A head’s up on hammerheads… IAN STALKER No less a figure than Ecuadorian tourism minister Niels Olsen is willing to educate divers who might be nervous about some of his country’s schools. Schools of hammerhead sharks that can be viewed by the underwater exploration set who submerge...
Polar bear tours among province’s unique appeal IAN STALKER Travel Manitoba says tourists can see some pretty impressive critters in the northern part of Manitoba and much farther south as well. The tourism promotion body’s Karin Schreiber told delegates at Rendez-vous Canada 2023 that those...
Havana hotel is in the city’s famed Old Quarter IAN STALKER A newer addition to Havana’s lodging scene has the very sort of impressive neighbors that puts the Cuban capital’s old quarter firmly on the tourist circuit. Old Havana’s Gran Hotel Bristol, which is affiliated with Kempinski,...
Ottawa youth hostel was once a jail IAN STALKER The president of Destination Ontario says what are clearly non-mainstream accommodations are available to those visiting her province. Lisa LaVecchia told Rendez-vous Canada 2023 delegates in Quebec City in late May that those wanting to spend an unusual...
Parks Canada offers non-mainstream accommodations IAN STALKER Photos © Parks Canada /Guy Thériault/DCBA/ Sophie Deschamps Guy Theriault isn’t necessarily wowed when he hears of people talking about 5-star accommodations. Indeed, the Parks Canada employee told attendees at Rendez-vous...
Province is home to dozens of wineries IAN STALKER Photos: @visitnovascotia Oenophiles will be in their element in Nova Scotia. Peter Johnson of Tourism Nova Scotia said during Rendez-vous Canada 2023 that his province is “one of the fastest growing wine regions” in the country, now being...
