Resort is in an area Hemingway loved IAN STALKER Upscale Swiss hotel company Kempinski is preparing to once again buck a Cuban trend and in doing so rekindle memories of an earlier visitor to Cuba whose time on the island is fondly remembered by locals.The company decided to reopen its Cayo Guillermo...
A first look at Breathless Cancun Soul Resort & Spa Ann RuppensteinJavier Navarro, director of sales for the newly opened Breathless Cancun Soul, believes its DNA sets the brand apart. “When we started promoting the Breathless brand, we knew we needed a differentiator from the other all-inclusive...
Where are they now? Almuni finds success after BSAP Now more than ever, the Baxter Student Ambassador Program plays a vital role in the long-term survival of the travel industry. In its eighth year, the program continues to work with colleges and universities from across Canada to identify the most...
Future bookings are still strong for Toronto agents IAN STALKER Toronto travel agent Pat Probert has a good news travel story amid the Omicron gloom of the past couple of months. Probert, with Bob Family Travel, reports that a 2024 Polynesia cruise has led to a windfall for his agency at a time...
Onetime sugar mill now serves as a museum IAN STALKER Those wondering how the sugar in their mojitos came to be while vacationing in Cuba need only visit the Remedios-area Museo De Agroindustria Azucarera to find the answer.The one-time sugar mill now serves as a museum telling of how sugar cane...
Coyuca de Benitez often overshadowed by Acapulco IAN STALKER Cesarina Guinto says her destination is literally close to Acapulco and at times seemingly a world away. Pacific Ocean-fronting Coyuca de Benitez is around 30 minutes from Mexico's oldest oceanside resort destination but Guinto — tourism...
Cuba is ready for Canadian sunseekers IAN STALKER Cuba is preparing to enter 2022 by offering tourists vacations that it says can be enjoyed in both a sunny and safe manner at a time when concerns about coronavirus and its Omicron variant are on the upswing internationally. Cuban tourism company...
Cruising tours take in Mexico's top attractions Mexican hospitality company Mayaland is inviting people to go on tours that use vehicles more commonly associated with spotting rhinos than sighting ruins. The long-running company has a fleet of vintage Land Rovers that take tourists on excursions...
Vinos and dinos? It's a thing in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Talk about an unusual wine pairing...The northern Mexican state of Coahuila — which proudly states in a tourism brochure that The Best Wines Are From Coahuila — is inviting both oenophiles and those interested in paleontology...
Benigno Ramirez is abuzz about bees Ian Stalker Count Benigno Ramirez among those who hope that future generations will continue to hear the buzzing of the bees. Ramirez runs Sinanche Apitourism in the Mexican state of Yucatan, raising honeybees and producing different types of honey visitors...
