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Agents’ Choice: Vote While You Still Can
Baxter Media’s annual Agents' Choice Readership Survey has re-opened for a limited time in case you missed it the first time around. “The lockdown due to COVID-19 came right in the middle of our Agents’ Choice voting period,” explains Wendy McClung, Executive VP, Operations. “We realize that so many professionals in our industry look forward to selecting their favourites every year, so we wanted to re-open the survey to make sure everyone can have their say and cast their vote.” If you did miss the chance to vote in Agents’ Choice, Canada's original and most...
See You Soon In St. Kitts — But Not Yet
Unlike its neighbours in the Caribbean, St. Kitts isn’t quite yet ready to welcome back international travellers. Racquel Brown, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, said the destination remains closed for air and commercial traffic and no official date has been set for reopening in part because its tourism offer is designed to get travellers to explore beyond the confines of hotels and resorts. “One of the reasons is we had no deaths and we only had 15 cases. A lot of the other Caribbean islands that are reopening before us, they have one or two different types of tourism...
Luxury Travel Poised To Make A Strong Comeback
A recent ILTM (International Luxury Travel Market) survey, of 1000 international travel agents, has revealed that more than 50% of respondents are confident the luxury travel market is poised to rebound within the year. Agents also reported some emerging trends, including luxury automobile rentals, private villa rentals, and private jets. And it’s no wonder as luxury travel offers a controlled and secluded environment that works so well in a socially distanced world. Join Baxter Media TODAY at 1PM EST for a FREE webinar, Selling Luxury Travel, to learn all about luxury travel -...
Luxury Travel: Why and How To Sell It
In a post-COVID-19 travel market, could luxury travel be the next big trend? By its very definition, luxury travel offers seclusion, privacy, and exclusivity. Personalized itineraries, private tours, chartered flights, private villa rentals, or even private islands ... this is exactly the kind of travel that works in a socially distanced world. So, what is luxury travel, who offers it, and how can travel agents sell it? Join Baxter Media on Wednesday, Jul 8 at 1PM EST for a free webinar, Selling Luxury Travel, part of our #TravelWebcastWednesday series, exploring the topics, trends,...
Incentives For Canadians From Booking.com
To make it easier for everyone to experience the world, starting with re-discovering the joys of their own country as travel restrictions ease, Booking.com is launching a ‘Rebook Campaign’ to encourage those who had to cancel their domestic trips as a result of coronavirus-related government travel restrictions to rebook the same property for a future stay once it’s safe to travel again. Eligible customers will receive a promo code to re-book and receive 15% of the booking price (up to CDN$100) back in credit. With this, Booking.com aims to inspire travellers to reprise the...
Let’s Get Uncomfortable About Racism
Canadian travel professionals are invited to join a virtual event -- “Let’s Get Uncomfortable: Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Canada’s Travel Industry” – set to take place tomorrow (July 7) from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. ET. With conversations about systemic, anti-Black racism dominating headlines and political discussions, companies are being urged to confront and correct internal biases. The travel industry is among those being taken to task for its lack of diversity, with calls to commit to anti-racist practices from various media outlets and to demonstrate “true...
Brave New World
COVID-19 dealt the travel industry a blow with unimaginable consequences. Although the ripple effect was felt worldwide, as recovery gets underway, Travel Courier talks to a panel of industry leaders to find out what changes can be implemented now to ensure tourism can be a force for good across travellers, wildlife, the environment and local communities. In the aftermath of the pandemic, the travel industry, which is collectively responsible for 10% of the world’s jobs and contributes trillions to global GDP, came to a grinding halt resulting in unprecedented challenges and...
RIU Reopenings Continues
RIU Hotels has announced the reopening of several of its hotels in Aruba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, part of its goal of reopening in all the destinations in the Caribbean where it operates. The openings of the Riu Palace Bavaro (Punta Cana) and the Riu Palace Paradise Island (Bahamas) took place on July 1 and will be followed by the reopening of the Riu Palace Aruba on July 10. July 3 will see Riu open its second hotel in Jamaica, the Riu Reggae, after the opening several weeks ago of the Riu Ocho Rios. Following these openings, the chain will have...