Puerto Rico will host 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace ANN RUPPENSTEIN2022 marks a milestone year for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. Not only is the organization celebrating its 60th anniversary, but its key event — Caribbean Travel Marketplace — will return to an in-person event...
From Floriade to Oberammergau, how special events can help make bookings bloom ANN RUPPENSTEINWith many special events and festivals on the docket for 2022, including some that only take place once every decade, travel advisors can attract new bookings by promoting these timely affairs. “We really...
Food for thought from Okushu Tours: sushi may be served on conveyor belts IAN STALKER Here's some food for thought from Okushu Tours for those considering visiting Japan — the country's cuisine is often intriguing. Okushu Tours held a recent webinar that included having one of its Japan tour...
In praise of mojitos IAN STALKER Cubans who enjoy rum-inating about rum say their country stands head and shoulders above others when it comes to drinks made with that spirit. Nieves Ricardo of the Cuban Tourism Board's Toronto office notes the likes of daiquiris and mojitos have long had an international...
Bee happy if you enjoy honey IAN STALKER Maria Pina Canol is producing some of the very same food that her forefathers did, who in turn produced some of the same food that their ancestors did. Pina Canol lives in the community of Tekit, a small, very visibly Indigenous community in the Mexican...
Yellowknife company's staff witnesses proposals IAN STALKERThere's love in the often-frigid air...Yellowknife-based North Star Adventures is inviting southerners to view the Northern Lights, seeing a natural phenomenon that it's convinced can clearly bring out the romantic side in people.Indigenous-owned...
From the launch of the 100-passenger superyacht Emerald Azzurra — sailing on March 11th in the Red Sea before heading to the Mediterranean and Adriatic for the summer season — to the likes of Frankie Flowers and celebrity chef Michael Bonacini coming onboard, “2022 is going to be a big year”...
Launches commissionable bundled packages to make bookings more convenient for agents ANN RUPPENSTEIN As AmaWaterways’ 2022 European river cruise season gets underway in March, company executives note that its Christmas market cruise bookings are already coming in at pre-pandemic levels. “They’re...
PCR tests seen as discouraging travel IAN STALKERWhat a difference a week makes...Ottawa's announcement last week that Canadians returning home from out-of-country travel will be able to opt for cheaper and quicker antigen tests rather than PCR testing as of Feb 28 and that it has also decided to end its advisory...
After postponing their wedding three times because of the pandemic, Jessica Llewelyn Williams and Tanner Brightman were finally able to tie the knot in December. Travel agent Tammy Prost was thrilled that her clients were able to see their destination wedding come to life at long last. “It brings...
