Oliver Weibel reflects on his travel industry background, career highlights and memorable adventures like riding a Harley down Route 66 to Las Vegas Tell us a little bit about yourself and how long you've been in the travel industry? I was born and raised in the northeastern part of Switzerland, in Tübach,...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN Some hotels have the power to lure people in from the moment they first come across a photo of the property. From being able to enjoy breakfast with a giraffe to sleeping on a bridge overlooking Kruger National Park, here are some unique ways to stay that are bound...
It's a love story, these couples just said YES! The couple: Amy & David The wedding: The Fives Beach Hotel & Residences, Playa del Carmen, MexixoThe guest list: 70The agent: Deanna Beatty, Romance & Foodie Travel Photographers: Monica and Oscar Studios The couple: Ellie &...
TED DAVIS With an economy that is heavily reliant on tourism, Las Vegas tourism stakeholders have been battered by a boycott of the destination by many Canadians in the wake of tumultuous relations with the U.S. president.The numbers are daunting. Las Vegas hotel occupancy...
Egyptian-owned Mayfair Cruises offers unique Nile Journeys Cairo-based Mayfair Cruises is eager to show foreign tourists what in a sense amounts to its back yard.The entirely Egyptian-owned company – affiliated with other Egyptian tourism firms that have been in business for decades – now has three...
Island is particularly proud of its natural side The Tobago Tourism Agency Limited is touting Tobago as a part of the Caribbean that isn't short on beaches or nature.But what the sister island to Trinidad doesn't have is large numbers of visitors, says the tourism agency's marketing officer."Imagine...
Destination attracts the famous and not so famous alike Tinseltown is lending a helping hand to the Florida Keys' tourist trade.Chad Newman, film commissioner for Visit Florida Keys, says his jurisdiction is frequently chosen by the TV and film industries as a setting for their works, with the Florida...
Turkish Airlines connects the world through Istanbul Turkish Airlines says it has built an unrivalled network that enables it to deliver clients to every continent but Antarctica.Jamal Hamza of the Star Alliance airline's Houston office told a recent Wheelhouse Travel Alliance webinar that the airline...
IAN STALKER Trade squabbles with the United States are apparently leading more Canadians to vacation in their home and native land.Several travel agents in Ontario – the country's most populous province – say repeated calls this year for Canadians to stay in their homeland...
Naturally Pacific Resort has partnered with Campbell River Whale Watching & Adventure Tours to offer October Grizzly Getaways Naturally Pacific Resort has partnered with Campbell River Whale Watching & Adventure Tours to offer October Grizzly Getaways Those staying at Vancouver Island’s...
