Property isn't an all-inclusive IAN STALKER Upscale European hotel chain Kempinski is happily bucking a trend in Mexico's most popular tourist locale. Xavier Destribats, COO for The Americas for Kempinski Hotels, reports the Kempinski Hotel Cancun hasn't gone the all-inclusive route, somewhat...
New museum expected to boost interest in the country IAN STALKERIt's been over a century since British archeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamun but one of the tour operators sending people to Egypt says interest in the young Pharaoh hasn't been dimmed by time.Indeed, Sally Mikhail...
It’s all about value, not volume for VisitBritain BOB MOWAT As VisitBritain drives the economic recovery of the United Kingdom’s tourism industry, its International Director, Gavin Landry makes it clear that it’s not about volume. Landry told Travel Courier that VisitBritain is “not focused...
Fossil-rich Alberta area will be the site of first tour IAN STALKERPhotos courtesy of: Andy Best; Travel Alberta and Roth & Ramberg; Travel Alberta - Royal Tyrrell Museum.Zach Vanasse's new Toronto-based tour company will be showing people Alberta terrain that's home to the likes of weighty...
Head out on the highway with Freedom Biker Tours TED DAVISFour different journeys on two wheels, exploring vastly different Canadian geographies by motorcycle, are now being marketed by a new BC-based company named Freedom Biker Tours.The tour programs, running for between nine and 11 days, are inclusive...
New Caribbean specialist program launching in June ANN RUPPENSTEIN The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association will be rolling out its Certified Caribbean Travel Advisor Expert program this June. The goal of the program, which was first announced during Caribbean Travel Marketplace last fall, is to allow...
Country promoted as more than beaches IAN STALKER Cuban tourism minister Juan Carlos Garcia Granda wants the world's tourists to be aware that Mother Nature has been kind to his homeland. Garcia Granda told delegates to Cuban tourism show FitCuba that Cuba is eager to broaden its tourism base,...
Belize promotes responsible tourism IAN STALKER Belize tourism authorities are determined not to kill the goose that lays the golden tourism egg. The country says it's committed to safeguarding its environment, which has always been a cornerstone of the tourism trade in a country that has large...
Riu Palace Pacifico will be the latest Mexican RIU to be redone IAN STALKER RIU Hotels & Resorts' Riu Palace Pacifico will soon be undergoing renovations, which will make it the latest of the Spanish chain's Mexican properties to get a new look. The hotel — which opened its doors in 2008,...
Seabourn's Steve Smotrys on what's new and why agents should consider expedition cruising Last year Seabourn launched its first purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, to rave reviews from guests and travel advisors alike. Now, the luxury cruise line is gearing up to debut a second expedition...
