Travel advisors lead the charge in Portugal's long stay trend + takeaways from the Visit Portugal Travel Trade Marketplace Ilona KauremszkyWhen Inês Almeida Garrett, director of the Portuguese National Tourist Office in Canada, welcomed Toronto’s travel trade to the Visit Portugal Travel Trade...
Firm now offers tours in Latin America, Asia and Europe Cancun-based tour company Tica en Cancun has clearly become considerably more worldly. The company was founded eight years ago by expatriate Costa Rican Marianne Volio Soto, who moved to Cancun to study tourism and hospitality. Tica is the Costa...
Country hosts its first show dedicated to outdoor exploration Peruvian tourism board PromPeru wants more of those who visit Peru to work their way into the northern part of the country and has just demonstrated its commitment to promoting that often dramatic part of the Latin American nation by choosing...
Destination has nine bays, four of which are off-limits to developers The general manager of the Association of Huatulco Hotels can clearly state that her Pacific-coast destination isn't lacking when it comes to ocean-fronting bays. Jessica Garcia Moro notes that Huatulco has nine of the water...
Flair prepares to begin Mexico City service, marking the the fourth Mexican city in Flair's network Flair Airlines is on the eve of providing airborne links between both Vancouver and Toronto and Mexico City, confident that there are plenty of Canadians eager to see a side of Mexico that doesn't...
BOB MOWATJamaica’s ambitious strategy to grow its business out of Canada is clearly paying off as the Caribbean island is seeing a double-digit increase in air seats out of this market for the winter 2025-2026, putting it within striking distance of its target of welcoming 500,000...
While the numbers may be modest, Dr. Gessa Simplicious, head of public relations for the Uganda Tourism Board, says that the Canadian market is an important one for Uganda’s tourism industry. In conversation with Baxter Media’s publisher, Mitchell McClung, he explained that: “Canadian...
Vienna will be showcasing its culinary diversity in 2026 From farm-to-table dining options to Michelin-starred restaurants, Vienna’s vibrant gastronomy scene is set to take a bite out of the spotlight in 2026. With the theme “Vienna Bites. Cuisine, Culture, Character,” the Vienna Tourist...
BOB MOWATA high-profile group of tourism officials from Cork, Ireland were in Canada recently to meet with travel trade partners, tourism officials and others to talk about how the destination can go about attracting more Canadian visitors. Seamus Heaney, head of Visit Cork, explained...
Already a hotspot for French Canadians, the Guadeloupe Islands are ready to welcome more travellers with the launch of direct flights from Toronto this winter ANN RUPPENSTEINThe Canadian market is already key to the Guadeloupe Islands, but the archipelago is counting on even...
