Destinations
Voices Of Travel Features Flanders
In Flanders' fields the poppies blow…These words have been seared into the minds of Canadians and others of the free world as a part of our annual remembrance of those who have lost lives during war years. This region in Belgium which was the inspiration for the poem written by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, is lesser known. In today’s Voices of Travel podcast, host Ron Pradinuk takes us on a tour of this region, highlighting its history before and during the war years, while introducing us to the exceptional tourist destination it is today. The Flanders area...
Germany Celebrates Banner Year
Coming off of its 9th record consecutive year for incoming tourism growth, travel to Germany is continuing on a positive trajectory. “We had an amazing 87.7 million overnights into Germany which resulted in an increase of 4.5%,” said Julia Dywelski, director, German National Tourist Office, at a Toronto event yesterday (Sept. 16). “We are also looking at a slight increase for 2019, but also a bit of hesitation with situations in Europe currently, in forecasting a growth rate similar to the one in 2018.” The Canadian market contributed to the growth with about 700,000...
Tourism Ireland Is On A Mission
Tourism Ireland and its partners were on a mission hosting over 200 Canadian travel agents at events in London, Ottawa and Montreal. The Fall 2019 sales mission feature a delegation of tourism enterprises from the island of Ireland and Canadian partners are taking part in the targeted sales mission to London, Ottawa and Montreal. The workshops involve the partner organizations from Ireland meeting, educating, and doing business with travel agents in each city. The Canadian market has performed strongly for tourism to the island of Ireland in recent years. Ireland is now the seventh...
Picture Perfect Pasadena
It all started with a desire to escape winter — and a dream of being citrus farmers. After a particularly miserable winter, Julia Long, the founder of Pasadena Walking Tours, explained that Pasadena as we know it today was founded by a group of people from Indiana who searched high and low for the perfect destination to produce lemons, oranges and grapefruits. “They called themselves the Indiana Colony,” Long said walking through the city in Southern California. “The winter of 1872–73 was apparently pretty horrible so they decided that there just had to be a better way of...
A Walk In The Park
The beauty of the ancient English countryside was on display this week as VisitBritain and The English National Park Experience Collection hosted a group of travel trade personnel for a scone making experience and presentation at The Glenerin Inn & Spa in Mississauga. The English National Park Experience Collection, launched in March, offers “visitor experiences in exceptional landscapes,” each carefully selected, developed and curated to tell the stories of England’s National Parks and their people. More than 70 experiences and a range of accommodation options (from hotels...
Caribbean Hotels Unite For Bahamas
From Aruba to Jamaica and The Bahamas to Bermuda, hotels and resorts have joined with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) to launch an online action to help support the long-term recovery of the northwestern islands of the Bahamas. Lovers of the Caribbean as well as those who are looking to fall in love with the Caribbean for the first time will have many destinations and hotels to choose from as they shop and bid on vacation options, while helping those in need, according to CHTA's president, Barbados-based hotelier Patricia Affonso-Dass. Affonso-Dass thanked hotels...
Agents Invited to Get a Taste of Ireland
Baxter Media invites agents to attend another exciting webinar with Tourism Ireland next Thursday (Sept. 19) at 2 p.m. (EST). Recently, Ireland has experienced a foodie revolution. From farm to fork, Ireland prides itself on premium produce and world class food experiences you won't find anywhere else, including festivals, food trails and award-winning whiskys. Sign up to the “Taste the Island of Ireland” webinar and be joined by some of Ireland's top tour and distillery experiences to create the ultimate visitor experience in Ireland that your clients will truly savour. This...
End of YVR-JFK Flight by Cathay in 2020
After 23 years in the air, an unusual North American flight service by Cathay Pacific Airways is coming to an end. Cathay Pacific has announced the termination of its daily Vancouver-New York flight, which has become the victim of lower consumer demand and declining revenues. It will end in April 2020, with a final specific date yet to be announced. The flight has operated as the cross-continental leg in a route to Hong Kong from New York via Vancouver. But it has become a popular way to experience travel between YVR and JFK on a carrier known for offering more upscale treatment in...