Where do Canadian Millennials and Generation Z travellers want to go this summer? In May, Contiki surveyed 1,100 Canadians about their upcoming travel plans as domestic travel is poised to take off this year. Here are the results:Top travel experiences in Canada are: 76% are looking to discover foodie...
Let's talk about racism in the travel industry Ann Ruppenstein Travel Courier talks to a panel of tourism professionals across the US and Canada about race, diversity, and how the travel industry can be more inclusive. Shalene Dudley Owner, Latitude Concierge...
calling all heroes African Travel, Inc. is inviting travel advisors to nominate a worthy community hero for an eight-night private escape to South Africa and Botswana. African Travel, Inc. is counting on travel advisors to nominate a worthy candidate to win an eight-night private escape to South...
Dreaming of catching up on the latest in-flight entertainment offerings but are times of social distancing limiting travel plans to Los Kitchen or Puerto Balcony? Air Canada is offering a broad selection of entertainment content free to Aeroplan members in Canada. The carrier is making over 200 titles,...
Sail into 2021 with Uniworld Uniworld University, the agent training program for Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, has launched its latest course educating travel advisors on what’s new in 2021. Travel advisors will learn the ins-and-outs of Uniworld’s updates for 2021 including a new rail itinerary...
G Adventures launches funds to support global team members In response to an outpouring of requests from travellers wanting to help people impacted by the effects of the current pandemic, G Adventures has announced the creation of three separate funds to support its CEOs (chief experience officers),...
TreadRight does right for animal welfare The TreadRight Foundation has launched its updated Animal Welfare Policy, which guides The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) brands, including Lion World, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, Trafalgar, Costsaver, Contiki, and others when selecting wildlife experiences...
Catching up with: Vice-President, Royal Irish Tours What do you miss most about travelling? Aside from actually visiting and discovering new places, which I can’t wait for — I would even settle for the feeling of just being in an airport. I miss it so much – it's always such...
Hello, from This week Travel Courier chats with Lori Gold, a travel advisor with TWIL Travel, a full service luxury travel consultancy. Gold has been in the travel industry for 13 years and specializes in honeymoons, family travel and selling the Mexican Caribbean. Although most of her clients are Canadian,...
Food for thought Industry personnel recall great dining experiences Ian Stalker Clearly there are people in the travel industry who enjoy breaking bread in distant and perhaps very remote settings. And that isn't really surprising since dining in new locales and experiencing different cuisines...
