Bob Mowat
Talk of food was on the menu when Insight Vacations’ CEO, Ulla Hefel Böhler was in Toronto earlier this fall to help launch the premium, guided tour company’s 2020 Europe program.
Asked about trends that she is seeing in the market these days, Hefel-Böhler told Canadian Travel Press: “In terms of over-arching trends, immersive experiences absolutely continue to be a trend,...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
Move over Los Angeles, Pasadena has been making its own mark as a rising culinary destination to discover with a thriving food scene and as the former home of legendary chef Julia Child. In fact, as Julia Long, the founder of Pasadena Walking Tours, points out, the charming city has more restaurants per capita than NYC. To thrive and survive in such a competitive environment, she...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
Do you have clients looking for a one-of-a-kind location for a destination wedding? From the scenic backdrop of the Swiss Alps to the charming wedding chapel where Aubrey Hepburn tied the knot, look no further than Switzerland.
To get more travellers to consider the picturesque country as a hot spot for romance, Switzerland Tourism has launched a new website portal dedicated...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
When it was time to start planning her destination wedding, Sakina Warren turned to the same travel agent that had organized her sister in law’s wedding to Mexico: Sharon Boissonneault of House of Travel.
“This was not our first time or our last time working with Sharon,” she said. “As soon as we were engaged we contacted Sharon to help us figure out where to have...
BOB MOWAT
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One of the first things that Sumathi Ramanathan will tell you about Expo 2020 Dubai is that it’s going to be the “greatest show on earth.”
Ramanathan, global destination marketing director for Expo 2020 Dubai, spoke with Canadian Travel Press recently, offering a range of insights on what...
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IAN STALKER
Quebec City’s Le Monastere des Augustines isn’t the sort of place where people would go to perfect the art of small talk while having breakfast.
But it is great for those eager to enjoy the sounds of silence as they...
IAN STALKER
Those overnighting in the Jordanian desert region of Wadi Rum may end up a little star-struck.
Malia Asfour of Visit Jordan’s North American office says the sparsely populated region has tent encampments for tourists, who will be in a region that was central to Lawrence of Arabia’s famed campaign, with the British military officer labelling Wadi Rum “vast, echoing and...
BOB MOWAT
Quick action and a close relationship with its trade partners in the United Kingdom were two key factors that helped Jamaica minimize the impact of the collapse of UK travel giant, Thomas Cook on the island’s tourism industry.
That was the word from Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett and its director of tourism, Donovan White during a recent visit to Toronto in...
BOB MOWAT
(Photo above: White and Bartlett)
It appears that the 2020 winter season is shaping up rather nicely for Jamaica.
That was the straightforward message delivered by the island’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, director of tourism, Donovan White, and the regional director, Canada for the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Angella Bennett when they dropped by the offices of...
IAN STALKER
Caribbean Collection Barbados says those who doubt that all-inclusive vacations are available in Barbados need only look at its holdings, which include a trio of all-inclusives.
Among its properties is Mango Bay, a smallish retreat on the west coast of Barbados and one of a growing number of all-inclusives found on an island that hasn’t gone the all-inclusive route to the same...
