In 2017, Bermuda is to take part in Canada’s 150th anniversary of its Confederation by playing host to a fleet of tall ships early in June — greatly adding to the buzz of the 2017 America’s Cup races taking place in local waters. The announcement was made by the Sail Training Association Bermuda.
U.S. tourists are roaming the streets of Old Havana, listening to lectures on art deco architecture and meeting with jazz musicians. What they aren’t doing yet — at least most of the time — is lounging in the sun and sipping mojitos at white-sand beach resorts.
Harriet R. Lewis, Vice Chair of Overseas Adventure Travel and Chairman of Grand Circle Foundation, anticipates a significant increase in travel to Cuba among older Americans in light of President Obama's announcement of a new era of relations between the United States and Cuba.
Four new ships catering to North American travelers will launch in 2015, more in 2016 and beyond. Marni Becker, director of cruise sales, Protravel International, looks forward to seeing Viking Star as well as Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ new Seven Seas Explorer, launching in summer 2016.
The third edition of World Travel Market Latin America, which will take place at the same time as the 43rd Braztoa Commercial Meeting, April 22-24, 2015, will this year devote a much larger area for the growing Travel Tech Zone at the event after great results in 2014.