Haven Resorts & Spas readies for Oct. 1 reopening Ian Stalker Haven Resorts & Spas has chosen Oct. 1 as the reopening date of its Cancun-area Haven Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa, with North American director of sales & marketing Jan LaPointe saying the company has opted for a "slow...
Etihad boosts its Toronto-Abu Dhabi service Ian Stalker The slump international travel is having to contend with these days isn't preventing Etihad Airways from boosting its Toronto-Abu Dhabi service, with the carrier reporting now stable load factors on the route that it's confident will...
Welcome back to Saint Lucia An interview on the future of travel with Minister of Tourism Dominic Fedee Can you provide a bit of an update about how it’s been going since Saint Lucia reopened its borders to international travellers? We’re very glad that in the first month, we’ve seen...
Vinis clearly isn't relying on the grapevine to get the word out about wine tourism in Italy's Tuscany region... IAN STALKERIn fact the Tuscany-based company has gone the high-tech route to tell Canadians about the vineyards that dot the Tuscany countryside, the wines those vineyards produce and how Canadians...
The right way forward: COMING BACK RESPONSIBLY for travellers, locals and the planet Ann Ruppenstein Should you travel right now? It’s an ethical question that has come up recently — especially as COVID-19 cases spike across multiple destinations that have reopened to international...
Coping during COVID-19 This week Travel Courier checks in with Laura Lawrence, Owner & Consultant at Travel By Laura, who donned Mickey Ears while working with her kids at home as a signal that she was working. What has it been like running a travel business over the past few months? I...
Redesigned Aeroplan Card suite will combine Air Canada travel benefits with elevated travel experiences, enhanced rewards and customer service from American Express Following Air Canada’s unveiling of the transformed Aeroplan program, American Express Canada confirmed it will be continuing its long-standing...
Come sail away to the future of cruising Ann Ruppenstein Continued from page 1 In spite of all the challenges the industry faced this year, Mark Conroy, Silversea’s Managing Director, The Americas, is also optimistic about the recovery for the industry. “I am confident that when we start...
Come sail away to the future of cruising Ann Ruppenstein Continued from page 2 Meanwhile, Adolfo Perez, senior vice president of trade sales and marketing for Carnival Cruise Line says COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges across every facet of business, including the cruise industry....
Can the cruise industry stay afloat? Ann Ruppenstein From the get-go, COVID-19 hit the cruise industry hard and fast. Along with the ramifications of travel coming to a global standstill and the extended suspension of U.S. ocean-going cruise operations, there are ongoing headlines casting a negative...
