IAN STALKER
Those visiting the Cuban Province of Pinar del Rio can easily travel along a Tobacco Road.
Pinar del Rio is known for its tobacco production, standing out for that even in a country known for its tobacco production, says Cubatur guide Vladimir Galloso.
“The region is really recognized for that,” he says, noting tobacco fields can routinely be seen, along with the likes of...
IAN STALKER
A notable upcoming change in its offerings means Barbados’ Ocean Hotels will go from offering guests a choice between all-inclusive and non-all-inclusive stays to offering guests a different choice between all-inclusive and non-all-inclusive stays.
Company sales and marketing co-ordinator Melissa Defreitas reports that its Ocean Two hotel will become an all-inclusive in...
IAN STALKER
VisitPhoenix is inviting tourists vacationing in Phoenix to view a home of a man acclaimed for designing homes and other structures.
VisitPhoenix spokesman Doug MacKenzie notes Phoenix area attractions include the winter home of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with the structure having received recognition by UNESCO, which has placed Taliesin West on its World Heritage Site...
IAN STALKER
(Photo above: Wadi Rum is famed for its intriguing landscapes.)
Visit Jordan is inviting those interested in Christianity to visit a country home to a large number of reminders of that faith’s earliest days.
Malia Asfour, who oversees Visit Jordan’s North American office, notes Jordan has a large number of Biblical sites, among them Mount Nebo, from which Moses saw the...
BOB MOWAT
These are good days for Dubai’s tourism industry, and considering what’s happening in the next year and a half, things are just going to get that much better.
In October 2020, Dubai will become the focus of world attention with the opening of the Expo 2020 Dubai World Expo that will run for six months. But, between then and now, the destination will also see the opening of a...
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IAN STALKER
Adventure Canada gives intrepid clients on its High Arctic Explorer cruise a chance to grin and dare it.
The sailing works its way from the northern Nunavut community of Resolute to the west coast of Greenland,...
ASHLEY ROCHEFORT
British Airways’ new Airbus 350-1000 took off from Toronto Pearson to London Heathrow on Oct. 1, marking the aircraft’s inaugural North American long-haul service.
With passenger capacity of 331, including 56 Club Suite compartments, the A350 began long-haul service with Dubai last month, and will add Tel Aviv and Bangalore this winter.
The A350 has already flown...
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MIKE DUNBAR
Making air travel accessible to every person is simply the right thing to do, according to IATA senior VP Paul Steele. But there’s also a business consideration since a US study into the spending power of adults with disabilities has shown that the travel and tourism industry is losing out on a...
GREG COATES
It was a celebration worthy of 100 years in the making as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines marked its 100th anniversary Oct. 7 with a huge celebratory event in Amsterdam.
Canadian Travel Press was on hand during the festivities at Schiphol Airport’s Hangar 10, which served as the backdrop for the party. Guests, including Netherlands Minister of Finance Wopke Hoesktra, customers,...
BOB MOWAT
It’s all about the WOW these days at Transat Distribution Canada (TDC).
As Louise Fecteau will tell you, she has no doubt that retail travel professionals will be around for a long, long time just as long as “they provide their customer with a different experience – a WOW experience.”
Fecteau, who is TDC’s general manager, explained that by finding that WOW, travel...
