World Tourism

TORONTO — The Weddings Away fall edition of Travel Professional is now available, polybagged with Travelweek’s Oct. 13 issue. Timed for the winter months when a majority of couples – swept up in the romance of Christmas, New Year’s and Valentine’s Day – get engaged and start looking for wedding …

ROME — One of Rome’s international airports is closing for 15 days for runway repairs, from late in the day Oct. 14 to Oct. 29 inclusive. Airlines are shifting schedules and in some cases, cancelling flights with news that Ciampino airport will shut for more than two weeks. Ryanair flies …

TORONTO — Nothing puts fear in the hearts of travellers like the prospect of no Wi-Fi. But fear not – there’s now a handy map that reveals the Wi-Fi passwords of dozens of airports around the world. Anil Polat, a travel blogger and computer security engineer, has done the world …

LAS VEGAS — It’s been a long-running joke that husbands, when left to their own devices, are rendered useless without help from their wives. One hapless husband in particular has proven this theory to be true while on a solo trip to Sin City. According to The Telegraph, Kim Gip …

TORONTO — Airlines are cancelling some flights to the Caribbean and even the mainland U.S. as Hurricane Matthew is expected to spin toward Florida later this week. Hurricane Matthew was passing through the sparsely populated islands of the southern Bahamas early Wednesday after inflicting heavy damage on southwest Haiti. Forecasters …

ISTANBUL – Imagine being revered around the world for being…lazy? That’s exactly what happened to a cat named Tombili, who lived in Istanbul and gained worldwide fame for his ultra-relaxed posture and contemplative look. Tombili – a Turkish word often used for chubby pets – quickly became an Internet sensation …

TORONTO — Tucan Travel has appointed Crystal Cornthwaite as its new Business Development Manager for Western Canada. She joins Tucan Travel with five years’ experience in the travel industry, most recently as an Assistant Team Leader with Flight Centre in BC. Before starting her career Cornthwaite spent nine years living …

SOUTHLAKE, TX — Using Sabre’s newly launched Traveler Experience Platform corporate clients can self-manage in-transit booking, payments, expense reporting, safety and security matters. The mobile app combines the online booking capabilities of GetThere for air and hotel, the itinerary management and messaging features of TripCase and the e-payment solutions of …

KUALA LUMPUR – A group of Aussies learned the hard way that being cheeky isn’t always the best idea. According to TravelTalk, a group of nine Aussies were arrested during a Formula One race in Kuala Lumpur after stripping down to Speedos emblazoned with the Malaysian flag. The men, reportedly …

KASHGAR, CHINA — A doctor onboard a recent Air China flight channeled his inner MacGyver when he managed to save the life of a fellow passenger using only a few toothpicks and a spoon. The Telegraph reports that 38-year-old Dr. Tian Yu, a medic from the rheumatology department of Shanghai’s …