New SWISS YYZ-ZRH flight taking off soon ANN RUPPENSTEIN Tourism to Switzerland is booming with the destination reporting that overnight stays from Canada increased by 13.1% compared to the record year of 2019. In total, overnight stays reached 312,000 from the Canadian market. “While the most...
Little Canada exhibit recreates memorial to fallen troops IAN STALKER Little Canada has become bigger, with its latest exhibit a poignant tribute first made available to its guests on a poignant day. The downtown Toronto attraction — which says its goal is to “replicate Canada in miniature”...
New Business Premier and Business Premier Luxe suites will be available this year IAN STALKER Air New Zealand will later this year launch its latest service for those making the journey across the Pacific from Vancouver to Auckland. Airline national account manager Katie Olsson told a recent Toronto...
Safaris began in the African nation IAN STALKER The Kenya Tourism Board wants this country’s travel agents to send their clients on safaris in the home of the safari. Tourism officials told a recent Toronto audience that the country’s numerous national parks and nature reserves provide easy...
As of May 1, Icelandair will offer direct flights between Keflavík International Airport and Vágar Airport ANN RUPPENSTEIN On May 1, Icelandair will offer direct flights between Reykjavik, Iceland’s Keflavík International Airport and Vágar Airport, making it easy for Canadians...
Arts & Leisure goes above and beyond for agents and clients BOB MOWAT About 70 travel advisors embarked on a ‘journey of discovery’ with Arts & Leisure at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel, learning about its products and programs, sharing a fine meal and enjoying some entertainment....
ONVIGO: Supporting travel advisors every step of the way BOB MOWAT There’s a brand-new host agency group on the travel scene. It’s Canadian owned and operated and it’s called ONVIGO. Backed by Voyzant, ONVIGO will feature a model that’s focused on personalized support coupled...
Tour operators continue to offer Jordan and Egypt despite Gaza crisis IAN STALKER Tour operators are continuing to offer Jordan and Egypt while acknowledging that the ongoing fighting in Gaza is making some travellers leery about the Middle East at this time. But those same tour operators are insistent...
Los Cabos sees growth among Canadian travellers IAN STALKER The Los Cabos area has gone from hosting pre-Hispanic Indigenous peoples to Spanish missionaries, then ranchers and ultimately tourists. Lots of tourists in fact. Rodrigo Esponda, managing director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board, told a recent...
Iconic sides to the country will be featured on the tour IAN STALKER Tauck Tours is preparing for a return to Cuba, with those who book its itineraries to the Latin country able to participate in some cigar rolling 101. The company has announced that after a four-year absence its planned fall trips to Cuba...
