It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in the Florida Keys Ian Stalker One of Ernest Hemingway's old haunts is up and running tourism-wise. Key West, Florida, along with the rest of the Florida Keys is welcoming visitors, with Florida Keys & Key West spokeswoman Ashley Serrate saying...
The Christmas spirit continues into the New Year in Flanders Story: Ian Stalker Photos: Jan Darthet, Bruge Tourism; Eric Danhier, Visit Brussels and Antwerp Tourism. Visit Flanders is inviting people to eat, drink and be merry this Christmas — and beyond as well. The tourist board's Marco Frank...
Travel agents react to new testing measures for air arrivals Ann RuppensteinWith over 100 bookings set to depart over the next month, Caitlin Lajeunesse felt a jolt of panic and fear when the news of testing requirements for all arriving air passengers outside of the US came out. “I was worried...
Meet the travel agent who explored Colombia from the sea to the mountains on two wheels Story and photos by Shari TuckerWhen people ask you what your first trip was once travel restrictions eased during the COVID-19 pandemic, they probably won’t expect you to say Colombia. For me though, that’s...
TIAC takeaways: new Minister of Tourism makes it clear the industry has a friend Bob Mowat It’s always nice to know that you have friends in the right places and the message that Canada’s new Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Randy Boissonnault brought with him to the Tourism...
After countless postponements, love is no longer being put on hold. In any given year, 350,000 destination weddings take place with Mexico and the Caribbean being top choices for North American travellers. However, like the rest of the travel industry, those figures plummeted to non existent...
Hitting the slopes proves beneficial for Mexico-Canada connectivity with AeroMexico Ian Stalker Schussing-happy Mexicans are helping bolster Aeromexico's presence in Canadian air space. Giancarlo Mulinelli, the airline's senior vice-president of global sales, notes the carrier now has daily service...
Castle visits can treat you royally Ian StalkerVincent Rees is clearly something of a castle connoisseur.Rees, who runs Edmonton-based Cobblestone Freeway Tours, which sends travellers to different parts of Europe, says that continent has no shortage of the fortified structures, at least one of which...
Websites provide endless information on Mexico Ian StalkerIsrael Urbina Acuna is happy to direct those planning a Mexican vacation to a site that covers the Latin American nation from A (capulco) to Z (ihuatanejo).Cancun-based Urbina Acuna is a promoter of VisitMexico.com, a website that began life...
Demand for Mexican Caribbean continues to soar Ian Stalker A combination of factors is leading to a rebound in visitations to the Mexican Caribbean, which like other tourism locales has had to weather the coronavirus pandemic. Laura Nesteanu, who carries the flag in this country for a region that...
