Real stories from travel agents on how they’ve helped clients out of a bind Angie Oswald is ready to bare all the details about the times she’s saved the day for intrepid travellers. “Clients came in wanting to confirm a hotel they researched online for a wedding,” recalls Oswald...
Demand for luxury vacations is rising IAN STALKER A Toronto-area travel agent says he’s seeing growing demand for travel, with luxury travel at the forefront of that growth. Pat Probert of Bob Family Travel says that interest in travel is growing by “leaps and bounds,” a welcome development...
Positive signs of recovery for WestJet ANN RUPPENSTEIN Following the launch of transatlantic service from Toronto to Edinburgh earlier this month, recovery at WestJet is in full swing. The airline recently beat its previous record with a new single-day guest count of 55,000 set – the highest since...
Maya influence remains very visible IAN STALKER The Mexican state of Yucatan offers a look back at Mexico’s past — and then some. Senior tourism official Miguel Hernandez notes Yucatan has some 3,000 haciendas, estates that can tell of the Mexico of several centuries ago. Some of those...
Number of air seats is growing IAN STALKER The director of the Los Cabos tourism board says his destination is seeing a quick rebound in the Canadian market, citing available air seats as proof of the recovery. Rodrigo Esponda says the June-November period of this year will see 82,000 airplane seats...
Company now has over 100 properties around the world IAN STALKER AMR Collection has worked its way well south, with a company best known for its Mexican and Caribbean islands presence now having arrived in South America. AMR Collection’s president Gonzalo del Peon noted during a May 24 presentation...
Bottoms up: A new take on a Cuban classic! IAN STALKER Maria Teresa Bacallao Maceyras is inviting Varadero vacationers to quench their thirst in the same manner that Ernest Hemingway would during his many years in Cuba. Tour guide Bacallao Maceyras notes that Varadero has seen the opening of the Floridita...
