Tracing the history of whiskey in Ireland By: Ann Ruppenstein Over the last decade and counting, Irish whiskey has experienced a major renaissance, going from a mere four distilleries to 38 distilleries across the destination. But did you know Ireland has a deep history when it comes to whiskey? “The...
Jamaica is optimistic about the future of travel as hotel investment continues By: Ann Ruppenstein Despite the impact the pandemic has had on the tourism-dependent Caribbean, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett remains hopeful about what the future holds. “We’ve welcomed approximately...
The Bahamas: Ready to welcome back visitors By: Ann Ruppenstein Following a prolonged period of travel restrictions, Joy Jibrilu, the Director General of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, knows travellers from around the world are eager to explore again. “Our insights indicate that there’s...
Without a doubt, the pandemic has taken a toll on the travel industry. According to ACTA, over 800 storefront agencies across Canada are now permanently closed. As agents continue to see a revenue decline of 95%, more than 90% of travel agents are still on CRB or EI. While the industry tries to hold...
AmaWaterways’ Kristin Karst on resuming sailings throughout Europe By: Ann Ruppenstein AmaWaterways is on course to resume European river cruises on select ships beginning July 3, 2021 in Portugal. Kristin Karst, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of AmaWaterways, spoke with Travel Courier...
More good deeds provide more good news Ian Stalker Good work! The good deeds just keep on coming from those in the tourism industry. A couple of weeks ago, Travel Courier profiled a number of people in travel who are working to make this world a better place and since then has learned of others […]
Canadians urged to travel within their own country By: Ian Stalker The Tourism Industry Association of Canada and Destination Canada say Canadians won’t have to go far to help get this country’s ailing tourism trade back on its feet. In fact, they won’t have to go far at all. Senior...
