There are treasures to find in the most-loved areas of Ireland as well as at those places that aren’t as well known. Sean Fenton, owner ...
2017 was a big year in Portugal, as the country’s famed pilgrimage site, Fátima, celebrated its 100th anniversary. The events surrounding the commemoration brought thousands ...
Founded in 1929, Guðmundur Jónasson Travel Iceland has spent the last nine decades showcasing its native land to travelers from around the world. It offers ...
✖ venue | ◣ festival | ◉ music district | ⬛ music heritage attraction | ✱ local music hero Denver, Colorado The Denver music scene is scorching. On any given ...
Across Spain, DMC & Leisure Travel is a new NTA member that specializes in group and FIT packages in its namesake country. The company, which ...
“In winter, much of Norway is usually transformed into a snow-clad paradise, and that means ideal opportunities for fun in the snowy landscape,” she says. ...
For Romani Gaballa, the lure to starting his own travel company was simple. The founder of Giza-based Egyptian Educational Travel wanted to blend his fascination ...
Although it is debatable whether Bermuda is technically part of the Caribbean, there is no doubt the country shares many similarities with its neighboring island ...
This is my go-back. When I wrote about visiting Jordan as part of Tourism Cares with Jordan earlier this year, I said almost nothing about ...
“The Cayman Islands are the envy of all the Caribbean,” says Victor Johnson, managing director of CayTours. “We have the sun, sea and sand, and ...
Africa Safari Classics is a Kenya-based tour company that specializes in wildlife safaris and/or beach holidays in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Botswana and Seychelles. Here ...
Ping and Chris Lee, owners of ChinaPlus Tours, specialize in creating packaged tours to China and providing unique experiences with their shared knowledge of both Chinese ...
Located in southern-central Africa, Zambia combines a diverse culture with unspoiled beauty and nature-based adventure. Zamag Tours & Safaris, an NTA member since 2015, covers ...
There are three things you should know about Cape Town. First, it is a stunningly beautiful place. Second, a mountain runs smack dab through it. ...
The cities of Matera, Italy; and Plovdiv, Bulgaria, are set to take their turns next year as the European Capitals of Culture. These featured destinations ...
As part of my trip to Tanzania in June for the NTA Product Development Trip, I got to spend two days before the safari started ...
OK, full disclosure, I am not the world’s biggest fan of wine or animals: However, during a recent stay in South Africa’s Cape Town region, ...
Since its founding in 2006, Unisafe Tours in Agra, India, has taken pride in creating flexible itineraries and going beyond the usual tourist activities by ...
The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh were added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites in 1995. As part of a variety of tours, ...
For more than 15 years, Discover Slovakia Tours has provided services focused on incoming tourism to Central and Eastern Europe. “We arrange custom designed tours, ...
Then I traveled to Tanzania. As part of the NTA Product Development Trip in June, I learned that the word Serengeti is derived from the ...
“Croatia is a small country but a land of diversity, centuries-long history, rich cultural heritage, great food and wine, and natural wonders,” says Andrea Cvitkovic, ...
“What’s the Jordan brand?” That’s the question Dr. Abed al Razzaq Arabiyat, managing director of the Jordan Tourism Board, posed to 70 of us in ...
Opened last month in Frankfurt, the new DomRömer-Quartier is a reconstruction of the German city’s historical town that was once at the center of political, ...
“The Oeschinensee is one of the natural wonders of the Alps,” says Livia Wyssen with TALK AG (Tourismus Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg Co.) in Switzerland. “Beautiful mountain wildflowers, ...
Costa Rica has carved a reputation as an outdoor lover’s paradise. The Central American nation, known as the birthplace of canopy tours/zip lining, is also ...
Four of the delegates shared their thoughts with Courier about CSR in the midst of the Feb. 23–28 trip. Each brought a different level of experience and ...
While Machu Picchu remains Peru’s tourism calling card, the fabled site is just one of many that showcase the country’s amazing landscapes, according to Jessica ...
Courier spoke with Terra Nova Turismo’s Junior Ribeiro about the company’s offerings that hit the highlights of South America’s largest country. Courier: Why is your ...
Metropolitan Touring is one of South America’s most diverse and respected travel companies. Founded in Ecuador in 1953, the NTA member has its own ground ...
“Argentina is one of the largest countries in the world—it is as long as the U.S. is wide—and it features some of the most famous ...
When I booked two days in Guanajuato as an add-on to a Mexico trip I did with A Closer Look Tours at the end of ...
“What we do well is align the interests of the traveler to the things they wish to experience when they visit Australia,” says Nayaz Noor, ...
Well if so, then you’re remembering travel before the advent of the slow food movement, the farm-to-table evolution or even the farm-to-fork renaissance. These days, ...
Cittaslow, an organization was founded in Italy and has close ties to the slow food movement, grants membership to destinations that meet requirements and goals ...
About 15 years ago, my wife and I were in Mackinac Island, Michigan, for a long weekend, and one of our stops was at the ...
With more than 30 years of experience, Italy Group Services Travel Srl. offers flexible, personalized tours with a complete range of options for groups. “We ...
The Greek National Tourism Organization operates from its New York City office to promote Greece and its tourist products worldwide. “Greece is a land of ...
Karavan Travel, one of the oldest travel companies in Turkey, has been a leader in conducting religious tours and cruises since its inception in 1969. ...
In fine, sunny weather last April, I experienced a delightful six-night barge cruise on France’s Marne Canal from Paris to Epernay with NTA-member CroisiEurope. The ...
Corné Ruijs, owner of Ruijs Travel, points to the company’s long history as one source of the operator’s expertise. “Our company was founded in 1919, which ...
One of Abbey Ireland & U.K.’s newest tours, Jewels of the North, is a seven-day excursion of Northern Ireland. “(The tour) immerses visitors from North ...
VisitScotland’s themed years are designed with the very best of the country and its people in mind, with lots of events to celebrate history, architecture, ...
“An eclectic mix of experiences makes Flanders, Belgium, unique: gastronomy; art, architecture and heritage; cycling; fashion and design,” says Marco Frank, trade manager for Visit ...
With more than 290 individual tours visiting 50-plus countries, Great Rail Journeys has spent 44 years becoming the largest operator of escorted-group rail tours in ...
As an endorsed partner in the Mayflower 400 project, Select Travel Service is offering tours to England designed around the 400th anniversary of the sailing ...
This year the city of Vienna will commemorate four of its favorite artists—Gustav Klimt, Otto Wagner, Koloman Moser and Egon Schiele—who each passed away in ...
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, is not a large city (population: 123,000), and its location just outside the Arctic Circle means the shortest winter days have only ...
Scandinavia Tours, based in Vågå, Norway, custom designs all its itineraries that feature Norway, Sweden and Denmark. While the winters of the Nordic world might ...
There are many trails to travel to discover some of Portugal’s popular natural products. Here are three directions groups can take to learn about the ...
Visitors to Seville can take part in the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of renowned Sevillian painter, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, during the ...
Following hurricanes Irma and Maria, the NTA-member cruise companies that sail the Caribbean were quick to respond, both to their customers and to the people ...
Not every island in the Caribbean was damaged by the hurricanes of September. June Wright, a marketing consultant for SeaGarden Beach Resort in Montego Bay, ...
“On everyone’s bucket list, Australia is a paradise in the southern hemisphere that is simply unmatched,” says Nayaz Noor, CEO of Safir Tours, a Fountain ...
Each year, the buildings around Australia’s largest city get a lot brighter during Vivid Sydney. This festival, which is the world’s largest light-centric event, is ...
