Destinations
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...
The Stars Are Shining In Utah
Those visiting Utah may find themselves feeling a little starstruck. Becki Lewis of the Cedar City-Brian Head Tourism Bureau told a Thursday Toronto gathering that Utah has little light pollution, which can lead to dramatic celestial displays. “We have more dark sky parks [which provide impressive displays of stars] in Utah than any other place in the world,” she said of a state that eagerly promotes outdoor activities to tourists. Shawn Stinson of Visit Salt Lake in turn praised Salt Lake City as “one of the most hip cities in North America,” adding it has a flourishing...
New Agent Incentive From Goway
Goway Travel has partnered with Virgin Australia to offer a selection of great value getaways to Sydney, Melbourne and the amazing Great Barrier Reef, starting from as low as $2389 CAD per person. Combining competitive airfares from Vancouver with hotel deals in Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns, including up to 3 free nights and a “2 for the price of 1” Great Barrier Reef Low Isles cruise, these Australia vacations are currently available for sale until May 30, 2018. Agents booking the following vacations will earn $50 per booking, paid directly on to their Goway Rewards...
May The Fourth Be With You
Take note all you Star Wars fans, Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way is preparing for a new, three-day festival – May the Fourth Be With You. Beginning May 4 – which happens to be the day when fans across the globe commemorate the Star Wars universe – the festival will bring fans together to celebrate the galaxy far, far away with a host of fun events for all-ages taking place across the County Kerry villages of Ballyferriter, Portmagee, Ballinskelligs and Valentia Island. Fans attending will be able to enjoy outdoor drive-in movie screenings, guided film location walks, children’s...
Celebrate Earth Day With The TreadRight Foundation
Earth Day 2018 (April 22) is upon us and The Travel Corporation's TreadRight Foundation is making sure that those travelling with the TTC family of brands know that they are helping to make a positive difference to the planet. In fact, those travelling with TTC's family of brands this Earth Day will help to fund The TreadRight Foundation's big cat conservation project, delivered in partnership with their Wildlife Initiative partners at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Destinations across the planet are often defined by their iconic wildlife and many local populations are dependent...
TTAND Agents Lend A Hand In The D.R.
Conference business took a more altruistic turn in Punta Cana this week, as members of The Travel Agent Next Door collective pooled their resources and physical work skills to lend a hand at two public schools in the Dominican Republic. About 140 TTAND member agents came to the Majestic Colonial resort on the Caribbean coast to attend the group's fourth annual educational conference, dubbed “On A Mission,” reports Press Today's Ted Davis, who is attending the event. Hundreds of elementary students at one school, and secondary students at a second one, turned out to meet about 80...