Get to know Céline Cousteau ANN RUPPENSTEIN The humanitarian, filmmaker, adventurer, environmentalist and TreadRight’s ‘Planet’ Ambassador talks to Travel Courier about the value of travel agents, not having a bucket list, coping during the pandemic and carrying on her family’s...
Canadian entrepreneur keeps belize close from afar: Like many across the country, Montreal-based lawyer Daniel Lighter, the owner of two eco-properties in Belize, is taking advantage of a much shorter commute in the wake of COVID-19. In addition to working from home and enjoying his son’s culinary...
Near and far — a look at where Canadians are dreaming about travelling While the world sits poised for when the time is right to travel again, Booking.com shared insights gathered from over 100,000 different destinations that have inspired travellers from all over the globe since the start of March....
Tourism HR Canada Launching COVID-19 Workforce Recovery Toolkit Business-focused toolkit will support Canadian tourism SMEs navigate COVID-19 recovery efforts Tourism HR Canada is developing the COVID-19 Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit to help the industry get up and running as quickly as possible...
A virtual cookbook launched this month is serving up a way for food lovers to make some of their favourite dishes from restaurants, food businesses and farmers in Ontario’s Wellington County while staying home safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Culinary tour operator Taste Detours came...
Lufthansa plans to bolster Toronto route Lufthansa plans to bolster the limited number of intercontinental flights to Canada with a resumption of service from Toronto in June. The airline plans to ramp up with three weekly, non-stop flights from Toronto to Frankfurt beginning June 3. Additional Canadian...
Hong Kong airport goes the high-tech route to protect travellers and staff from coronavirus Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) is applying the latest disinfection technologies, including disinfection channels, antimicrobial coating and autonomous cleaning robots, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)...
Travel industry demonstrates it has compassion during these tough times: Ian Stalker Those in the travel industry can be forgiven for believing that the worst in travel industry times brings out the best in travel industry personnel. There are a seemingly unlimited number of reports of industry generosity...
Agents who stepped up to the plate during a crisis receive tribute: TL Network is hailing some of those of those who have deservedly taken on the travel agent hero mantra during these months of travel disruptions. The network is paying tribute to agents throughout May, saluting the “silent heroes”who...
Coping During COVID-19: This week Travel Courier checks in with Jill Fost, owner of Custom Adventures in Burlington, Ont., who along with juggling COVID-19 related challenges to her business is also taking on the role of homeschooling and entertaining her two kids in the process. Tell us a little bit about...
