From answering the call of adventure to the continued impact of set jetting, here’s a look at some of the key travel trends outlined at Ensemble Horizons 2024. Executives at the recent Ensemble Horizons conference in Las Vegas outlined several key trends impacting the travel and tourism industry...
Q&A with Ana Jaimes, Verona Travel Ltd Tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been a travel advisor? My name is Ana Jaimes. I was born and raised in a little town in Mexico. I moved to Canada when I was six and have lived here ever since. I have graduated from […]
Isabel Martin-Benitez has taken on the role of director with the Tourist Office of Spain The new Tourist Office of Spain director in this country is inviting those wanting to become conversational in the language of Miguel Cevantes, Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso to study it in the very country in which...
IAN STALKER African lodging and safari company Time + Tide’s new sales manager for the USA and Canada says its clients may be able to spot leopards or lemurs, depending on which of its clearly differing destinations they opt for. The company provides vacations in landlocked Zambia and Indian Ocean-ringed...
Q&A with Sheila Aue, Trevello Travel Group Sheila Aue has been in the travel industry since 2004, after leaving her corporate career career behind to follow her passion and focus on helping clients make their travel dreams a reality. Part of Trevello Travel Group, she specializes in the Caribbean,...
Exodus Adventure Travels’ Rino Falvo recaps an epic trip to Sri Lanka with travel advisors Rino Falvo, Business Development Manager: Western Canada/USA, Exodus Adventure Travels 1) Tell us about the FAM trip and where you went. What was the itinerary? Exodus Adventure Travels hosted an incredible familiarization (FAM)...
What does luxury mean to your clients? KWC: They want the best of the best accommodations, seamless experiences (i.e airport meet and greet, private car/driver at disposal during the day) and they expect great service, and sustainable touches as standard. Privatized tours and special access are also...
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: Q&A with Andrea Mendelsohn Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been in the travel industry? I have been in the industry too many years to admit to as that would be telling. I started my career back in South Africa working for KLM Dutch Airlines and worked for Sabre,...
A picturesque escape on a charming island loaded with natural wonders ANN RUPPENSTEIN Picture this: you’ve arrived at your dream resort ready to soak up the sun and hit the cabanas by the 300-ft linear pool, but Mother Nature has quite literally put a damper on those plans. Not ideal, but it can inevitably...
Discover the little-known, but up-and-coming port stops of Monemvasia and Nafplio Greece Steve MacNaull Everyone is young and beautiful in Monemvasia. So says our tour guide Tina Leimoniti with a laugh. I picked up this grandiose declaration at Liotrivi Olive Oil Estate, in an enclave of bubonic agriculture...
