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...

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...

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...