Fresh from attending Virtuoso Travel Week, Sheila Gallant-Halloran of Lush Life Travel reveals some of the top trends that are shaping the luxury travel industry from safari spots that go far beyond the typical South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania circuits to epic expeditions and cool escapes. #1 Being...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN Most airlines aren’t born out of a love story, but it was a classic tale of a long-distance romance that sparked the early stages of interCaribbean Airways. Back in 1987, founder Lyndon Gardiner started on an aviation quest while he had a day job working for a bank when he discovered...
TED DAVIS A growing recognition of civil rights sites of significance in America is giving more options and opportunities to travellers, both domestic and international. That turbulent period of struggle against Black oppression in America is a subject of ongoing exploration. This has rendered tributes...
North American visits to the Asian destination are surging Story: IAN STALKERPhotos: TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND Tourism officials from the Land of Smiles have every reason to smile as they survey the performance of Thailand’s tourism industry these days. Thailand — dubbed the Land of Smiles,...
Brand USA gives Canadian travel advisors the ‘Mega’ treatment TED DAVIS Brand USA is giving Canada the Mega treatment. The result was a successful series of fam trips across the USA by 55 Canadian travel advisors. The six fam trips, that concluded recently, meandered through America...
More Beatles Memories Emerge In Liverpool TED DAVIS Memories of The Beatles in all their musical genius are well served by the “The Beatles Story,” the definitive museum devoted to the Fab Four in Liverpool. But there is another Beatles-based attraction in Liverpool that is also gaining visibility...
Checking out Fontainebleau Las Vegas ANN RUPPENSTEIN Fontainebleau Las Vegas opened its doors on Dec. 13 to an a-list guest list featuring the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, Axel Rose, Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban. The new 67-story, 3,644 room and suite property carries on the glamour...
Get to know Couples Resorts’ four iconic Jamaican properties—Couples Tower Isle, Couples Sans Souci, Couples Swept Away, and Couples Negril ANN RUPPENSTEIN From stunning beachfront locations to a plethora of culinary options, there are certain things travellers have come to expect at all inclusive...
Green matters in Southeast Asia BEATRICE ANG Conservation and sustainable travel were leading issues at the 2024 Asean Tourism Forum (ATF), held in Vientiane, Laos this year. Presentations by countries in the Asean collective indicated that the region is now getting down to the business of making firm...
Sheralyn Berry on her new role with HX, growing the team in Canada, hot new destinations and the scoop on how to get on a FAM trip to the Galapagos ANN RUPPENSTEIN With a new brand identity in place, HX continues to build momentum in Canada with a growing team in place to support and […]
