LISBON — Wildfires are raging in Portugal for the sixth day with an estimated 186 fires burning on the mainland. Meanwhile more wildfires are burning in southern France, sparing the city of Marseille but causing significant damage to two other towns. In Portugal, the out-of-control blazes have killed at least …
Read More »Three years of meetings? That’s just the start of the big numbers at Virtuoso Travel Week
LAS VEGAS — Virtuoso is fielding more inquiries than ever from travel agents looking to join its network. At its annual Virtuoso Travel Week event here in Las Vegas this week, the luxury retail travel group reported an 11% increase in the number of advisor inquiries for affiliation, inquiries that …
Read More »Jet-setters will soon be able to fly from Toronto-Niagara
TORONTO — Niagara has long been a popular day-trip option from Toronto, a mere 90-minute drive without traffic. But those 90 minutes will soon be cut down to 12 thanks to Greater Toronto Airways, which will start offering daily flights between the two cities. According to CBC News, Greater Toronto …
Read More »Eurostar trains across English Channel face seven day strike
LONDON — Workers on Eurostar trains that operate across the English Channel are planning seven days of strikes over two weekends in August – a peak summer tourist time. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union says its members will stop work for four days starting Friday, Aug. 12. A second …
Read More »Stray dog gets adopted by flight attendant after refusing to leave her hotel
BUENOS AIRES — They say love finds you when you least expect it, and for one flight attendant this couldn’t be more true. According to The Telegraph, Olivia Sievers often travels from Germany to Argentina for work. It was in Buenos Aires earlier this year where she first encountered a …
Read More »Disney builds stone wall where alligator attack took place
ORLANDO, Fla. — Workers are building a stone wall around a Walt Disney World lake where an alligator killed a toddler earlier this summer. Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel for a story published Sunday that the barrier wall is part of the new security plan following the death of …
Read More »Which U.S. city is the most expensive to rent a car?
NEW YORK – Nowhere in the United States is renting a car over the summer more costly than in Philadelphia. That conclusion is the result of a new survey from CheapCarRental.net. In determining the rankings, the survey compared 50 main destinations in the USA based on their car rental rates …
Read More »Black Lives Matter protesters block Heathrow airport road
LONDON — Activists linked to the U.S.-based group Black Lives Matter blocked a road Friday leading to London’s Heathrow Airport and held protests in other British cities. Organizer Joshua Virasami told the BBC that the movement – founded to protest the killings of black people by American police – was …
Read More »Angkor temple entrance fee to almost double
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s government says visitors to the famed Angkor temple complex will have to pay almost twice as much for admission starting next February. The government said in a statement Friday that the price of single-day tickets will rise from $20 currently to $37. A three-day pass …
Read More »Move to sub-region names on labels could hike BC wine prices
(This is the second part of a three-part series on the British Columbia Wine Authority’s plebiscite. To see Part 1, click here) The B.C. wine industry could soon become more lucrative. That’s in part because B.C. winemakers will soon be allowed to put names of smaller regions on their bottles’ labels. …
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