AUSTIN — A woman from Austin, Texas definitely deserves a refund from the passport office. Chelsey Ramos’ passport photo is making the rounds on the Internet, and with good reason: a passport office snafu turned the image of her face from a normal passport pic into something that makes her …
Read More »5 Gentle Hikes in BC’s National Parks
[ad_1] When you think of British Columbia, you think of nature: commanding mountain ranges, clear alpine lakes, lush forests, and oceans teeming with life. One of the best ways to immerse yourself in all that natural beauty is by lacing up your hiking boots, grabbing your backpack, and hitting one …
Read More »Fall/Winter staffing season is heating up
Fall leaves, snow and hot chocolate might seem far away, but summer is the hottest time to staff up for fall and winter. Planning ahead and getting people in place now means you won’t end up scrambling when your summer staff head back to school in September. We’ve got motivated …
Read More »Sabre cutting 900 jobs after $6.5 million loss
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Sabre Corp. on Tuesday said it is cutting 9% of its global workforce to lower costs. It also reported a second-quarter loss of $6.5 million, compared with a profit the year before. Sabre, a provider of technology services to the travel industry, had 10,000 employees at the …
Read More »Top 13 Ways to Save Energy in your Tourism Business
Green Tourism recently conducted a survey in partnership with the Tourism Industry Associations of Canada, Ontario and British Columbia. We wanted to find out what information tourism businesses and organizations would find the most valuable when it comes to sustainability. In the face of rising energy costs and carbon prices, …
Read More »Disney World launches new mobile check-in at resorts
ORLANDO — Walt Disney World has gone mobile, launching its new mobile check-in feature earlier this week. According to The Disney Blog, the My Disney Experience app now allows guests to check-in ahead of time and head straight to their rooms. With only a few clicks, guests can check in …
Read More »Most Active Cities in Canada, Ranked
[ad_1] Originally published July 28, 2017 Expedia.ca – Jennifer Cuellar We see you, lady with the athleisure pants and un-scuffed sneakers putting four Splendas® in your latte. And you’re not off the hook, either, guy-who-always-wears-gym-shorts-and-a-lanyard. Maybe you haven’t been to any of these active cities lately, but we think it’s time to …
Read More »2017 Western Open BC Cup
[ad_1] As the Dunbar Summer Series caravan left Panorama en route to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for the 8th Western Open BC Cup, the smoke-filled skies were daunting, to say the least. To hear that the Kamloops Marathon was canceled due to wildfires and refuge offered to those displaced from …
Read More »A night in the Eagles Eye suite, the highest hotel room in Canada
[ad_1] Sometime between midnight and dawn, thick, black nimbostratus clouds gathered round the tops of these Purcell mountains and dumped down a full foot of fresh, dry powder snow. I know this for two reasons. One, I slept up high on these mountains last night, entirely alone (save for my …
Read More »Tourico launches first-of-its-kind client-facing platform
ORLANDO — Tourico Holidays, which recently opened a new office in Toronto, has announced the launch of Olympus X, a proprietary platform designed to help travel distribution clients improve inventory accuracy, identify hotel deals with the highest profit margins, and increase sales. The first-of-its-kind interactive dashboard also provides detailed monthly …
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