Destinations
North Queensland Gears Up To Host G’day Australia 2023
Tourism Australia’s international mega familiarization and workshop event, G’day Australia, will be held in Cairns from Oct. 9 to Oct. 12, 2023, bringing together 300 travel agents from around the world to experience Australia’s tourism offerings first-hand and to network with industry peers. G’day Australia, the next evolution of Tourism Australia’s ‘Corroboree’ event, invites qualified Aussie Specialists to Australia. These agents, who have completed Tourism Australia’s innovative online training program, will have the opportunity to meet with Australian sellers in...
North Bay On Show As Host Of GTFF 2023
The Global Tourism Film Festival shorts and feature film roster conjures up a thrilling journey of worldwide discovery. From the multicultural and majestic geographic diversity of Canada; to trekking lush forests of Brazil and breathtaking Himalayan mountains; to seeking the ancient Pyramids of Egypt and uncovering the lands of Vikings; to sub-marine worlds of the Australian great barrier reef; to unearthing cosmopolitan gems of Singapore; to expeditions through the plains of Africa and the stark polar wilderness of the Arctic, GTFF brings the world to North Bay. Enhanced by...
BC Industry Leaders Celebrate Tourism Week 2023
Tourism Week in British Columbia is now underway, and it is lending visibility and support to an industry that is riding a planet-wide wave of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year is the first travel season without pandemic-related border restrictions and we are so excited to spotlight British Columbia once again as the world-class destination it is,” say key leaders of the tourism industry in BC. “People are travelling again, and when they have a choice of where to go, they are choosing our province.” Combining forces to help drive BC’s Tourism Week are Lana...
Canada: Powered By Tourism
Canada’s tourism industry is the centre of attention this week as Tourism Week 2023 was kicked off yesterday (April 24) in Ottawa by the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and Beth Potter, President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC). For over 10 years, Tourism Week has been presented by TIAC and has created opportunities for all tourism partners to come together to champion and promote Canada’s destinations, tourism businesses and employees from coast-to-coast-to-coast. The Honourable Randy Boissonnault...
Canada Moves To Strenghten Air Passenger Protections
Transport minister, Omar Alghabra announced details of proposed amendments to the Canada Transportation Act that will strengthen Canada’s passenger rights regime. Noting that protecting the rights of air passengers is a priority of the Canadian government and it will continue to ensure that travellers’ rights are respected by airlines when air travel does not go according to plan. Introduced as part of Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, the proposed amendments would strengthen Canada’s passenger rights regime, streamline the processes for administering air travel...
JTB Names Rose To Deputy Director For North America
Philip Rose has been named Deputy Director of Tourism (Ag.), Americas by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). His appointment took effect April 1, 2023 and he will be responsible for the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America. Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett said: “Philip Rose has a long history working in tourism to promote brand Jamaica. Throughout the years, he has proven himself to be a visionary leader whose numerous successes have helped to elevate and maintain Jamaica’s status as one of the world’s top tourism destinations, particularly from North America. It was...
Santa Monica Brings Some California Sunshine To Canada
It was all sunshine as Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT), along with its partners -- Air Canada, Shutters on the Beach, Casa del Mar, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows and the new Regent Santa Monica Beach -- recently wrapped up their sales mission to Toronto and Vancouver (April 3-6, 2023) The mission hosted more than 170 travel advisors, travel partners for a series of appointments and events, while highlighting the latest developments from Los Angeles’ beach city. Misti Kerns, President and CEO of Santa Monica Travel & Tourism, pointed out that: “Canada is a...
Tourism Takes To The Screen At GTFF 2023
The Global Tourism Film Festival 2023, to be held April 27-30 in North Bay, Ont., will have special programming segments recognizing film, accomplishment, and advancement of Indigenous peoples, people of color, and women in film and tourism. The festival’s Canadian Film selection presents the award-winning Indigenous feature film ‘Monkey Beach’ by filmmaker L. Sarah Todd, based on Canadian author Eden Robinson’s novel and the first full length work of fiction by a Haisla writer. Indigenous films screened at the festival additionally include a free screening of the acclaimed...