Survey finds Canada top international destination for US travellers post COVID-19 Zapwater Communications, a leading travel and lifestyle communications agency, has revealed the results of a post-COVID-19 travel survey conducted among 1,280 US-based frequent travellers. The agency surveyed a sampling...
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, and Whistler will reopen their doors to guests and visitors on June 1. This includes guest services and select food & beverage venues, as well as limited spa services. “The hotels’ top priority remains the safety, care and wellbeing...
Ready for the Next Adventure IAN STALKER The travel industry is clearly home to people who love to travel and that travel often includes those whose dream trips are to some of this planet's wilder and more exotic places.Travel has been largely halted right now as the world grapples with coronavirus...
Creativity abounds during a pandemic IAN STALKER There may be nothing like a worldwide pandemic to heighten travel industry creativity. Different aspects of the industry are coming up with ingenious promotions during coronavirus that are certain to brighten people's days. Here are some of the intriguing...
Although sports fans can’t watch their home teams play right now — they can travel like athletes do as Air Canada brings its special fleet of Jetz Airbus A319 aircraft in rotation as of June 1. As part of its ongoing efforts to engage customers and bring forth new and innovative ideas, Air Canada...
CIE Tours kicks off 2021 group bookings with bigger bonuses and earlier launch Looking forward to filling pent-up demand for travel and helping travel advisors to rebound, CIE Tours has released its 2021 groups incentive offer earlier than ever before and with a deeper advisor bonus. Travel advisors...
Get to know Céline Cousteau ANN RUPPENSTEIN The humanitarian, filmmaker, adventurer, environmentalist and TreadRight’s ‘Planet’ Ambassador talks to Travel Courier about the value of travel agents, not having a bucket list, coping during the pandemic and carrying on her family’s legacy of conservation...
Canadian entrepreneur keeps belize close from afar: Like many across the country, Montreal-based lawyer Daniel Lighter, the owner of two eco-properties in Belize, is taking advantage of a much shorter commute in the wake of COVID-19. In addition to working from home and enjoying his son's culinary delights,...
Near and far — a look at where Canadians are dreaming about travelling While the world sits poised for when the time is right to travel again, Booking.com shared insights gathered from over 100,000 different destinations that have inspired travellers from all over the globe since the start of March. With...
Tourism HR Canada Launching COVID-19 Workforce Recovery Toolkit Business-focused toolkit will support Canadian tourism SMEs navigate COVID-19 recovery efforts Tourism HR Canada is developing the COVID-19 Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit to help the industry get up and running as quickly as possible...
