“The changing landscape of retail travel. Consumers looking for value and personalization. Airlines looking for shared accountability. High season. Low season. What about the ‘perfect season?’ For Canada, it’s any and all seasons. And overall, while there may be some challenges, 2025 is shaping up to be a pretty good year,” writes Bob Mowat, executive […]
What is your current job? Please also describe a typical day. I work as a Customer Solutions Coordinator at G Adventures. I handle post travel feedback such as reading all completed evaluations, and handling and settling complaints and requests for compensation. I do this by conducting investigations with our local offices, and I’m responsible for […]
Tourism HR Canada will host a free webinar on January 22 at 1pm EST to share labour market insights related to Canada’s tourism industry. Join them to learn about: Pressing workforce challenges, labour market trends and workforce projections Actionable recommendations for fostering resilience and innovation Programs and tools to support workforce development Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DVGjqAZvSZCfKt11Q1Cx-w#/registration
Rocky Racco, Owner & CEO of TTI Travel, reflects on over four decades in the travel trade in this episode of Voices of Travel: The Next Chapters. He shares the origins of his career, the changes he’s observed, and his aspirational vision for the future, saying: “…we do have a lot of folks that are […]
A new travel advisor survey from TRAVELSAVERS Canada reveals what type of experiences Canadians are seeking in 2025. All-inclusive travel emerged as the top trend, given its appeal to relaxation-minded travellers who prize its convenience and value. Family travel, active and adventure travel, luxury travel, and river cruising completed the top five. Bucket-list travel was […]
The 29th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) was held in late November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The conference’s first ever Tourism Day proved fruitful, with 52 countries signing the Declaration for Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism. Tourism Day had over 700 delegates including global Ministers of Tourism and Environment, The World Travel […]
The Southern Ontario Tourism Conference, taking place from March 3-5, 2025 in Brantford, ON, is encouraging students to attend by offering a student registration rate of $99. The first 100 registrants who are not students will receive a discounted rate of $199. The conference’s workshops, presentations, familiarization tours, panel discussions and Regional Tourism Innovation Awards […]
Jenni Berg, Director of Sales and National Accounts at TTC Tour Brands, gave BSAP some insight into the company’s new graduate and co-op hiring opportunities, plus their award-winning corporate culture. The Travel Corporation’s founding principle is “driven by service.” How do your employees embody this value day-to-day? At TTC Tour Brands we are one global […]
Like most teenagers, Wyatt Daley was eager to leave home and explore the world at the first chance he got. He loved his time skiing the slopes of Jasper, Alberta—but when he returned to Churchill, Manitoba to help his parents run their family business, he had a newfound appreciation for his home and cultural roots. […]
Don’t miss out on the upcoming National Tourism Job Fair, hosted by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) in partnership with Baxter Media and Tourism HR Canada. An ecosystem of growth and collaboration, this free virtual event will allow job seekers to network with industry leaders and explore career opportunities. Attendees can also look […]
