Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, called for an overhaul of tabloid newspapers after she won victory on Thursday in her long-running privacy battle with a British newspaper which had printed a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father. The Court of Appeal in London threw out an appeal by […]
Day: December 3, 2021
TORONTO — It’s going to take more than a pandemic to bring down a powerhouse destination like the Mexican Caribbean. Home to such tried and true vacation hotspots as Riviera Maya, Cancun and Playa del Carmen, the destination has weathered the pandemic better than most, launching its Clean & Safe […]
TORONTO — The travel industry’s recovery may be facing headwinds with the omicron variant but Europe still beckons for many clients, whether for 2022, 2023 or beyond. At yesterday’s first-ever Europe Travel Xpo, hosted by XpoPRO Mobile Events, a division of TravPRO Mobile, travel advisors, tour operators and more came […]
NEW YORK — American Express Global Business Travel is going public via combination with Apollo Strategic Growth Capital. The combination of GBT, the world’s leading B2B travel platform, and APSG is expected to create the world’s largest publicly traded B2B travel platform, which will list on the New York Stock […]
Scientists have identified a possible reason the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine may cause blood clots, after use of the shot was limited globally to prevent the rare side effect. The preclinical research, conducted with Astra, found the interaction between the vaccine and a protein known as platelet factor 4 could […]
EDMONTON — Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules for travellers. As health officials from around the world warned about the new omicron variant, Ottawa announced earlier this week that all air passengers entering Canada, […]
TORONTO — St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is getting ready to welcome back Canadians next week with the resumption of nonstop flights from Toronto with Air Canada. The flight service will operate weekly starting on Dec. 6, departing Mondays onboard Air Canada’s mainline 737Max. “We are very excited to […]
MIAMI — Celebrity Cruises has announced two new deployments for 2023 including the cruise line’s return to South America in December. Celebrity Eclipse will spend four months (December 2023 – April 2024) visiting 16 destinations offering a 14-night Antarctica cruise and a 12-night Argentina and Patagonia sailing. “The power of […]