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PUBS, PATIOS & BARS: How to plan a ‘beercation’ in the Golden State
California is acclaimed for its longstanding thriving craft beer industry, and, as such, sometimes the most challenging part of drinking craft beer in the Golden State (a perfect moniker to be sure)…
LISTENING IN: Hungry for Duran Duran
If you live in the GTA and you’re of a certain vintage, it’s quite possible that your Facebook exploded this week with photos of soggy friends getting poured on at Monday’s Duran Duran concert in…
HOLY HANNAH, WHAT A DAY!
Somewhere Mike Hannah was smiling. After all, Tuesday was a picture-perfect day for the golf tournament named in his honour – the popular long-time Canadian travel executive having died in May. But…
WHAT’S NEW IN FABULOUS FORT LAUDERDALE
Where to start in Fort Lauderdale? The South Florida destination has 31 communities boasting 37,000 lodging options; 4,000-plus eateries; more than 500 km. of navigable waterways and eight distinct…
LAUDERDALE LEARNING GOES MOBILE
Visit Lauderdale’s Lauderdale Loyalist training and sales experience for travel advisors has gone mobile. Created with the support of TravPRO Mobile, the mlearning app “changes the game for agents,”…
‘VENICE OF AMERICA’: Play, stay and dine on Fort Lauderdale’s wonderful waterways
When locals and visitors call this tropical destination the Venice of America, it’s because these winding ribbons of waterways aren’t just for show. The extra bragging rights come from how Greater…
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: Travel South touches down up North
With a hearty “Y’all Are Welcome!” Travel South USA touched down in Toronto for a long-awaited mission north of the border designed to reassure the trade, and consumers, that the 12-state region is…
LISTENING IN: The gospel according to Hozier
In might be a little early to draw comparisons between Hozier and Van Morrison, but certainly the talented – and thoughtful – Irish singer songwriter has shown that he can channel Van the Man’s…
STILL FILLING THE HOUSE: Elvis death anniversary increases tourism at his birthplace
The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, has welcomed an increasing number of visitors as fans commemorate the 45th anniversary of Presley’s death and a new movie…
‘RESTLESS’ MONSOON SEASON FLOODING IN LAS VEGAS:
Two people are dead as the most “restless” summer monsoon season in a decade became deadly Thursday. Intense lightning and thunderstorms flooded parts of southern Nevada and a leaky…
ROUND-UP: Aug. 08-12, 2022
In last week’s news: Choice Hotels bought Radisson Americas; more cruise lines eased COVID protocols; the feds announced an official investigation into the customs chaos at Canadian airports; and…
BEVERLY HILLS BISTRO HAS THE GOLDEN TOUCH
A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami – but it’s also a working restaurant. Reservations have been going fast at the newly…
MUSKOKA ROCK AND ROLL: Seguin Valley Golf Club
Ah, cottage country. Just saying it lowers my blood pressure. It conjures up memories of lazy weekends. Dangling my feet off the end of a dock. A morning paddle on a lake of glass. Basking on a warm…
LISTENING IN: Remembering Olivia Newton-John
This week we remember Olivia Newton-John, who sadly died of cancer at age 73. From 1973 to ‘83, the (British-born) Australian singer was among the world’s most popular entertainers, racking up 14 top…
UPDATED: FIRE AT CUBA OIL STORAGE FACILITY
A deadly fire that has consumed at least half of a large oil facility in western Cuba and threatened to worsen the island’s energy crisis has been largely controlled after nearly five days,…
CHANGES AND CHALLENGES: Talking travel with Roger Dow
Roger Dow, outgoing president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, will be honored as the 2022 inductee into the U.S. Travel’s Hall of Leaders this November. Dow has led U.S. Travel as chief…
ROUND-UP: Aug. 01-05, 2022
Canada Jetlines’ inaugural flights have been delayed; France lifts COVID restrictions, but Germany plans for a fall wave; revenue at Air Canada improves; and much more in last week’s round-up.
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The World’s Best Restaurant – Copenhagen Establishment Cops Top Spot
Sorry, Canada, none of The World’s Best 50 Restaurants are in this country; nor are there in any of the next 50, which are also curiously listed in the respected annual collection. That said,…
LISTENING IN: Seger song shows you never can tell
I’ve always loved Bob Seger, but oddly my favourite song – outside of “Night Moves” naturally – is probably the least Seger-like song in the Detroit rocker’s catalogue, “C’est La Vie” (or as it is…
BACK ON THE BHUTAN TRAIL: G Adventures to lead first trek
Following two years of extensive restoration and a delayed launch due to COVID 19, the Kingdom of Bhutan is set reopen its historic and sacred Trans Bhutan Trail in September, marking the first time…