Photos courtesy of Wanuskewin Heritage Park Sometimes lost in the history of Canadian Indigenous and Inuit nations are the stories of the Métis, whose presence was established only after the French and Scottish colonizers had come to these shores. That was in the 1700s, after the European pioneers...
Five new tours focus on unique ways to explore Canada CAA has unveiled new luxurious travel packages designed for travellers who are ready to embark on an iconic Canadian adventure. Each package also features a CAA chartered jet experience with all business class seating in partnership with Air Canada....
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism on hand for the signing of a memorandum of understanding for new centre IAN STALKER Jamaican tourism minister Edmund Bartlett is applauding the Jamaica-based Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre’s arrival in Canada, stating a growing international...
Kate Middleton and Prince William have a royal stay in The Bahamas The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently checked into The Cove at Atlantis Paradise Island during a visit to The Bahamas as part of a Caribbean tour in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Kate Middleton and Prince William...
North America leading the pack for UK travel recovery ANN RUPPENSTEIN In 2022, the British Tourist Authority’s chair Judith Macgregor says the organization is anticipating over half of 2019’s arrival figures when the destination saw 40 million visitors. “We reckon 21 million visits...
Preferred Hotel Group’s global group sales team shares insights and predictions for MICE travel After a long hiatus, signature MICE events are returning around the globe. To get a sense of what’s in store for the industry, Amy Butterfield, Preferred Hotel Group’s Senior Vice President...
Say cheers to a Veuve Clicquot themed getaway in SoHo Is it time for some bubbly? Clients looking for a memorable stay in NYC can check into NoMo SoHo, a luxury hotel featuring a Champagne Suite Experience driven by Veuve Clicquot called “Ode to Bubbly.” As part of their stay, guests...
Launches first ever campaign to promote Barbuda IAN STALKER Tourism authorities in Antigua and Barbuda have begun a tourism campaign that they hope will truly give Barbuda its place in the sun. The Caribbean island — home to only 1,500 people — is often overshadowed by larger sister island...
Event was a first from the tourist board IAN STALKER The Japan National Tourism Organization has gone the high-tech route to update travel agents on Japan, using the forum to among other things remind people that a country that is frequently seen as being at the forefront of technological advances also...
Carnivore’s fossil can be seen in a museum Awad Neme says kronosaurus boyacensis clearly wasn’t a picky eater. Indeed, the Colombian tour guide says the massive and long-extinct creature — which scientists classify as a pliosaur, an aquatic reptile that preyed on other marine creatures...
