Tourism recovery starts closer to home By: Ian Stalker The head of Destination Canada is warning those in the travel industry that there won't be any quick fix to the woes that have befallen this country's tourist trade because of the coronavirus pandemic.Marsha Walden said during a recent joint...
Montreal shown to be magical By: Ian Stalker Top photo © Étienne LechasseurPick a city for your meetings event.Any city.But Tourisme Montréal says if you're looking for a particularly creative metropolis as a venue, Montreal should be at the top of your list.Tourisme Montréal held a virtual...
Food for thought for travellers By: Ian Stalker Interested in honing your cooking skills?And also interested in encountering different cuisines during your upcoming travels?Travel Courier has found some options for you to learn about some of the world's great dishes.Enjoy! Cooking...
Take a dive with Aquanauts in Grenada Story: Ian StalkerTom Geer views the Caribbean Sea as a big, wide water body that has plenty of room for those who want to take up scuba diving.And that includes people with physical disabilities.Geer and his family run Aquanauts, a dive operator on the island...
It's an elephant! Story: Ian Stalker Photos: Patara Elephant FarmThe Chiang Mai, Thailand-area Patara Elephant Farm is looking somewhat like a maternity ward these days.The facility, home to a herd of elephants that tourists can visit and help care for, is welcoming a new addition, a baby elephant...
NCL’s Great Cruise Comeback has lots of incentives for agents By: Ann RuppensteinNorwegian Cruise Line is dubbing its return to service as “The Great Cruise Comeback.” After 13 months without sailings, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. — which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises...
Agency celebrates 30 years from the top of the world Susan Mercredi, co-owner of Yellowknife-based Top of the World Travel, is optimistic the best is yet to come for travel advisors. “There will probably never be a better time to be a travel advisor than in a post COVID-19 world,” Mercredi tells...
Colombia says much of its appeal comes nature-ally Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, talks to Travel Courier about the importance of growing the Canadian market and the diversity that awaits travellers across the destination.By: Ian Stalker Lede photos: Charly Boillot Colombian...
On the road to recovery Advisors and travel professionals share strategies for a successful future By: Ann Ruppenstein Get ready for what's next! From the CDC updating its travel advice to the ongoing vaccine rollout and news of cruise lines resuming operations, the future is starting to look brighter...
Cheers for these iconic drinks By: Ian Stalker Photo: Visit LoudounBottoms up!With summer drawing closer, Travel Courier wants to introduce you to some interesting thirst-quenching options and some interesting locations for quenching your thirst.Enjoy! Drink up the history...
