Attraction's curious past is drawing crowds There's a whisky-linked silver lining in this cloud of sorts. The Moonshine Explosion Museum – found in Virginia's Franklin County, which cheerfully bills itself as the Moonshine Capital of the World – notes its unusual moniker is a reflection of a blast...
Carrier to begin Toronto-Rio route in December Air Canada is preparing to host those who are seeking some sun, sand, sea and samba on their vacations.The carrier will begin three-times-a-week Toronto-Rio de Janeiro service on Dec 4, using Dreamliners on the route, and both the carrier and Brazilian...
Egyptian-owned Mayfair Cruises offers unique Nile Journeys Cairo-based Mayfair Cruises is eager to show foreign tourists what in a sense amounts to its back yard.The entirely Egyptian-owned company – affiliated with other Egyptian tourism firms that have been in business for decades – now has three...
Island is particularly proud of its natural side The Tobago Tourism Agency Limited is touting Tobago as a part of the Caribbean that isn't short on beaches or nature.But what the sister island to Trinidad doesn't have is large numbers of visitors, says the tourism agency's marketing officer."Imagine...
Destination attracts the famous and not so famous alike Tinseltown is lending a helping hand to the Florida Keys' tourist trade.Chad Newman, film commissioner for Visit Florida Keys, says his jurisdiction is frequently chosen by the TV and film industries as a setting for their works, with the Florida...
Turkish Airlines connects the world through Istanbul Turkish Airlines says it has built an unrivalled network that enables it to deliver clients to every continent but Antarctica.Jamal Hamza of the Star Alliance airline's Houston office told a recent Wheelhouse Travel Alliance webinar that the airline...
IAN STALKER Trade squabbles with the United States are apparently leading more Canadians to vacation in their home and native land.Several travel agents in Ontario – the country's most populous province – say repeated calls this year for Canadians to stay in their homeland...
Mexico roadshows aim to boost Canadian tourism in destination A North American roadshow promoting different aspects of Mexican tourism visited Toronto recently – a development that enabled some Mexican tourism representatives to reassert themselves in the Canadian market years after the Mexican government...
Ontario agencies upbeat about recent merger Staff at two Ontario travel agencies say their agencies' merger is serving all well, including their travel agency-appreciative clients.Murdoch Travel, in business since 1989, recently announced what it called a "strategic merger" with Laking & Rhoades...
Naturally Pacific Resort has partnered with Campbell River Whale Watching & Adventure Tours to offer October Grizzly Getaways Naturally Pacific Resort has partnered with Campbell River Whale Watching & Adventure Tours to offer October Grizzly Getaways Those staying at Vancouver Island’s...
