Israel programs suspended IAN STALKER Ongoing fighting in the Middle East has prompted tour operators that send clients to that part of the world to quickly alter their programs and all to keep a watchful eye on events for a possible further spread of violence in the region. Fighting between the Israeli...

One-on-one with Christine James BOB MOWAT It was good news, good news and more good news as TL Network wrapped up its three Fall Regional Events in Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto during the last week of October, with the group’s Canadian vice president, Christine James observing that each of the Regionals...

US destinations in the spotlight in Canada IAN STALKER Travel from this country to the United States is clearly back in vogue, with Canadians heading over our southern border in large numbers as memories of the darkest days of the travel-grounding pandemic fade somewhat. Staci Mellman, senior vice president...

BOB MOWAT In his introduction to the Solving the Payments’ Puzzle session at Adventure Together held recently in Vienna, Austria, TourRadar’s Sean Hebert observed that: “In this industry, managing payments between customers, travel agents, tour operators and the multitude of other third...