Q&A with Ana Jaimes, Verona Travel Ltd Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been a travel advisor? My name is Ana Jaimes. I was born and raised in a little town in Mexico. I moved to Canada when I was six and have lived here ever since. I have graduated from the travel and service...
Isabel Martin-Benitez has taken on the role of director with the Tourist Office of Spain The new Tourist Office of Spain director in this country is inviting those wanting to become conversational in the language of Miguel Cevantes, Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso to study it in the very country in which...
Sandals’ executive chairman Adam Stewart surprise guest at ACV event Photos courtesy of Shiraz Ali/Unique Travel Corp. Air Canada Vacations is taking advantage of its ties with its weighty travel industry cousin to deliver clients to far-flung locales in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. At...
Culture and nature are also prime draws The central Vietnamese city of Hue may be somewhat overshadowed by bustling Hanoi and Saigon but a Vietnamese DMC says the central Vietnam destination provides intriguing insights into the Vietnam of yesteryear. Venus Travels Asia says Hue enables a look at the wealth...
Money raised will be used to fight human trafficking Ontario women-led-and-owned Wild Women Expeditions will soon be sending an all-female group to the loftiest mountain on the planet and in doing so will lend a needed helping hand to some vulnerable members of the trekkers' gender. The company — which...
Riu Hotels & Resorts’ partnership with Sunwing Vacations gives clients plenty of options for winter escapes Riu Hotels & Resorts clearly can look forward to hosting large numbers of Sunwing Vacations clients this winter, with a senior RIU official stating that the "extremely important" tour...
Go beyond the beach in La Paz Tourism officials in the Baja California city of La Paz are inviting Canadians to see a spectacular sea. The city fronts the Sea of Cortez, which famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau labelled the "aquarium of the world" because of its remarkably abundant marine life...
Get to know the interior Mexican city of Guadalajara The tourism trade in the interior Mexican city of Guadalajara is getting some airborne assistance from Flair Airlines, which has just begun linking Toronto with a part of Mexico seen as the birthplace of many iconic features of the Latin American...
Uniting Mexican suppliers again for the benefit of the travel trade community A man who has served as a director of the now-shuttered Mexico Tourism Board offices in Montreal and Toronto hopes to further heighten his homeland's tourism presence in this country following Quebec and Ontario road...
Airline is in the midst of a three-year plan looking at ways to better accommodate passengers with specific needs Air Canada's director of customer accessibility is applauding members of the airline industry for paying increased attention to the needs of travellers with disabilities. Kerrianne Wilson...
