Destinations

With an onboard toast of ceremonial (and symbolic) Gatorade, plus pre-flight goodies for passengers, Swoop launched inaugural no-frills service to Cuba with a full complement of passengers (including…

Luxury travel company The North is offering travellers a three-week trans-Arctic journey by luxury jet that includes a champagne toast over the North Pole. A subsidiary of Icelandic tour operator HL…

I knew nothing about Malta when I decided to go last May. Friends were renting an 11-bedroom/11 bath Airbnb with a pool just outside the capital, Valletta. They were going for SIETAR, a conference on…

Looking to get off the beaten track and discover the essence of rural, sustainable tourism in 2023? Consider these villages – the world’s best in 2022, according to the UNWTO – designated from across…

Jamaica is set to have a record winter tourist season, with the Jamaica Tourist Board forecasting that it will welcome nearly 1.5 million visitors and earn approximately US$1.5 billion in foreign…

If your clients are looking for luxury, they’ll find it in Greater Fort Lauderdale. Cosmopolitan dining and nightlife, world-class hotels and resorts, thriving arts and culture – it’s all part of the…

A group of hipster influencers and Canada’s top media mingled with other tribes of the travel trade industry recently as Visit California hosted an exciting media event fuelled by loads of…

Tk’emlups te Secwepemc (formerly the Kamloops Indian Band) and the city of Kamloops have announced their intention to bid to host the 2027 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). At a press…

Mbabane, Eswatini, November 24, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / In a move that will give a great boost to the Kingdom’s tourism in the run up to the festive season, the Eswatini government has announced the…

With Christmas only a month away, holiday celebrations are already in full swing in Orlando, with visitors and residents alike invited to deck the halls at events in theme parks and beyond, from…

Jamaica called for snow. It’s true, the JTB’s Dan Hamilton said, as travel agents trudged into a Toronto venue to see the reveal of tourist board’s new marketing campaign and to meet the minister,…

“Be patient, slow down,” I reminded myself as we neared the summit of the Col de la Colombiere in the French Alps, a climb that’s been ridden 23 times in the Tour de France. And, trust me, they don’t…

Taghazout Bay, Morocco, November 3, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Currently, Radisson Hotel Group has nearly 100 hotels and 16,000 rooms in operation and under development in Africa. In the last two years…

Just in case Canadians had forgotten The Bahamas during the pandemic, the country’s tourist board delivered a taste of the islands to Canada this week in its first major trade mission since before…

Recent hurricanes Fiona and Ian, which devastated parts of the Caribbean and Florida, have reinforced the need to “call the world to come together” to help support sustainability in the travel…

A trip to New York would be incomplete without taking in a Broadway play. And whatever better way to celebrate Halloween in the city, that with a spooky show suited to the season? To that end, the…

Saddled with a name that is often mistaken for its larger, more prominent Caribbean neighbour, the Dominican Republic, tiny Dominica (dom-in-eek-a) has its work cut out for it when it comes to brand…

Trans Canada Trail, steward of the world’s longest recreational trail network, and Destination Canada, have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking the two organizations’ commitment to…

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, October 10, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The 65th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa brought together around 25 Ministers of Tourism and high-level representatives…

Ha Noi, Vietnam, October 5, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Ahead of the Mekong Tourism Forum in Quang Nam, Central Viet Nam, 12-13 October, Mr Doan Van Viet, Viet Nam’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and…