Inside the Scenic Eclipse

The perfect way to ʻgo anywhere and see it allʼ

Ilona Kauremszky Ten decks of WOW – I’m somewhere in the middle of the Caribbean Sea on the stern of the newest ocean baby’s sun deck and am in a state of utter ah. Trailblazing the heavens above hovers a special type of aircraft uniquely designed for high-end luxury ocean cruise guests of the new Scenic Eclipse. As I inch closer to the railing, the sea breezes heat up and the wind...

 

A World Of Discovery

Quark Expeditions, The Moorings, TCS World Travel, explora team up in Toronto

[caption id="attachment_131161" align="aligncenter" width="584"] explora’s Canadian representative Dallyce Macas (2nd from r) joined others on an Andean hike, while staying at explora’s Peruvian resort.[/caption] IAN STALKER A team effort in Toronto helped cover several differing tourism bases for Toronto travel agents. Chile-based explora, which has upscale resorts in remote parts of...

 

Barcelo ready to expand its Riviera Maya resort

[caption id="attachment_131156" align="aligncenter" width="584"] On hand for a Barcelo event in Toronto were the hotel company’s Rick McCauley, Tammy Thompson and Luis Chaverri.[/caption] IAN STALKER And soon there will be six... Barcelo Hotels & Resorts will open the latest addition to its already large property in the Riviera Maya on Dec. 15, with the 850-unit Barcelo Maya Riviera...

 

The right side of the law

[caption id="attachment_131139" align="aligncenter" width="584"] CATO’s Brett Walker and Tim Croyle[/caption] ANN RUPPENSTEIN In an age where information and pictures are being disseminated online with the simple push of a smartphone button and travellers can share their feedback and complaints about a vacation instantaneously from virtually anywhere in the world, those in the travel industry...

 

G Adventures wins big at WTM

Each year, Canadian Travel Press, as an official media partner of World Travel Market (WTM), nominates three Canadian companies to be short-listed for one of the show’s prestigious Global Awards. A panel of independent judges then picks a winner which, this year, is G Adventures. Pictured at the awards ceremony in London are, from left to right, Charlotte Alderslade, portfolio...

 

Five Questions with Tietse Stelma, co-founder, 50 Degrees North

1 How long has 50 Degrees North been in business and where are its offices? 50 Degrees North has been in business since 2010. It maintains offices in Norway, near Lillehammer, as well as in Melbourne, Australia and Vancouver. The Vancouver office opened in January 2018 and has a staff of five consultants. The staff is almost exclusively Scandinavian, and they love to develop beautiful...

 

Ethiopian Airlines celebrates A350 arrival in Toronto

Now that was quite a celebration. Ethiopian Airlines welcomed the debut of its Airbus A350 – aptly named “Toronto” – to Pearson International Airport recently. Samson Arega, country manager for Ethiopian Airlines Canada, said: “We’re excited about the arrival of our Airbus 350 to Toronto, a city where we have been flying direct now for over seven years.” Arega...

 

It’s all about win-win-win for TTAND

It’s hard to believe that The Travel Agent Next Door (TTAND) has only been around for a little over five years. Yet between its launch and today, the home-based agency group has certainly captured the attention of the Canadian travel industry. In Toronto recently, TTAND hosted its 5th Annual Supplier Apprecia-tion event, welcoming close to 120 representatives from its supplier partner...

 

Tourism project reflects end of Colombian conflict

[caption id="attachment_130823" align="aligncenter" width="584"] Colombia's Pato River is seen as having eco-tourism potential.[/caption] IAN STALKER Some former combatants in Colombia’s long and now-ended civil war have gone from fighting government troops to battling Amazon Basin rapids. A handful of former FARC guerillas who participated in an insurgency that lasted over half a century...