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...
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...
