Story and photos: Ilona Kauremszky “Tone is everything,” shares acclaimed actress Dame Emma Thompson as she leans toward the sold-out audience when asked whether film adaptations are a good thing at this one-of-a-kind event set in the medieval Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye. Only an hour earlier...
Canadian agents earn $50 Visa gift cards booking new Air Canada Vancouver to Brisbane tickets Visit Brisbane is relaunching its Brisbane Bucks incentive for Canadian travel agents to earn a $50 Visa gift card when they book a client on a Vancouver to Brisbane ticket on Air Canada. To claim the $50 Visa...
Agents’ Choice Readership Survey, we asked advisors to share insights on how FAM trips can be improved and if they find them beneficial What was your favourite FAM trip and why? How do you think FAM trips can be improved? “Every FAM I've ever been on is my favourite,” writes Kelly Stafford of Maritime...
Jasper is ready, able and eager to accommodate vacationers dreaming of dramatic Rocky Mountains views Nearly two years after a wildfire entered the town of Jasper, the community wants to make it clear that it's ready, able and eager to accommodate those who are dreaming about a vacation that has dramatic...
The travel trade represents 80% of Small Luxury Hotels of the World's global business Representing a collection of over 700 independent, luxury boutique hotels across more than 100 countries around the world, there’s nothing cookie cutter about Small Luxury Hotels of the World. In fact, some...
Story: Ian Stalker Saint Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa is looking increasingly spiffed up and elevated, a trend that will increase this fall. Natalia Greene, the resort's vice president of sales & marketing, said during a recent one-on-one interview with Travel Courier that...
Checking out the latest hotel and resort updates Bloody Mary’s Bora Bora This September, a new chapter unfolds in Bora Bora with the opening of Bloody Mary’s Hotel, a 53-key property with overwater bungalows set in a storied location that pays homage to its past. For more than four...
Why this vast Northern Territory is a must-visit destination The Yukon can clearly accommodate those who appreciate a little elbow room on their vacations. Annie-Claude Dupuis of Tourism Yukon notes that the large territory is home to only around 45,000 people, the lion's share of them in Whitehorse."It's...
Rome's ArcheoRunning tours tell of the stars before sundown Rome's ArcheoRunning says visitors to the city can be both somewhat star-ry-eyed while also being somewhat fleet of foot. The company has running tours that showcase Italy's capital, with a new addition being daylight tours that trace...
Guests of Mirador Acapulco Hotel, overlooking he world-famous cliff La Quebrada, can watfh divers from heights ranging from 30 to 41 metres Visiting Torontonian Steve Gillick saw one of Acapulco's legendary cliff divers get fire-d. Gillick, in Acapulco for Mexico's annual tourism show set this...
