Voices in the Mist ANN RUPPENSTEIN 12 visions of the future of travel 2020 was shaping up to be a banner year for travel with endless itinerary options, a bounty of direct flight routes and a slew of travellers eager to embark on adventures. The Travel Corporation had its centennial to celebrate,...
Travel industry doesn’t stand still during travel stand still: IAN STALKER What do people holding senior positions in tourism do when tourism largely grinds to a halt? Well, apparently they continue to keep busy with their tourism work duties. Travel Courier reached out to a number of household...
Finland was chosen by the United Nations as the world’s happiest nation for the third year running in March. Visit Finland, the Finnish travel promotion organization, is launching the Rent a Finn goes Virtual campaign to showcase the Finnish way of life. “We want to encourage people to take...
The Stratford Festival is coming to a couch near you! Travel agents can have the best seats in the house (literally) as the Stratford Festival launches a virtual “film festival” offering free streaming of 12 of their finest Shakespeare productions. One film will be released on their YouTube...
It’s time to visit Australia… from home: Tourism Australia will be transporting the country’s incredible tourism offerings into the living rooms of Canadians with a curated live program of virtual travel experiences to inspire them to dream about their next Australian holiday. The Live...
Brazil, you want it! We got it! IAN STALKER Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism (Embratur) wants tourists to visit the sprawling country — just not at this moment. The ministry has launched a campaign that urges would-be visitors to “Don’t cancel, reschedule!” which asks...
Hoteliers eager to see the return of good times: IAN STALKER Those in the hotel trade are keeping busy during the coronavirus pandemic, even if they have few or even no guests and in one case not even having a hotel now that spring and its rising temperatures have arrived. The hotel industry, like other...
Coping during COVID-19: This week Travel Courier checks in with Claudia Biegus, Travel Professional & Destination Wedding Specialist at Transat Travel in Kitchener, Ont., who had a couple forced to reschedule their destination wedding planned for April among her clients whose vacation plans were...
European Union Short Film Festival is coming to your home… The popular European Union Short Film Festival is moving online from May 14-21. Now in its seventh year, this free event features a diverse collection of short films from across the EU. The event features 22 films from 22 European Union...
