Tour Operators
Exodus RCGS Quests Offer New Adventures
Exodus Travels has unveiled a new lineup of itineraries in partnership with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) -- Exodus RCGS Quests. The new series of journeys will provide travellers with what Exodus describes as “life-changing opportunities to return to travel with exhilaration and excitement, guaranteeing the adventures of a lifetime - after what felt like a lifetime without adventure.” The limited-edition of 2022 small group trips are certain to answer the call of adventurous spirits, looking for opportunities to challenge themselves and expand their...
Globus Requiring Customers To Be Fully Vaccinated
The Globus family of brands – which includes Globus, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways and Monograms – has extended its pre-trip Health & Safety Protocols and now requires proof of full COVID-19 vaccination for travellers joining to any vacation in its portfolio for travel through March 2022. Stéphanie Bishop, managing director for the Globus family of brands, said that: “The health and safety of our travellers is our top priority. And we are committed to providing our guests with sustainable, responsible travel across the globe. Given this, we have extended our requirement for...
Hyatt Goes Big With Apple Leisure Group Acquisition
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apple Leisure Group (ALG) from affiliates of each of KKR and KSL Capital Partners, LLC for $2.7 billion in cash. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. ALG’s resort brand management platform AMResorts provides management services to the largest portfolio of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the Americas under the AMR Collection brand portfolio, including well-known brands Secrets Resorts & Spa, Dreams Resorts & Spas, Breathless...
Trade Invited To Reconnect With Antigua And Barbuda
The Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) -- in collaboration with the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) -- will be presenting the 7th installment of the travel trade business-to-business destination event, Showcase Antigua Barbuda on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14. In 2020, the annual event was not held due to the global pandemic and, not surprisingly, ABHTA and ABTA are delighted to again welcome travel partners from all the major source markets to face-to-face business meetings. Vernon A. Jeffers Snr, executive chairman of the ABHTA, said that: “Showcase...
Get The Jabs If You Want To Go On The Journey
Beginning Sept. 1, all adult guests travelling with the Travel Corporation’s (TTC) guided tour brands – Trafalgar, Contiki, Insight Vacations, Costsaver, Brendan Vacations and Luxury Gold – will be required to show documented proof of having received two doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zeneca or one dose from Johnson & Johnson. And TTC notes that the final dose of the vaccine must have been administered a minimum of 15 days prior to a passenger’s departure. The policy will remain in effect until at least Dec. 31, 2021. Commenting on the...
An Important Shift In Thinking
Northern Kenya's Reteti elephant sanctuary makes it clear that it doesn't want to provide indefinite pachyderm parenting to those it's caring for. In fact, the sanctuary notes its goal is to see the weighty orphans that it's nurturing eventually returned to their own kind, becoming part of a burgeoning area elephant population, with that growth a contrast to what's happening in many other parts of Africa that are seeing elephant numbers falling at alarming rates. Reteti opened in August 2016, with the first orphaned elephant arriving in September of that year. Since then, more than...
Travel Is Back
Even as president of a 96-year-old travel company, Tauck's Jennifer Tombaugh was caught by surprise multiple times by how much travellers were eager to lock in post-pandemic trips ahead of time. “We have never seen the level of advance bookings for 2022 than we have right now,” Tombaugh tells Travel Courier. “It really speaks to the pent up demand and that energy that people have to get out and explore the world again.” Although bookings are not yet at 2019 levels, the resurgence is giving the tour operator hope for the remainder of 2021 as it prepares for a robust year...
Forget Revenge, Travel To Reconnect And Revitalize
Drop revenge from your travel vocabulary and add reconnection and revitalization travel to your travel descriptors. While the term ‘revenge travel’ - the urge to travel to make up for lost time in lockdown - gained popularity over the course of the pandemic, a recent survey suggests Canadian travellers are now prioritizing ‘reconnection travel’ - reconnecting with the planet and its people - when they take their next adventure travel tour. And with an overwhelming 94% of travellers saying travel is important to their wellbeing and mental health, Canadians are also looking to...