Destinations
Canada Shines For Florida
Visit Florida's Brenda Bryant welcomed about 100 travel industry VIPs to an evening of education and networking in Toronto last night (April 24). Bryant and a group of close to a dozen Florida destination, hotel and attraction representatives provide agents with an information-packed briefing on what's new and happening in the Sunshine State. “Wonderful things are happening in Florida,” Bryant told the crowd and not the least of which is the fact that Canada continues to be Florida's number one source of international visitors. Canada is once again the state's number one...
Where Are Canadians Heading?
Canadian travellers are proving that age is but a number, as a growing number of citizens are continuing to cross countries off their bucket lists as they grow older, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “A lot of those older cohorts are a lot more mobile than their predecessors, so while historically travel tapers off in the later years, it’s still going strong right now,” says Jennifer Hendry, senior research associate for the Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Tourism Research Institute. During a keynote...
Everything Is Possible With CWT
The Carlson Wagonlit 2018 Conference kicked off with a reception at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles with cocktail party hosted by Visit California. Next up the conference embarks on a three day non-stop cruise to Vancouver aboard the Ruby Princess. This year’s conference theme is I’mPossible and will feature bestselling authors Colin and Julie Angus as well as a presentation by digital media strategist, Jonah Cait. Stay tuned for more to come. #CWTalwaysgoingfurther In the photo at the top of this item: The CWT Team, from l to r, are Una O'Leary, senior director,...
A Grand Opening For Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand celebrated the opening of is first dedicated Toronto office in grand fashion Monday night. The TAT, which has previously had its Canadian representatives working from home, has now opened a downtown Toronto office and marked the occasion with a lively grand opening last night. “We hope to work closely with travel agents,” Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the tourism authority, told Press Today. “We can work more closely with Canadian entrepreneurs.” Thailand last year saw 258,392 Canadians visit the country and Supasorn said the tourism...
Big Numbers for WTM Latin America 2018
WTM Latin America officials report that the 2018 event welcomed close to 12,000 participants, marking a 7% increase over the 2017 show. Held in São Paulo, the show attracted 11,963 senior industry professionals and during the five Speed Networking sessions, some 12,000 business meetings were held. Luciane Leite, director at WTM Latin America, said: “Over the three-day show, we saw busy corridors, busy sessions at the five Speed Networking meetings, well-known speakers and a lot of networking. We're also really pleased with the number of business meetings that took place over at...
Taking Care Of Business In Ireland
Tourism Ireland recently welcomed its Canadian partners at the annual travel trade fairs – Meitheal and Meet The Buyer 2018. The annual events provide a platform for Irish tourism operators to meet new contacts and to create new business opportunities and partners. The Meitheal workshop (2 days) and Meet The Buyer workshop (1 day) will facilitate approximately 18,000 scheduled appointments with over 400 overseas trade partners. Trade partners from over 18 countries are represented including, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain,...
Tracking The Trends With Peregrine
Now in its 40th year, Peregrine Adventures – which is part of The Intrepid Group – is reporting that it has seen a 51% increase in North American bookings since 2016, with the highest growth at 65% from North Americans over 60 years old, indicating baby boomers are influencing a surge in the adventure travel sector. And according to research from a OnePoll survey commissioned by The Intrepid Group in January 2018, the North American baby boomer generation continues to seek adventure through travelling, with 55% stating their travel habits have not changed, and 22% stating they travel...
Partner Up
Respoinding to the impact of the 2017 hurricane season on the Caribbean's travel and tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a report on Resilience and Recovery assessing the immediate and long-term effect across the region. Analysis from Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics subsidiary, found that travel and tourism is one of the most important economic sectors in the Caribbean, contributing 15.2% of the Caribbean's GDP and 13.8% of employment. However, in around half of the countries analyzed, the sector accounts for over 25% of GDP -- more than...