Virtuoso survey reveals leisure travel hotspots Recent findings from global luxury travel network Virtuoso show that upscale travellers are hitting the road and taking weeks — and even months-long getaways — as well as multi-family vacations, while dreaming of faraway destinations such as South...
Hotels showcase creativity during pandemic Ian Stalker Creativity appears to be part and parcel of the lodging industry, even as a global pandemic has thrown tourism into a tailspin.Travel Courier has found a number of hotels that are showing plenty of imagination as they compete for guests.Here...
Six months in... How are travel agencies coping during the pandemic? By: Ann Ruppenstein Where are we now? Six months into the pandemic, Travel Courier chats with TPI, TravelOnly, Flight Centre Travel Group and Nexion Canada to get an update on the state of the industry for travel...
Into the great wide open Ian Stalker It's great being in the Great Outdoors.And there's no shortage of ways for people to get up close and personal with nature, leaving city settings behind in locales that may no be far from urban areas.Travel Courier is sharing some options for those seeking...
Hey, it's BDM, Eastern Canada, QC, Ontario East, BC, Scenic & Emerald How have you been coping during the last few months and how have you been keeping busy? This certainly has been a surreal time and there isn't one person that hasn't been affected. It is interesting to see how everyone...
Coping during COVID-19 This week Travel Courier checks in with Christine Cameron-Ebel, Certified Travel Consultant with TPI, who misses travelling so much, she's even started to long for the hassle and noisy crowds at airports. What has it been like being a travel advisor during this challenging...
Drink up the flavours of Italy and NYC with this 100-year-old recipe The origin of the Negroni cocktail dates back over 100 years to Florence, Italy. In 1919, the aperitif’s namesake Count Camillo Negroni reportedly ordered a stiffer version of an Americano, asking for gin instead of a splash...
Six months later... How are tour operators coping during the pandemic? Ann Ruppenstein Where are we now? Six months into the global pandemic, Travel Courier chats with Collette, Royal Irish Tours, G Adventures and CIT Tours to get a sense of how business is going, what's going...
WestJet updates schedule with key sun markets WestJet released an updated schedule designed to get Canadians to and from key destinations while supporting the economic recovery of Canada through continued domestic flying. Starting Oct. 4, WestJet will offer operations to and from 48 destinations...
Intrepid Travel puts the focus on travel advisors To engage its travel agent partners in North America, Intrepid Travel will be hosting a Virtual Summit on its exclusive Intrepid Group Agent Insiders Facebook group on Wed., Sept. 23 from 12:00-7:00 p.m. EST.Participating advisors will spend the day with...
