ANN RUPPENSTEIN
(Photo above: Iberostar Group’s Aurelio Vazquez, Sabina Fluxá and Gloria Fluxá at the brand relaunch event in Madrid)
Amid an ambitious global expansion plan to open 15 hotels across destinations like Montenegro and Cuba in the next year, Iberostar Group has unveiled a new brand strategy complete with a colour-coded segmentation of its properties, a redesigned logo and...
DARA BEARD
(photos / CHRIS ROBINSON AND DARA BEARD)
[Editor’s note: This week, Canadian Travel Press offers its readers the second of a special, two-part feature on Ethiopia by Chris Robinson and Dara Beard of The Chris Robinson Travel Show. In part two, Beard provides readers with a primer on how to sell Ethiopia.]
Ethiopia is the place to get close to the early roots of the Christian...
IAN STALKER
(Photo above: The CN Tower’s glass floor enables visitors to see the streets of Toronto far below them. photo courtesy TOURISM TORONTO )
A growing number of Mexicans and other Latin Americans are saying si to the idea of visiting Toronto and that sort of interest in the city from points afar is helping fuel record-breaking numbers of visitors to the Ontario capital.
Last...
TED DAVIS
(Photo above: The new campaign slogan by the Tourism Authority of Thailand at the Thailand location in the TRAVEX trade show at the ATF in Chiang Mai last week.)
As the tourism arrivals leader in the ASEAN region, Thailand has every reason to retain confidence in its well known tourism tag line, “Amazing Thailand.” But as vacation trends and tastes evolve, the country’s...
ARMANDO MENDONÇA
(Photo above: Scott Fordham, choreographer; Nino Montagnese, Air Canada Vacations; Armando Mendonca, lifestyle & diversity writer; and Peter Salituro, Mosaic Hair Group.)
As the city prepared for the influx of tourists to celebrate World Pride (June 23 to July 2), I managed to find refuge compliments of Monograms, a Globus family of brands independent travel your way...
Ian Stalker
(Photo above: Hockey is building a following in the Himalayan Indian region of Ladakh, with a February tournament hoping to earn a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.)
Adam Sherlip is inviting people to take in a little Hockey Night in Ladakh, with entire games certain to be true high-lights.
Sherlip is executive director of The Hockey Foundation, which “uses...
ARMANDO MENDONÇA
My return to Madrid this past fall was a foodies’ dream and the art scene was just as delightful, as the journey began at check-in at the NH Collection Colon Madrid (https://www.nh-collection.com/hotel/nh-collection-madrid-colon) located in the upscale Salamanca neighbourhood in the heart of all things fine.
This recently refurbished property built in the 1950s has a...
TED DAVIS
The assembly of 12 major ski resort destinations across North America within one umbrella group has recently been finalized, and given the name of Alterra Mountain Company.
Alterra Mountain Company was created by KSL Capital Partners (owners of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows) and Henry Crown and Company. They purchased Intrawest Resorts, Mammoth Resorts, and Deer Valley Resort in 2017....
IAN STALKER
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The Jamaica Tourism Board’s Canadian office acknowledges that the state of emergency the Jamaican government imposed on the parish home to the tourism cornerstone of Montego Bay will lead to negative images among...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
(Photo above: Jarrett at a local winery in the Okanagan Valley)
They’re movers and shakers. Their contributions have changed and continue to change the nature of travel, both in Canada and around the world. In this week’s issue, Canadian Travel Press’ series of profiles on Women in Travel continues with Ingrid Jarrett, the General Manager and VP of Business Development...
