My story about my experiences at the Elephant Hills camps in Thailand appears in the latest issue of PAX Magazine.
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Category Archives: Travel writing
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: LVCVA brings the best of Vegas to Vancouver
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) brought a taste of the gambling capital of the world to Vancouver nightclub Twelve West last night. More than 100 agents gathered for a spirited evening of cocktails and contests for a huge collection of prizes from the long list of partners at the event. Prizes ranged from rubber chickens and whoopee cushions (the "zonks†in the "Let's Make a Deal†game) to airfare from WestJet and Air Canada and stays at some of the top hotels on the Vegas Strip…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: YVR agents rock hard with Hard Rock
Hard Rock Hotels hosted a "sold-out†event in Vancouver last night to give agents a taste of Hard Rock's "authentic rock star experience,†wrapping up the Western Canadian leg of its Genesis of the All Inclusive tour, which also included stops in Edmonton and Calgary…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: Visit Mesa showcases foodie tourism, active travel
Visit Mesa spoke to travel media and members of the travel trade yesterday to showcase a new tourism initiative from Arizona's third-largest city and the surrounding towns of Queen Creek and Gilbert. The Routes to Roots Fresh Foodie Trail guides visitors through the Eastern Valley Region's orchards, farms and farmers' markets…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: NCL Fall Event Series sails into Vancouver
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) welcomed 70 agents to its 2015 Fall Event Series stop in Vancouver last night for a training session that highlighted the brand's unique offerings and showcased the line's newest ships.
Dana Gain, NCL's national director, sales – Canada, started the evening off by announcing that Norwegian now has the largest sales force of any cruise line in Canada…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: Destination Hotels rebrand creates stronger identity
Destination Hotels, the largest operator of independent hotels in the United States, has unveiled a rebrand that includes a new name (formerly Destination Hotels and Resorts), programs, partnerships and a more unified visual identity. PAXnewsWest.com sat down with Carrie Drost, Destination's director of public relations, to find out what the rebranding effort means for travel professionals and their clients…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: Exploring the sights and flavours of Fairmont Pacific Rim
The five-year-old Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver has thriving arts and food and beverage programs. The hotel's growing collection of artworks is the focus of a newly released self-guided art podcast tour. In the kitchens, newly appointed executive chef Nathan Brown is showcasing local Vancouver ingredients with a focus on sustainable ingredients and cooking from scratch. PAXnewsWest.com sat down at the hotel's ORU restaurant with Kaylyn Storey, public relations manager, to learn more about the latest developments in the hotel's efforts to highlight the visual and culinary arts…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: Boomerang & Exotik showcase new website, itineraries
Boomerang and Exotik Tours invited travel agents to the TravelBrands offices in Vancouver yesterday to announce new technology improvements that will change the way agents quote and book travel through the companies as of Sept. 7. These backend changes will enhance the functionality of the revamped website launched in May, which brought the Exotik and Boomerang product offerings together on one site…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: Context brings ‘deep travel' to Vancouver & Montreal
Context Travel, named one of the top European tour companies by Travel + Leisure magazine, launched its first Canadian tours in Vancouver and Montreal in May. This week, PAXnewsWest.com joined expansion manager Lily Heise and Vancouver wine docent Louise-Marie Lessard for a trial run of the new Vancouver-based tour Wines of B.C., a Tasting Journey of the Province, with stops at The Wine Bar in Yaletown and Beach Bay Café in the West End…
Article for PAXnewsWest.com: Choose Chicago zeros-in on Western Canada's untapped potential
Representatives of Choose Chicago wrapped up four days in Vancouver on Thursday with local travel agents during a sunny soiree on the patio of the Shangri-La Hotel.
"There's great interest in Chicago,†Cathy Domanico, Choose Chicago's vice-president of tourism and leisure sales, told PAXnewsWest.com. "Chicago is a new product offering for Western Canada, which provides a good opportunity for travel professionals…”