A virtual cookbook launched this month is serving up a way for food lovers to make some of their favourite dishes from restaurants, food businesses and farmers in Ontario's Wellington County while staying home safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Culinary tour operator Taste Detours came up with...
Lufthansa plans to bolster Toronto route Lufthansa plans to bolster the limited number of intercontinental flights to Canada with a resumption of service from Toronto in June.The airline plans to ramp up with three weekly, non-stop flights from Toronto to Frankfurt beginning June 3. Additional Canadian...
Hong Kong airport goes the high-tech route to protect travellers and staff from coronavirus Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) is applying the latest disinfection technologies, including disinfection channels, antimicrobial coating and autonomous cleaning robots, at Hong Kong International Airport...
Travel industry demonstrates it has compassion during these tough times: Ian Stalker Those in the travel industry can be forgiven for believing that the worst in travel industry times brings out the best in travel industry personnel.There are a seemingly unlimited number of reports of industry...
Voices in the Mist ANN RUPPENSTEIN 12 visions of the future of travel 2020 was shaping up to be a banner year for travel with endless itinerary options, a bounty of direct flight routes and a slew of travellers eager to embark on adventures. The Travel Corporation had its centennial...
Travel industry doesn't stand still during travel stand still: IAN STALKER What do people holding senior positions in tourism do when tourism largely grinds to a halt? Well, apparently they continue to keep busy with their tourism work duties. Travel Courier reached out to a number of household...
Finland was chosen by the United Nations as the world’s happiest nation for the third year running in March. Visit Finland, the Finnish travel promotion organization, is launching the Rent a Finn goes Virtual campaign to showcase the Finnish way of life. “We want to encourage people to take care...
The Stratford Festival is coming to a couch near you! Travel agents can have the best seats in the house (literally) as the Stratford Festival launches a virtual "film festival" offering free streaming of 12 of their finest Shakespeare productions.One film will be released on their YouTube channel...
It's time to visit Australia... from home: Tourism Australia will be transporting the country’s incredible tourism offerings into the living rooms of Canadians with a curated live program of virtual travel experiences to inspire them to dream about their next Australian holiday. The Live From Aus program...
Brazil, you want it! We got it! IAN STALKER Brazil's Ministry of Tourism (Embratur) wants tourists to visit the sprawling country — just not at this moment. The ministry has launched a campaign that urges would-be visitors to "Don't cancel, reschedule!” which asks tourists to simply postpone...
