By: Ian Stalker Gotta love those travel agents… Tourist boards and tour operators contacted by Travel Courier say they still attach huge importance to travel agents, brushing aside some suggestions in recent years that technological advances would make agents irrelevant. Latia Duncombe, director...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I am a destination wedding travel agent and wedding planner, arranging weddings to tropical and romantic locations. My area of expertise is Indian destination weddings, being Indian myself. I am one the top destination wedding...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? Travelling can change people’s lives. I became braver after I summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2003, and success inspired me to go further and dream larger in my life. It seems fitting that I help others to fulfil their hero dream....
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I am a mom of two littles ages four and two and I own a storefront office with Trevello called Suite Trip Travel, which has been open since 2013 in Thorold, Ont. I became an agent in 2006, previously working at a mall location...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? My career in travel started in 1997 with Thomas Cook Travel, after completing my field placement. I still remember calling tourist boards for general destination information (no internet) and hand-writing airline tickets. In 2000,...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I’ve been in the travel industry since 2011. Travelling has always been a huge part of my life. For me, there is more value in experiencing a culture firsthand rather than seeing it on TV or reading about it in a book. I am a proud...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN Discover what’s new at Seadust Cancun Family Resort Our group is enjoying a refreshing dip in the vivid blue waters of a cenote in the Puerto Morelos area — roughly one hour from Cancun’s Hotel Zone — when a tour guide from Cenotes Zapote Prehistoric...
The resort report: what's new in the hotel world ANN RUPPENSTEINA look at the latest hotel and resort news from fresh renovations to brand new properties as well as noteworthy packages worth checking out. Four Seasons Resort and Residences Los Cabos For clients...
Majestic Resorts' Rod Hanna reveals selling tips and what agents should know about the resort company Travel Courier caught up with Rod Hanna, the business development manager, Canada for Majestic Resorts, to find out more about the brand, what's new and what agents should know. Tell us a bit about...
Josue Basilio's backyard is huge IAN STALKERWould Percy Fawcett and his companions have returned from Brazilian jungle hale and hearty had they had one of Josue Basilio's forefathers as a guide? Well, given the Basilio family's ability to find its way around in the Amazon that might well have been...
