The arrival of a fresh new year opens the door to endless travel possibilities. What’s hot for 2023 and where are clients ahead? Travel Courier caught up with multiple travel industry professionals to get the inside scoop on what’s selling and what’s popular. Tauck’s chief operating...
Strong bookings are reported but some airline challenges remain IAN STALKER Travel agents appear to be looking forward to a happier new year business-wise than they experienced in 2022. A survey of five agents shows all expect 2023 to see increased bookings for their agencies, welcome news given the often-punishing...
Now in its 9th year, Peterborough Departures are back with a new destination ANN RUPPENSTEIN Calling all Peterborough area residents. BST Vacations (Blowes & Stewart Travel Group Ltd) has revealed the lineup of destinations for its Peterborough Departures program across 2023. “2022 was a very...
Route will showcase local spirit IAN STALKER The Mexican state of Nayarit is using a long-available alcohol that is generally overshadowed by other Mexican spirits to boost the state’s tourism trade. Nayarit tourism minister Juan Enrique Suarez del Real Tostado says Nayarit is working on developing...
Wreck diving proves popular for visitors to Cuba IAN STALKER Cuban watersports firm Marlin quite understandably doesn’t have that sinking feeling that the captains of some ships that sailed off Santiago de Cuba long ago may have felt. In fact, Marlin’s Santiago de Cuba-area seaside office...
Q&A with David Collado, minister of tourism, Dominican Republic When it comes to recovery from the pandemic, the Dominican Republic is considered a global success story. The popular Caribbean destination is already up 40% on 2019 levels. To find out more about what’s new in the destination,...
Changes took place in early January IAN STALKER Oasis Hotels & Resorts kicked off the new year with a couple of major name changes As of Jan. 3, the Grand Oasis Palm — one of six properties Oasis has in the Cancun area, was renamed The Sens Cancun, while the next door Oasis Palm was […]
Everything you always wanted to know about chocolate IAN STALKER Cabo Adventures is happy to give tourists the lowdown on chocolate in the very country in which it originated. Juan Emilio Rodriguez, who’s given the title of ambassador at the Los Cabos-area company, reports chocolate has a long...
