Cuba has many shipwrecks divers can view IAN STALKER Not all of Cuba's history is ashore. A country known for its many historic urban districts — some of which have earned UNESCO World Heritage Site status — featuring Spanish colonial architecture also has submerged ships off its shores that...
Community elder committed to preserving language of her ancestors IAN STALKER Little Fish has lofty linguistic goals. Bilingual Maria Rodrigues of the Brazilian Amazon settlement of Mirituba — found on the Rio Negro river — wants to see children in her community grow up speaking both Portuguese...
Institute now marking its 40th year IAN STALKER School is by no means out for those planning a tourism career and wanting to be well versed in the industry before becoming part of it. The Toronto-based International Institute of Travel & Business is this May marking 40 years of training people...
Visitors can enjoy ocean and desert landscapes IAN STALKER The Baja California destination of La Paz happily notes that its hotels haven't gone the all-inclusive route, something they say will lead to visitors gaining a more in-depth look at both La Paz itself and the surrounding destination. Luz...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN Meet the 2023 Travel Agent & Beyond Winner Baxter Media is excited to announce the finalists for the 2023 Travel Agent & Beyond Award. The prestigious award was first launched three years ago to recognize one of the travel advisors nominated by their peers...
Company now has 18 Cuba properties IAN STALKERSpanish hotel chain Iberostar, which has marked three decades of hosting vacationers in Cuba, is promising it will be on the Caribbean island for a long time to come.The company used the early May Cuban tourism show of FitCuba to update show delegates...
Country has four distinct regions for tourists IAN STALKEREcuadorian tourism minister Niels Olsen is citing highs and lows when promoting his varied country, with the highs including the lofty Andes Mountains and lows including opportunities for scuba divers to submerge themselves below the surface...
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...
