VisitBritain, says that if the 13.8 million overseas visitors (45% of the inbound market share) who visited a pub in 2011 were to buy just one pint, then those international guests would contribute at least £40 million annually to the till behind the bar. Hey! I try to do my bit whenever I’m there.  But from now on – I will try harder. Continue reading →

Commercial air travel is at risk from terrorists who quietly get jobs at airports so that they can attack from within sensitive areas, a senior Homeland Security Department official told US lawmakers on Wednesday. Continue reading →

The cruise season in Seattle officially began on Sunday, May 6, with Holland America Line’s ms Oosterdam setting sail from the Smith Cover Cruise Terminal. However, the number of cruise ships sailing to Alaska from Seattle remains down from the peak of two years ago.  In 2010, 223 ships made the trip. Continue reading →

A new survey by a FlightNetwork on-line poll found that Canadians consider Toronto’s Pearson International Airport the worst airport in Canada; that’s a nine percent increase over last year.  The reasons for the poor rating can be summed up by; security, service and dining issues. Continue reading →

A line graph would indicate a significant pattern over the past decades.  As aircraft seating has become smaller, the average weight for passengers has increased, yet there have been no changes made to the seatbelt capacity or the size of the crash test dummies used to test for safety. Continue reading →

London has been named the as the world’s best destination in a survey of world travellers by online company TripAdvisor. The UK Capital soon to play host to the Olympics beat New York, Rome and Paris for the top spot. In Canada, no surprise, Vancouver topped the list. Continue reading →

The number of international visitors to Cuba between January and March 2012 was 952,777, up 5.3 percent over the same period last year. And, just over 48 percent of those foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2012 came from Canada. Continue reading →

MSC Cruises will homeport a ship in Miami for the first time. Richard Sasso, president of MSC Cruises USA, announced the deployment at CLIA’s Cruise3sixty conference. The Divina is the line’s 12th ship, and will feature the MSC Yacht Club. Continue reading →

According to a survey of over 1,400 travel professionals, nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of respondents who were familiar with the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibits (MICE) sector, reported they are likely or possibly likely to book an onboard meeting or event in the next year. Continue reading →

Charlottetown is getting set to host a record number of cruise ships for the 2012 cruise season, with the first ship arriving May 6. Holland America’s Maasdam will make her debut for the season, which will kick off the first of 18 calls. Continue reading →