TORONTO — To celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial, Fairmont Hotels & Resort has teamed up with VIA Rail Canada to launch a new 20-day luxury train trip that travels from coastal Vancouver all the way to Quebec. Inspired by both brands’ unique Canadian heritage, ‘The Great Canadian Railway Adventure’ includes quintessential Canadian experiences …

NEW YORK — Explor VR has been handpicked by Virtuoso to take part in the luxury retail organization’s Virtuoso Incubator tech start-up program, one of five companies chosen for the 2017 lineup. Explor VR is Travelweek’s virtual reality platform that launched nation-wide last fall, with free Explor VR headsets going …

TORONTO — There’s no doubt that Canadians love their beer. But how do we measure up against other beer loving countries? According to The Telegraph, which recently mapped out the world according to beer consumption per capita, Canada doesn’t even rank in the top 10. Ouch! Compiled by the Japanese beverage …

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has issued a statement condemning an apparent terrorist attack Thursday on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard. A gunman opened fire on police, killing one officer and wounding three people before police shot and killed him. A French prosecutor said the attacker emerged from a …

NEW YORK — People’s fascination of the doomed Titanic shows no sign of diminishing, even after 100-plus years after its tragic demise. The latest glimpse of what life was like on the famous ship comes courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar, which recently published its actual menus in first, second and third class. …

TORONTO — Online travel agency Booking.com has set up shop in Toronto with a hiring mandate for 200+ customer service reps in 2017 and a total of 600+ over the next four or five years. The company has 187 offices in more than 70 countries, with some 16 call centres. …

OTTAWA — The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show that Canadians are making fewer trips to the United States, both by car and by air. Canadian residents made 3.5 million trips to the U.S., down 1.0% from January, but still up 7.2% compared with February 2016. Fewer Canadians took car …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In what can be regarded as a sign of the times, a travel insurance comparison site has reported that the number of travel insurance policies purchased with Terrorism coverage has reached an all-time high, nearly quadrupling in the past three years. According to sales data from …

PORTLAND — A total of 30 agents are heading to Europe this October as part of Auto Europe’s ‘Customer Experience’ Training Program. This one-of-a-kind training program was first developed over 20 years ago to ensure that the company’s Reservation Agents understand the full customer experience to better support partners and …

ZURICH — Zurich Insurance Group has successfully acquired Cover-More Group Limited, a leading travel insurance and assistance solutions provider based in Sydney. Zurich, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zurich Travel Solutions Pty Limited, has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Cover-More. The cash consideration amounts to AUD 1.90 per …