TORONTO — Another year, another successful YellowBird Charity Golf Classic, which took place last Friday at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville Ontario. But this year’s tournament ended with a bit of extra excitement, courtesy of Ian Patterson who hit a hole-in-one that won him $10,000 in ClubLink vouchers. “I am …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley and featured on the National Geographic Channel is set to be auctioned after sitting on a runway in New Mexico for 30 years. The red 1962 Lockheed Jetstar, one of many owned by the King of rock ‘n’ roll, …

Flood preparations in response to rising lake levels have been underway throughout the week. Okanagan Lake rose 2.5 cm yesterday; the lake level is now at 342.779. Heading into the long weekend, there are some safety considerations for residents and visitors while taking in activities in the Central Okanagan. Boating …

TORONTO — Do you or your agency use Instagram to promote your business? If so, take note: there’s a golden hour for posting that will lead to maximum ‘likes’. According to news site Mic, Instagram’s scheduling site Hopper HQ has determined from the 1.2 million posts scheduled via its platform that …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Muppets fans are going to have more places to ask the question, “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and the non-profit behind Sesame Street announced Thursday that they are expanding their partnership to build another theme park by 2021, and …

TORONTO — MeritBiz, the business travel division of Merit Travel Group Inc., has launched a new travel app for iPhone and Android devices, designed to deliver best in class itinerary management and duty of care solutions. The MeritBiz app has a suite of features centred around four key principles: traveller support, …

TORONTO — Fewer than half of Canadians have a favourable opinion of the United States, the lowest level recorded since 1982, says a new poll. As part of its Focus Canada public opinion research program, the Environics Institute conducted interviews with 2,002 Canadians between April 3 and 15, 2017 and found …

Last week at Green Tourism Canada, we received an email from a member about sustainable purchasing. She was wondering if we had a list of “green suppliers” in her area that she could consider purchasing from. I decided to pick up the phone to share some simple concepts she could …

A number of fundraising events have been lined up to respond to a donation matching challenge and raise enough money to fund the final phase of the Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative. On April 3, local Kelowna philanthropist George Galbraith donated $150,000 to honour his parents and grandparents and help fund …

PHNOM PENH — Travel Professionals International’s fourth annual Chairman’s Circle trip brought 15 of TPI’s top producing agents to Vietnam and Cambodia for an AmaWaterways cruise on the Mekong River. Hosted by TPI CEO and President, Morris Chia, the trip rewarded the exceptional performance of the invited agents and allowed them …