Travel Industry Today

From one theme park, two resort hotels and two golf courses, Walt Disney World Resort has evolved into world unto itself, which, in 2021 – 50 years after opening its gates for the first time –…

One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island. Officials with the US Geological Survey confirmed Wednesday that an eruption has begun in Kilauea volcano’s…

Niagara on the Lake perennially ranks as one of Canada’s prettiest towns. Throw in the nearby falls, gorge, whirlpool and riverside parks, a wealth of wineries, and popular annual Shaw Festival, and…

The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new look, taking the name Visit Lauderdale and introducing the destination tagline ‘Everyone Under the Sun.’ The rebrand of…

Insiders know that fall is the best time of year to visit Provincetown. The New England resort town known for its dramatic light, extraordinary beaches, and all things LGBTQ. From classic events and…

Last week saw the government, and the travel lobby, get back to work after the election; US Travel successfully conduct its trade show, IPW; Goway and Air Canada Vacations launch new brochures; and…

Can anyone explain why the US is dragging its feet – and parts higher – with respect to opening the northern land border? No matter how “regrettably” he made that decision, for Homeland…

Chain hotels are faceless, corporate, and bland. A close your eyes and you could be anywhere in the world kind of experience – merely a place to put your head down at night. In my sniffy…

A fresh floral trail is in bloom in Niagara Falls starting today (Sept. 24), running for only 10 days through Oct. 3. Fleurs de Villes Niagara Falls is a one-of-a-kind self-guided, socially spaced,…

IPW Las Vegas, the US Travel trade show extravaganza that was supposed to be held in Spring 2020, and then a year later, and finally this fall, wrapped up yesterday, with hosts and participants…

California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests, though cooler weather on Friday helped crews trying to keep the flames away from…

Last week’s highlights include news of new leadership at WestJet; Red Label Vacations testing US waters; Transat resuming UK and Portugal flights, a new assurance program from Sandals; and Globus…

As Canada inches towards recovery from COVID and the travel industry follows suit, many of the first in-person meetings are taking place on golf courses – open, outdoor settings that are naturally…

Sometimes drinks just taste better in a particular setting, such as beer with a ballgame in front of it, or a glass of wine with a lush vineyard stretching out to the horizon behind. Such is the case…

Nothing short of the continued support of governments and harmonized and recalibrated COVID-19 travel protocols are necessary to save the global travel industry in the present and secure its future,…

In preparation for the winter season and taking into consideration that by November, 92.5 percent of the population will be vaccinated, The Ministry of Tourism of Cuba announced the opening of…

The Canadian border cracked opened a little more, airlines started flying again from YTZ, ACV hosted a virtual product launch, WestJet jumped on the staff vax bandwagon, and other pandemic-related…

“I saw the flight attendants in the galley crying. Then the pilot came on the intercom and said, ‘New York and Washington are under attack. All hell has broken loose, we’re going to Canada’.” This is…

The Air Canada captain said he was “pleased” to be flying with passengers again. And the passengers, me included, were certainly happy to comply, though with the new stress of pandemic-era travel,…

Starting today, Air Canada is back at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ). The resumption of service at the island airport features five daily return flights to Montreal. Service to Toronto Island…