Air Canada’s Mark Galardo says the Airbus A321XLR is a game changer offering a wide-body experience on narrow-body jets It’s “a game changer” was the descriptor that Mark Galardo used to explain the importance of the impending addition of the Airbus A321XLR to Air Canada’s fleet in 2026. The...
BY: BOW MOWAT While there’s no doubt that Canadian visitors are down so far in 2025, Experience Kissimmee’s President and CEO, DT Minich made it clear that “we will do whatever we need to do” to ensure Canadians continue to visit Kissimmee.“I try to get up here at least...
ITAC president Keith Henry celebrates new funding, bold goals for Indigenous Tourism Over the past decade, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) has proven time and time again that it knows how to meet a challenge. Whether that challenge is accessing adequate funding to run its operations,...
BY: BOB MOWAT “We’re the Caribbean and we’re really known for the fact that we love tourists. We’re very welcoming. We’re one of the few places that offers a lot of things to do – whether it’s a boutique hotel or a big mega resort; if you’re into art; if you’re...
Los Cabos Tourism Board's Rodrigo Esponda on what's new and the significance of the Canadian market These are good days for Los Cabos. And frankly, that shouldn’t surprise anyone as it’s a destination that provides the ‘evolving’ Canadian traveller with the kind of accommodations, activities...
BY: BOB MOWAT “One thing is we have been blessed with natural beauty. We have the heritage. We have beautiful beaches and lush tea gardens. And, while Sri Lanka may not have tigers or lions, it does have leopards and many other varieties of animals and birds.” –U. L. Mohammed Jauhar,...
The Caribbean destination understands that today’s travellers want more from a vacation It is pretty clear that St. Kitts & Nevis has understood that today’s travellers want something more in a vacation. And the islands’ tourism experts are intent on giving that to them. As Melnecia Marshall,...
Collette sets out to help agents save time while earning more money One of the first things that Ron Lonsdale will tell you is that multi-day, guided touring has evolved and Collette has been part of that evolution. Today, its tours are far different than they were in day’s past. And that’s...
Can we start with an update on Canada’s tourism labour market – is there still a labour shortage? What’s the outlook going forward? The good news is that the tourism sector as a whole has caught up to where we were pre-pandemic. In fact, we’re employing slightly more people than we were...
“Our message to the Canadian travel trade is to really underscore how vitally important Canadian travel is to the United States and how much we truly value that friendship and connection.” –Chris Heywood, SVP, Public Relations & Chief Communications Officer for Brand USA There...
