Over the next year, Irish journalist Claire Scott is roaming around the world on the newly launched ‘Roamies’ travel style with G Adventures and Hostelworld. After each adventure, she’s sharing all the details with Travel Courier. Here’s the second story from the 11-day Total...

Customers ready to splurge on views and special experiences ANN RUPPENSTEIN Although occupancy levels for luxury hotels are only back to 48-58% of pre pandemic levels on a global level, room rates are already higher than they were in 2019. Jan Freitag, National Director, Hospitality Analytics at CoStar,...

Bolivia can deliver a starry night Ian Stalker Pedro Rios says a visit to Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats may leave tourists somewhat star-struck. The sprawling salt flats, which cover 4,700 square miles and which Rios says amount to a “white desert,” is ideal for star-gazing, with those...

AC service between Vancouver and Miami marks first non-stop route in 18 years TED DAVIS The longest U.S.-bound route from Vancouver will soon be serviced by a new schedule of non-stop flights by Air Canada. AC will launch direct non-stop flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Miami (MIA), starting Dec....