Our limping loonie has turned the tables of tourism in Canada. We examine how in this week’s front page stories.
Club Med is the latest to acknowledge the trend towards luxury all-inclusives. Xavier Mufraggi, the company’s North American CEO, discusses the development with Ann Ruppenstein.
It’s Marquee time! This week Cruising gets the royal treatment.
Other features this week include Canada, Mexico & Latin America, and Five Questions features Maurita Baker of Travelport
A Canadian tour operator hopes to bring awareness about the unethical treatment of elephants in many elephant riding tour activities in Thailand.
Barbados is booming out of Canada, including having had a record month in January.
Crystal Cruises is getting into the river cruising business.
Other features this week include Five Questions with Tom Civitano of the Jumeirah Group and Travel Law, which looks back at the first year of Canadian ant-spam legislation.
The recent Well-Being Symposium in Toronto explored many aspects of the $494-billion industry, including offering tips on how agents can get their share.
Saint Lucia honoured some of its top agents on island recently and CTP’s Ian Stalker was there to report on the Piton Awards.
Skiing in Mexico and the Caribbean? Hit the slopes with Hard Rock.
Other features this week include Five Questions with Intrepid’s Christian Wolters and Travel Law, which answers the question: “My employee left: what’s next?”
Plus check out the special digital issue of the Canadian Tourism Resource Guide for information on new and emerging Canadian tourism products and services.