Travel Industry Today

When is a FAM more than a FAM? When it’s the first one in a year and a half and a chance to travel again and experience a normal that is both new and nothing like we’ve seen before. Indeed, the…

There’s no ominous music, no telltale fin breaking the surface as the powerful silhouette of a great white shark glides alongside the small tour boat off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Michael…

Ontario is queuing up for QR codes; Hurricane Ida ravaged the US, south and north; Sunwing makes staff vaccinations mandatory, and latest doings at Disney, all in today’s round-up. NEWS Ontario has…

The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that Virgin Galactic cannot launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into a mishap that occurred during July’s flight…

Toronto’s downtown waterfront isn’t the most user-friendly, with copious condos, office complexes, still-working industrial port businesses, and airport blighting the limited space of Harbourfront.…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 compared to June, but demand remained far below…

Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans sweltered in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on Tuesday with no electricity, no tap water, precious little gasoline and no clear idea of when things might improve.…

Royalton Luxury Resorts’ newest all inclusive property, Royalton Grenada Resort and Spa, has announced that it will be reopening on October 1, 2021. Overlooking Tamarind Bay with direct access…

Fifty years ago, the Walt Disney World Resort, born of impossible dreams, opened its gates. And beginning October 1, 2021, the magic is calling everyone to The World’s Most Magical Celebration – the…

After 18-months in lockdown, three of Canada’s largest cities have set their friendly rivalries aside. For the first time ever, Ottawa Tourism, Tourisme Montréal and Destination Toronto join forces in…

Canadians get the green light for Britain, unvaccinated Air Canada employees face the axe, ITA replaces Alitalia, Pfizer finally gets approved in US, , Wild Florida welcomes unusual baby gators, St.…

Torrential rain pours down, waves break and big puddles splash as visitors enter the new children’s museum at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. No surprise there, because the exhibit is dedicated to the…

As the smallest land mass shared by two countries (just 37 square miles), Saint Martin is home to both the Dutch and their capital of Philipsburg and the French with their capital of Marigot. In 2017…

With the current easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions and growing vaccination rates across the province, a new BCAA Travel Confidence Survey reveals confidence in international travel is starting to…

John Tory found his new Toronto experience walking around the top rim of the CN Tower. The mayor’s adventurous stunt kicked off “Never Have I Ever, T.O.,” a collaborative tourism recovery campaign…

Canadian airports get federal funds for COVID testing, Hyatt Hotels has agreed to buy AMResorts, Disney World eases its mask mandate, and a majority of Canadians back vaccine certificates. NEWS The US…

Vaccine verification at major venues has emerged as a coronavirus fighting front in Nevada, with Las Vegas’ biggest trade conference following the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders in announcing they’ll require…

The Big Apple is home to countless iconic pubs, pleasing patios, and brain cell limiting bars, but for more than 100 years, no whiskey distillery has called Manhattan home. That’s now changed with the…

Destinations across North America – USA, Mexico and Canada – are at different stages of tourism development. However, one common factor is that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020…

To relieve my pent-up frustration at not being able to travel due to COVID-19 restrictions, I booked a trip to Whistler in August for some mountain golf and other alpine pleasures. Whistler kicked up…