Taiwan will deepen economic ties with Lithuania in a “cycle of goodwill” as it faces pressure from Beijing, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday, after Lithuania’s diplomatic delegation hastily departed China. Beijing downgraded ties with Lithuania in November following Taiwan’s opening of a representative office […]
Day: December 16, 2021
President Joe Biden may have his alliance of democracies, but as a video summit on Wednesday underscored, Russia and China still have each other. President Xi Jinping of China, facing a diplomatic boycott of this winter’s Beijing Olympics from Biden and others, secured a public pledge from President Vladimir Putin […]
TORONTO — Reaction to the ramped up travel advisory was fast and often furious as industry groups and executives questioned the need for an advisory at this stage of the pandemic and with Canada’s successful vaccination efforts, and amid conflicting reports about the threat level posed by the omicron variant. […]
EDMONTON — Flair Airlines is launching its U.S. schedule expansion as 17 transborder routes get underway. The airline acknowledges that “changing advisories are currently impacting travel”, however it says the start of these routes “ensures low fare travel options remain available for Canadians in the long term.” The service launches […]
TORONTO — A small gathering of travel industry friends and colleagues celebrated the holiday season yesterday at a luncheon hosted by Experience Kissimmee. The Experience Kissimmee Christmas Social was hosted by Denise Graham, Account Manager, Experience Kissimmee, Toronto and Yinglu Tian, Experience Kissimmee’s Director of International & Domestic Sales, based […]
New Zealand’s health regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval for the Pfizer Inc Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years old, the health ministry said in a statement. The provisional approval is for two doses of the paediatric Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, given at least 21 days apart, it […]
FORT LAUDERDALE — In its 10-year history, American Queen Voyages has never released a season this far in advance before. But as demand for close-to-home travel experiences continues to grow, Shawn Bierdz, chief operating officer, says that the newly rebranded company is “eager to introduce a full season of itineraries […]
MIAMI — Crystal has extended its current flexible payment and booking policies through December 2022 across its luxury fleet. Applicable for Crystal Cruises, Crystal River Cruises and Crystal Expedition Cruises, the company’s updated Crystal Confidence policies for 2022 provides the following: Relaxes final payment deadline to 60 days prior to […]