Calling all Friends fans. This new Toronto experience is for you! Story: Ann Ruppenstein, photos courtesy of: Superfly X and Ann Ruppenstein This is your chance to release your inner Phoebe and belt out the lyrics to Smelly Cat outside the iconic Central Perk or recreate Ross’ famous “PIVOT!”...
The Limpi Recycling warehouse in Curaçao is lined with containers filled with shredded plastic assorted by colour — red, white, yellow, blue, green and orange. This is the site where industrial product designers Debrah Nijdam and Mitchell Lammering give “new” life to discarded...
St. Vincent and The Grenadines poised for growth with new resorts ANN RUPPENSTEIN From the first Marriott-branded property in the destination to the highly anticipated opening of the first Beaches resort, major developments are underway in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Glen Beache, CEO of the St. Vincent...
Airline service boosted from three cities IAN STALKER Aeromexico has become more visible in Canadian skies this summer. The carrier increased the number of Vancouver flights it offers by 23% in June compared to May, while June frequencies to and from Montreal rose 16% and Toronto service was up 7% in the same...
TL Network makes strides in Canada TED DAVIS The number of TL Network advisors in Canada is on the increase. In 2021, it added 47 agencies to the roster, and so far in 2022, 16 have joined. Even with the “churn” of some agencies closing their doors, the retention rate was 95%, said Christine...
A retail renaissance is underway TED DAVIS Navigating a new world of shifting COVID-19 restrictions, changing flight schedules and fast-evolving consumer demands has presented a new set of challenges for both travel consumers and travel retailers in 2022. But travel agent members of the Travel Leaders...
Rescue centre works to safeguard sea turtle populations story by Ian Stalker Pire El Cid is inviting people to view what amounts to something of a maternity ward for his flippered friends. El Cid works at the Marine Turtle Rescue Center on the Cuban island of Cayo Largo, which in turn works to help boost...
Hotel firm looking beyond an Atlantic presence story by Ian Stalker main photo by Chi-Thien Nguyen/Elkus Manfredi Architects White Elephant Resorts is preparing to make waves by adding its first property that won’t be in a setting near waves. The company now has four properties on the quaint...
Community seeks its place in the Mexican sun IAN STALKER Juan Luis Gonzalez wants to boost a municipal profile that he concedes is overshadowed by its famous nearby neighbour. Gonzalez is director of tourism for San Jeronimo, found about 50 miles from Acapulco, Mexico’s first major tourism resort...
