Fort Myers highlights its communities with rebrand The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau ushered in the New Year with a new look, rebranding from The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel to Fort Myers - Islands, Beaches and Neighborhoods. The new name and new logo — complete with a colour...
European Waterways just sailing along IAN STALKER European Waterways is upbeat about the coming season, with the company reporting near-record bookings amid "dissipating" concerns about Omicron, which has caused considerable turmoil for the travel industry since surfacing late last year. Company...
How are agents coping with the Omicron surge and other hurdles? Ottawa-based travel agent Cindy Almond has had the equivalent of 75-100 room reservations lost over the past three months. Despite the blow, the founder of Romance and Foodie Travel isn’t eligible for financial support from the government.“[I’ve...
Despite the Omicron variant and the government advisory against non-essential travel, Canadians are still packing their suitcases. According to data from the Canada Border Services Agency, 742,400 Canadians returned to Canada via air in December — a dramatic increase from 93,800...
A look at new and soon-to-open resorts in the Mexican Caribbean With Cancun being one of the top ten most popular destinations in the world according to travel research firm ForwardKeys, and Tulum in the top ten trending destinations from TripAdvisor, the Mexican Caribbean continues to be an in-demand...
'A Symphony Of Camels' was decades in the making IAN STALKERAfter over 40 years of hitting the road and to date setting foot in 84 countries while doing so, Toronto travel personality Steve Gillick has decided to use the written word to share his love of travel with others.Gillick, well known in travel...
Nearly a million cruise passengers expected to visit IAN STALKER The Vancouver Port Authority expects cruise ships will return to the B.C. city in force this year and inject a healthy amount of money into the British Columbia economy while doing so, a welcome rebound from the past two cruise seasons...
Make a splash in Florida IAN STALKER Florida tourism officials say those vacationing in the state can have enjoyable experiences over, on and under water. Tourism officials touted different water experiences during late January’s Florida Huddle tourism show, held both in-person and virtually. Tim...
Now is the time to submit nominations for Travel Agent Appreciation 2022 Since 2016, the annual Travel Agent Appreciation combined issue of Travel Courier and Canadian Travel Press has been highlighting remarkable travel advisors across the industry in Canada. Do you know an agent who deserves...
Visitors can encounter Ojibwe Spirit Horses STORY: Ian Stalker PHOTOS: Sandy Sharkey PhotographyOttawa-area Madahoki Farm wants to introduce equine-interested people to some four-legged creatures that came dangerously close to disappearing from the Ontario landscapes that they have been wandering...
