GREG COATES
Pictured above: Brett Tollman, CEO and president of The Travel Corporation, Ulla Hefel Böhler, CEO, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold, and Brad Ford, president, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold in Canada.
Luxury Gold has launched its 2019 worldwide magazine highlighted by 55 luxury guided journeys offering VIP experiences with an emphasis on “personalization and...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
After touching down on Tortola, the largest of the British Virgin Islands, and taking a short stroll from the airport over to the marina, captain Martin Street pointed to the biggest yacht in the vicinity and announced it would be our home for the next few days.
Minutes later, we were onboard Prodigious – part of The Moorings sail catamaran fleet – settling on our...
Pictured above: Redlands Mesa rated as best public golf course in Colorado by Golf Week magazine.
In this edition of Voices of Travel, host Ron Pradinuk visits Grand Junction – Western Colorado’s biggest city. Fifty years ago, its serpentine main street won national urban design awards. With outdoor patios now occupying those turns of the road and 100 pieces of public art strategically...
MIKE DUNBAR
“The fact that we’re selling tickets six months in advance that we can’t honour is slightly worrying for us.” That might have sounded like an offhand remark from IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac recently, but it came with a deadly serious warning that hundreds of thousands of passengers could be grounded or rerouted next April 1, should the UK ‘hard’ Brexit...
BOB MOWAT
(Photo above: Posing for a photo at the Israel Ministry of Tourism’s (IMOT) new offices in Toronto, from l to r, are Ellen Melman, director operations & marketing, travel industry, clergy & community liaison, Canada; Amir Halevi, director general of the Israel Ministry of Tourism; Jerry Adler, director for Canada; Eyal Carlin, acting director of the overseas department...
TED DAVIS
(Photo above: Three of the seven Canadian travel product managers in attendance at the Global Tourism Summit in Hawaii met for an evening reception on the rooftop of the Hawaii Convention Center. Enjoying the event were (l. to r.) Solon Chan of Silkway Travel and Cruise in Richmond, BC; Denise Sterling of WestJet Vacations in Calgary; and Louise-Helene Bayard of TravelBrands in...
MIKE DUNBAR
(Photo above: Greeley Koch)
It’s been more than five years since IATA launched its New Distribution Capability (NDC) project, but one of the airline industry’s top-tier buying segments is woefully lacking in its understanding of the concept.
That’s a key result to be drawn from a worldwide membership survey undertaken by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
(Photo above: Andrew Stokes, director England for VisitEngland and Gavin Landry, director of the Americas, VisitBritain, at the 10th annual Destination Britain North America in Austin, Texas)
Moving beyond destination-based marketing and attracting visitors to specific cities like London or Birmingham, VisitBritain’s new I Travel For brand campaign focuses on the passions...
MIKE DUNBAR
Royal Caribbean’s June acquisition of some 70% of ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises is already paying dividends for the Italian line, with the recent announcement that three fleet additions are in the works – two Evolution Class ships and a 100-passenger expedition vessel, with delivery to begin in 2022.
Making the announcement, RCCL chairman and CEO Richard Fain stated, “We...
IAN STALKER
Barbados is happy to host people who are on the move.
Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. is promoting Dec. 7-9's Run Barbados festival, which features a one-mile walk and 5K, 10K and half-marathon running races, a celebration of athleticism in a destination best known for its sun-splashed beaches.
Long-running Run Barbados attracts Canadians and others from around the world eager to...
