Travel Industry Today

Arrive early at Pearson airport and have some time to lounge around? Plaza Premium has just the ticket: it’s new Landmark Lounge, completed during the pandemic and recently re-revealed as Canadians…

On May 1st, 2007 Travel Industry Today published its first issue. It was a rush job. After leaving my former position the previous December, I had considered my options over a winter vacation in…

WestJet and Transat are now codeshare partners; Air Canada financials confirm that travel recovery is “underway,” as does the WTTC, which says a “hot summer” is ahead (for travel, not weather, though…

Air Transat and WestJet have launched a new transatlantic codeshare. WestJet’s “WS” code is now activated for sale on select Air Transat operated flights to/from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal,…

Let’s face it, vacations are all about the food; and there is only one true way to get to know a region’s food – you need to go there and eat the food amongst the people who cook it and eat it…

“Virginia Is For Lovers’ may be one of travel’s most iconic and enduring slogans, but truth is, from history to adventure, culinary to culture, and mountains to famous beaches and undiscovered…

Virginia boasts a wealth of popular tourism destinations, not least Virginia Beach and Shenandoah National Park – two destinations that define and distinguish the wealth of diversity available to…

Consumer-led growth continues to drive travel recovery into 2022, with consumers keen to spend the savings accumulated throughout the pandemic. The most recent edition of the ‘European Tourism…

A visit to Virginia is a bad time to start a diet. From famous seafood and country ham to dessert delights like fruit cobblers and homemade pies, expect a waste-widening experience in the state, but…

Among last weeks noteworthy news: ACTA said pursuing more financial subsidies for agents is unlikely; a US judge junked mask mandates; Jamaica jammed pre-arrival testing; Rocky Mountaineer is rolling…

Birmingham, England, is set for prime time this summer with the influx of thousands of visitors for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. If you or someone you know is one of the lucky ones to be attending…

A Trump appointed federal judge in Florida on Monday voided the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of US health officials in their…

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has offered a glimpse of ambitious plans for Saint Lucia, which will mark the company’s 30th year of operation on the island and 40th anniversary of the company.…

It’s taken longer than expected, but Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is beginning to reveal its much-anticipated new look and vibe as the world and the travel industry begins to feel a sense of renewed…

Heralding the advent of spring, thousands of tulips are in bloom this week in the Netherlands to welcome visitors to the opening of the once-a-decade horticultural exhibition “Floriade.” This year’s…

Last week, there was good news and bad from the pandemic; new eased passport renewal protocols were introduced for Canadians; Canada cracked down on cruise wastewater; the war took its toll on Air…

Best known for its crown jewels and famous historic prisoners, not least some of the unlucky wives of Henry VIII, the Tower of London is set to present a new face this summer when it will be…

Among last week’s headlines: COVID protocols continue to fall, notably for Canadians and cruisers; First Nations dancers made an impression at the Vatican; travel organizations are stepping up to…

An organization dedicated to the modernization of traditional symbols and icons in Ontario have set their sights on the Trillium which was adopted by the Legislature as Ontario’s official…

Richmond is a lovely town on the southwestern outskirts of London ¬– known for its many parks and open spaces, riverside bona fides, celebrity residents (including Mick Jagger), and now “Ted Lasso.”…