An ode to travel Agents discuss the transformative growth gained from exploring the world By: Ann Ruppenstein Cover photos: Nathan Dumlao & Dino Reichmuth The power of travel One year ago, the thought of planes being grounded and destinations closing their doors to international...
Staying top of mind Travel Courier chats with Jasmine Grant & Stacy Niemi, BDMs with AIC Hotel Group, about their strategies for staying connected with travel advisors during a challenging year. Can you share a bit about how you’ve stayed engaged with agents during this time? Jasmine:...
Ian Stalker Welcome back to The Cayman Islands Destination cautiously re-entering tourism The Cayman Islands is re-entering tourism cautiously during these days of coronavirus, offering would-be visitors a trio of distinct choices while doing so.Tammy van Zyl of the Cayman Islands Department...
Coping during COVID-19 This week Travel Courier checks in with Ned Ambrus of The Travel Desk in Spruce Grove, AB, who says the last eight months have been the most challenging of her 23 years as an agent, but she can’t imagine doing anything else. What has it been like being a travel advisor...
Switzerland is calling! Travel Courier chats with Chris Wilson of Typically Swiss Tours about how he's engaging with agents during this challenging time and why the business of offering private guided tours of Switzerland may be a great fit for your clients' post-pandemic travel needs. From...
Clients can book now and pay later with TTC & Uplift partnership The Travel Corporation has partnered with Uplift to introduce an innovative way for travel advisors to allow clients to spread the cost of their trips over time through monthly payments. TTC guests can buy their trip now, save 10% and pay over...
Sunny days ahead with Air Canada Rouge Air Canada Rouge returned to the skies on Nov. 2 with its first flight from Toronto to Cancún.“Air Canada Rouge remains an important part of our overall strategy in rebuilding Air Canada's global network,” said Mark Galardo, Vice President, Network Planning...
Where travel advisors are going next... After eight months at home, agents are planning ahead for post-pandemic trips By: Ann Ruppenstein Where to next? The ongoing pandemic has left most of us with an insatiable desire to travel again when it's safe to do so. This week Travel...
ATTA research finds an estimated 36% of U.S. outbound adventure travellers are people of colour, taking 2.5 trips per year on average A new report released by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) shows that 36 percent of U.S. outbound adventure travellers identify as a non-white race or ethnicity....
It's time to hit the beach Ian Stalker There's no shortage of sun destinations that have used seaside natural attractions to make a beach-head in the international tourism trade.And that's hardly a surprise, given the number of people who love to bask in the sun with warm ocean water a stone's...
