There’s a new travel agency on the block in Chilliwack ANN RUPPENSTEIN At the height of the pandemic, travel agencies were shutting down across the country. Even as travel restrictions lifted, many agency owners decided to turn the lights off on the additional overhead costs associated with office...
Bolivian hotel a reflection of its surroundings IAN STALKER Guests at Bolivia’s Palacio de Sal should be understanding if they hear staffers chanting that old refrain, “Rain, rain, go away.” After all, precipitation does lead to an unusual hotel situation for a truly unusual hotel....
Little Canada exhibit recreates memorial to fallen troops IAN STALKER Little Canada has become bigger, with its latest exhibit a poignant tribute first made available to its guests on a poignant day. The downtown Toronto attraction — which says its goal is to “replicate Canada in miniature”...
New SWISS YYZ-ZRH flight taking off soon ANN RUPPENSTEIN Tourism to Switzerland is booming with the destination reporting that overnight stays from Canada increased by 13.1% compared to the record year of 2019. In total, overnight stays reached 312,000 from the Canadian market. “While the most...
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...
Destination’s tourism trade is enjoying the good times IAN STALKER Dubai’s tourism trade is on a roll, with the Middle Eastern destination last year posting a record number of visitors, topping pre-Covid numbers while doing so. Cibele Moulin of Dubai Economy and Tourism told a recent Toronto...
New Business Premier and Business Premier Luxe suites will be available this year IAN STALKER Air New Zealand will later this year launch its latest service for those making the journey across the Pacific from Vancouver to Auckland. Airline national account manager Katie Olsson told a recent Toronto...
Events coincide with rising Canadian interest IAN STALKER Twin anniversaries are expected to make this a particularly interesting year to visit South Africa. Justin Barnette of South African Tourism told a recent Toronto gathering that this marks the 30th anniversary of South Africa becoming a democratic...
Give a little bit back while travelling ANN RUPPENSTEIN Through the Mālama Hawai’i program, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is all about providing ways clients can give back while on vacation. “Mālama is one of the foundational Hawaiian values we grow up with here in the Hawaiian...
Safaris began in the African nation IAN STALKER The Kenya Tourism Board wants this country’s travel agents to send their clients on safaris in the home of the safari. Tourism officials told a recent Toronto audience that the country’s numerous national parks and nature reserves provide easy...
