RIU BROADENS PRESENCE AROUND THE WORLD IAN STALKER The Riu Hotels & Resorts brand will continue to surface in points far and wide in the coming years. Hugo Aguilera, Riu’s director of partner marketing and business development USA and Canada, told a recent Toronto gathering that 2020 will see the Spanish...

MOUNTAINSIDE CONSULATE HOSTS SWITZERLAND EVENT Pictured above: A recent gathering for Switzerland tourism at the Swiss consulate in North Vancouver was attended by (l. to r.) Adrien Genier, director of Geneva Tourism and Congress; Emilie Morard, head of market management for Valais/Wallis Promotion;...

KARISMA, MARGARITAVILLE TEAM UP TO OFFER GUESTS ‘LAID-BACK LUXURY’ GREG COATES Pack light and don’t forget your flip flops. Described as “laid-back luxury without any pretense,” Karisma Hotels & Resorts is inviting travellers to “escape to paradise” with...

TOURISM IS BOOMING WITH MORE LIFT CAPACITY, RECORD ARRIVALS ANN RUPPENSTEIN Pictured above: The Israel Government Tourist Office’s Ellen Melman, Gal Hana and Jerry Adler. Tourism arrivals to Israel are booming with 4.5 million visitors recorded in 2019. To celebrate the third consecutive record-breaking...