Travel Industry Today

Last week, Transat AT secured additional federal funding; JetBlue reached a deal to buy Spirit Airlines; some WestJet workers signed a ‘historic’ contract; and Switzerland Tourism named its new…

TIME magazine has revealed its fourth annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, highlighting 50 extraordinary travel destinations around the globe. Spoiler alert: Two of them are Canadian. The…

Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh has dug deep to add a new facet to the destination’s vibrant bar scene with Metropole Underground: the first subterranean bar in the Cambodian capital. Inspired by the…

“In the Summertime,” the debut single in 1970 by British Band Mungo Jerry – the guy with the chops was actually named Ray Dorset – is still a seasonal classic and ranks as one of the best-selling…

Leaving Soweto in rush hour traffic is not for the faint of heart. Motorists overtake on the left and right, stop suddenly for no apparent reason, goats wander across roads, yapping dogs, chickens…

DT Minich, Kissimmee’s dynamic CEO was in town last week hosting media and partners on consecutive warm sunny evenings in Toronto. This is all about partnerships he said, thanking everyone for their…

Airline news was front and centre last week with WestJet workers setting a possible strike date, Porter ordering many more planes, Canada Jetlines revealing the date of its inaugural flight, and IATA…

From verbal abuse to physical threats to police calls, front-line workers in the airline industry are finding themselves on the receiving end of frustrated passengers encountering flight delays and…

A new study by PayPal Canada on millennial travel says the roughly 26 to 40-year-old cohort in this country are likely to splurge on their next vacation, though inflation is definitely affecting…

Citing increased demand for upgraded vessel options, G Adventures has added its first custom-built catamaran to its fleet of vessels in the Galapagos this summer. The new Reina Silvia Voyager is…

It may seem that Birmingham is simply synonymous with “Peaky Blinders,” but rest assured, there’s more to England’s second city than its status as the setting for the popular Depression-era Netflix…

Cuba is smiling again with the return of visitors as the country (and world) emerges from over two years of COVID pause. I was one of them, having attended the recent 40th anniversary of the island’s…

Last week local media and partners gathered at the Radisson Blu on Lake Ontario in downtown Toronto to enjoy cool drinks and Caribbean flavoured delicacies while Glen Beache, CEO, St. Vincent and the…

There was something in the air this year at ACTA’s annual golf tournament in on Thursday, no doubt fuelled by the back-to-business energy of industry attendees, even as two key ACTA execs were forced…

Making headlines last week: Mandatory random testing for COVID 19 returns at the country’s four main airports, a new codeshare partnership for Air Canada, SIXT sets up shop in Vancouver, London…

Sometimes, a pub, patio, or bar doesn’t constitute a destination until to itself (as much as we might imply otherwise), rather it simply compliments or enhances a place, providing a tiny, perfect…

No. 1 in 1970, The Guess Who’s “American Woman” – from its iconic opening guitar riff to the memorable lines “I don’t need your war machines, I don’t need your ghetto scenes, coloured lights can…

Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas’ iconic “pink” resort, is going “bigger and bolder” with a multimillion-dollar renovation and a host of new partnerships. The latest chapter in the life of the…

Scotland scores big in Time Out’s ranking of the world’s best 53 cities in 2022. Edinburgh takes the No.1 spot, followed by Chicago, Medellin in Colombia and Glasgow as number 4. Amsterdam…

Marking the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence, The Bob Marley One Love Experience has come to Toronto and the Jamaica Tourist Board held a VIP event last week for agents, partners and media…