Articles tagged “canada”

Violence is clearly bad for tourism, but a travel warning isn’t an immediate harbinger for a visitor drop. The U.S. warns travelers against visiting Israel with little impact and the warnings are never mandatory blocks.

Google Street View’s first trip to the Canadian Arctic and its images of the ghost town left by Japan’s 2011 earthquake are evidence of Google’s goal to put every inch of the earth online.

When done right, development of underused urban cores in Canada and elsewhere transform cities from places that empty out at nights into well-functioning destinations that balance business, residents, entertainment, and transportation.

Hotel growth remains sluggish as a direct effect of a stagnant tourism industry in 2012 due to poor exchange rates, a shrinking tourism-marketing budget, and increased visa requirements.

It’s not easy to come up with a creative and genuine way to market a destination. Just ask Barbados that’s trusting Rihanna to represent the island or Kentucky who has turned the responsibility over to a grassroots group of two.

Airfare transparency is increasingly becoming the battle cry across the industry as airlines add on more and more ancillary fees.

If you are in Florida and Arizona and trying to attract Canadian tourists, forget weekend getaways and focus on long, extended stays in the sun.

The Air France music-in-the-sky app is a great marketing innovation, though beyond that "gimmick" hopefully they keep adding new tricks to keep it fresh.

Upset about the election? Here are a few things you need to know before you follow through on that promise and pack your bags for Canada.

Currency exchanges could soon become a travel hassle of the past as Square and similar mobile payment services expand making a valid credit card the only source of money you need to travel.