on media relations, planning press visits for media and content creators to experience various aspects of the island, organizing media events, developing consumer...
TDC Takes A Ride With Collette
Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) gave 14 of its travel professionals the opportunity to discover the many facets of the Emerald Isle with Collette, from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6. The travel professionals had the chance to “Ride Along” with a group of regular passengers, to enjoy the trip like a non-agent, and to better present the experience to consumers. Sandra Wesson, director of product and industry relations for TDC, accompanied the group and stated “this was such an amazing opportunity for our travel professionals to experience the Collette service firsthand. From their door-to-door...
Costsavers’ 2020 Top Achievers Trip Is Back
Costsavers' Top Achievers trip to Asia was a big success this year, and it's back again for a second year, with plans to make it even bigger and better. In 2020 the trip will see Costsaver’s top selling agents switch to relaxation mode as they experience the sandy shores, lush jungles and volcanos of Costa Rica. When deciding on the destination for 2020’s Top Achievers trip, now labelled Crew, the eco-tourism hotspot of Costa Rica was a natural fit to showcase what the brand stands for; Essentials by us, Tailored by you. Top agents will have the chance to witness the...