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...
Company provides visitors tuktuk tours Antigua's Elroy Emanuel serves as something of a historian, botanist, tour guide and operator of a type of transportation that would seemingly be more at home on the streets of a major city half a world away. Emanuel is with tour company Rock Adventures...
IAN STALKER Secret Atlas says it doesn't take large numbers of passengers to the polar regions, nor does it want to.The Britain-based company says expedition cruises are building a following, including in the booming polar travel market, but adds that, in a space crowded...
Goway seeks agent insights with new Travel Advisory Board Goway Travel is seeking suggestions straight from the horse's mouth when it comes to strengthening its ties with the travel agent community. The Toronto-based tour operator hosted the inaugural meeting of its Travel Advisory Board in Toronto...
Canadian travellers can experience Queensland's wellness offerings Tourism & Events Queensland says vacationers who blend in with the lifestyle in the Australian jurisdiction it promotes may return home in better shape than they were when they arrived.Laura Jones, director of the Americas...
