ANN RUPPENSTEIN
It’s been said that Puerto Vallarta was truly put on the map after the 1964 movie release of The Night of the Iguana, which showcased the natural beauty of the destination. The fact that celebrities like Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor spent time in the scenic Mexican area on the Bay of Banderas – which is known for having spectacular sunsets – probably...
GREG COATES
(Photo above: Roger E. Block, president of Travel Leaders Network, Christine James, vice-president, Canada, TL Network, and John Lovell, president, Travel Leaders Network and Leisure Group)
Agents interested in where their clients’ interests may lie this year may want to look at what’s trending for 2018, according to Travel Leaders Network and Leisure Group president John...
IAN STALKER
(Photo above: Michael Curmi, director of Porter Airline’s agency sales and distribution, and Bonnie King of Space Coast Florida)
Porter Airlines is delivering Ontario residents wanting to flee winter weather to a Florida destination that’s seen as cool, but not cold.
The carrier now has winter service to Atlantic Ocean-fronting Florida’s Space Coast from Toronto, Ottawa...
TED DAVIS
(Photo above: Monks circle the Wat Phra That Doi Suthap temple, on a hill top just outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand.)
The ASEAN Tourism Forum is just around the corner on the calendar, and the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is gearing up to host the event. It will take place Jan. 22-26 and will serve to showcase the latest tourism programs and products in the 10 nations...
TED DAVIS
(Photo above: Rossi Ralenkotter, president/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Bureau, speaking at the Governor’s Global Tourism Summit in Las Vegas.)
Las Vegas, the primary engine of tourism growth in Nevada, continues to rebound from the recessionary doldrums of past years, said speakers at a recent tourism summit.
“Las Vegas is reinventing itself again,” said...
ASHLEY ROCHEFORT
School’s out and the industry is preparing to welcome the next generation of travel industry leaders.
In its second year, Baxter Travel Media’s Baxter Student Ambassador Program (BSAP) has continued its commitment of identifying the industry’s most promising student talent in tourism and hospitality programs at Canada’s leading colleges and universities.
Through...
ASHLEY ROCHEFORT
Last May, Bryannah Day, was named one of six winners in the Baxter Student Ambassador Program, the only travel and tourism student mentoring program of its kind in Canada. Unsure of how she would adjust to new surroundings thousands of kilometres away from home, she boarded a plane bound for Saint Lucia in the fall for her BSAP internship and hasn’t looked back. Bryannah’s...
ASHLEY ROCHEFORT
A GRADUATE OF RYERSON UNIVERSITY'S HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, last May she was named one of six winners of the Baxter Student Ambassador Program, the only travel and tourism student mentoring program of its kind in Canada. After the program concluded and the school year ended, Aminah didn’t waste any time before landing her dream job in travel as a Sales...
ASHLEY ROCHEFORT
(Photot above: Elegant and unexpected, the landmark Graycliff Hotel & Resort is a AAA Four Diamond rated property boasting 20 unique guest rooms and suites in three buildings right in the centre of Nassau, Bahamas.)
History
This historic mansion, set among lush private grounds, was originally built in 1740 by Captain John Howard Graysmith, a real-life pirate of the...
ASHLEY ROCHEFORT
(Photo above: Lagoon pool running the length of the property at Resorts World Bimini.)
Photo courtesy ©Resorts World Bimini
When you think of the Bahamas Out Islands, you automatically think of the swimming pigs of The Exumas. Feeding the island’s 20-some friendly pigs and piglets is just the Instagram-able adventure travellers are looking for. But this is only one of...
