Destinations
Tourism Ireland Campaign Goes Live In Canada
Tourism Ireland’s new global campaign – ‘Fill your heart with Ireland’ – is going live in Canada this week. The campaign is all about celebrating the different ways in which the island of Ireland fills the hearts of our visitors and of locals – and inviting potential holidaymakers to experience those for themselves. It’s an advocacy-led campaign, starring a selection of famous Irish personalities sharing the things about Ireland which fill their hearts and dialling up what differentiates Ireland from other destinations. The new ads will shine a light on Ireland’s...
The Bahamas Reinforces Commitment To Agents
The Bahamas Tourist Office's Canadian office has unveiled its new home, an opening that comes at a particularly memorable time for the Bahamas, which this year is marking 50 years of independence with ongoing festivities. The tourist office welcomed travel industry personnel to its new Toronto office Monday, providing them with tours of the spacious new setup. The office is found where busy Eglinton Ave. intersects Yonge St., the city's main thoroughfare. The previous office was considerably more distant from downtown Toronto. Some tourist boards have closed their physical...
“Discover New Experiences” At One Dream Road Shows
One Dream Travel, China Airlines, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and the Philippines Department of Tourism are teaming up for a joint promotion and are hosting a series of Road Shows in British Columbia and Alberta in May and June 2023. The Road Shows will provide travel advisors with destination updates from Taiwan and the Philippines; product and service updates from Taiwan’s China Airlines; and One Dream Travel will offer advisors the opportunity to “Discover New Experiences” of Taiwan & the Philippines. Those attending will have a chance to win a trip to Taiwan &...
Agents Can Compete In Jamaica Cooking Challenge
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is cooking up some fun with the launch of the Jamaica Cooking Challenge that comes with an invitation to travel advisors to recreate a taste of the island at home. Each month, the JTB Canada sales team releases a new cooking video featuring an authentic Jamaican recipe prepared with step-by-step instructions by Chef Latoya Fagan. Agents are encouraged to prepare the recipe at home and share a photo of their finished dish for a chance to win delicious prizes each month. Travel advisors will have the chance to learn how to cook a variety of...
Santa Monica Shines At YVR Event
Supplier reps from the beach community of Santa Monica were in Vancouver recently to remind travel advisors that their town is the most convenient and welcoming place from which to explore the beach attractions of Los Angeles and beyond. Situated just 13 km. from L.A. International Airport (LAX), Santa Monica offers easy access to California’s famous Pacific coast destinations, as well as L.A.’s own lush beaches and urban destinations. These include Beverly Hills at 10.6 km. away, West Hollywood at 19 km. distant and Universal Studios at 34 km. away. Given its ideal location,...
Take A Trip ‘Into Nature’s Wild’ With Brand USA
Brand USA, in partnership with Collette, is taking its third big screen film, Into Nature’s Wild, on a six-city roadshow across Canada hosting VIP film screenings for members of the travel trade. Kicking off on April 25, the six cities include: Ottawa (April 25), Halifax (April 26), Winnipeg (April 27), Edmonton (May 2), Calgary (May 3) and Vancouver (May 10). In each city, the screening will also include a networking reception and a prize draw with the chance to win two tickets to the USA. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, Into Nature’s Wild aims to inform, inspire and entertain...
GNTB Earns Top Green Globe Status
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) has received Green Globe certification for the year 2022/23 for the 10th time in a row. The GNTB has now achieved the highest possible standard and can now call itself a "Platinum Member." Petra Hedorfer, Chairwoman of the GNTB Executive Board, said: “Tourism is particularly challenged to make its contribution to achieving the 1.5-degree target and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For more than a decade, our sustainability strategy has deliberately focused not only on the targeted marketing of sustainable offerings and the transfer of...
Santa Monica Ready To Welcome Canadians
Santa Monica has a message for Canadian travel advisors, tour operators and their clients … “come and visit, we’re open” and ready to welcome you. Three representatives from Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) -- Michael Gurrieri, Chief Marketing Officer; Ozzie Otero, National Sales Manager, Global Business Development; and Mandi Prince, Public Relations Manager – along with three hoteliers -- Melissa Perez- Director of East Coast Leisure Sales - Casa del Mar & Shutters on the Beach; Danielle Gambardella- Director of Leisure Sales - Fairmont Miramar Hotel &...