World Tourism

RICHMOND, VA — Paris tourism continues to suffer one year after its famed Bataclan theatre was attacked by terrorists. According to an analysis of traveller flight plans by Allianz Global Assistance, the number of American travellers in Paris have dropped 12.8% during the 2016 winter holiday season, which runs from …

TIANJIN, China – Here’s a big win for animal rights activists and lovers of four-legged, furry friends: Pizza, the ‘world’s saddest polar bear’, has been removed from a shopping mall aquarium in China and moved to an undisclosed ocean park in North China where she has been reunited with her …

LONDON — World Travel Market London 2016, which had been revamped this year as a three-day event from Nov. 7-9, has ended on a high note with an estimated 50,000 in attendance. Over the course of three days, attendees facilitated travel industry contracts that were estimated to exceed US$4 billion, …

OTTAWA — A new rule requiring some Canadians with dual citizenship to use a Canadian passport to enter the country takes effect today. The federal government announced the rule earlier this year — it doesn’t apply to those who have dual Canadian-American citizenship. A new electronic system will scan passports …

TORONTO — In what is being called the “biggest upset in U.S. history”, Donald Trump’s stunning victory over Hillary Clinton last night in the U.S. presidential election has sent shockwaves around the world. Global markets plunged, the loonie tanked a whole cent in less than four hours, and travel experts …

PORTLAND — Auto Europe’s travel agent partners can now earn an additional 2% commission on all car rental & hotel reservations booked between now and Dec. 31. Eligible reservations include those made at any of Auto Europe’s 20,000 car rental pickup locations worldwide and any hotel reservation made at any …

London, England – World Travel Market is in full swing at the ExCel Centre in London, with 50,000 expected attendees. In it’s 36th year, this year’s World Travel Market will facilitate deals worth more than 2.5 billion pounds (or 4 billion dollars) in travel industry contracts from more than 865,500 …

TORONTO — With the Electronic Travel Authorization’s (eTA) six-month leniency period ending next week, the Government of Canada has announced a new short-term measure to help minimize travel disruptions for dual Canadian citizens. Starting Nov. 10, visa-exempt travellers (except U.S. citizens) will need an eTA to board their flight to …

TORONTO — Young Travel Professionals, Toronto (YTP-TO) and Humber College collaborated on a fun night of networking yesterday, inviting young professionals already working in the travel industry to impart their wisdom to students eagerly looking to join. For the second year, the event was held at Novotel on the Esplanade …

TORONTO — WestJet and WestJet Vacations welcomed travel agents and travel industry partners to the fourth annual WestJet 2016 Travel Partner Awards, held last night in Toronto at the Four Seasons Hotel. Over 200 guests attended the cocktail party and gala, toasting their relationship with a WestJet Platinum cocktail – a …