• 
  TRENDING DESTINATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO WATCH
  - Kensington recently released its inaugural Kensington Travel Trends Report, offering an extensive list of insights and trends on traveller behaviours that are currently influencing client preferences. They range from off-peak and off-the-beaten-path travel to solo and personalized journeys. With this in mind, the Toronto-based travel company has highlighted five special destinations it says are poised to stand out this year and beyond.
• 
  RETAIL ROUND-UP: Agent news, fams & incentives
  - This week: Virtuoso hosted its first Impact Summit and named a new GM for Canada; Celebrity celebrated TTAND; the top agencies and partners of TRAVELSAVERS was revealed; and Air Canada Vacations is set for ‘Simply the Best’ awards for at-home agents.

• 
  RISKY BUSINESS: Corporate travellers take more chances on the road than at home
  - A new survey of global business travellers (including Canada) reveals a significant majority (79%) are engaging in risky behaviours they wouldn’t consider at home – raising concerns about personal safety on work trips and the responsibility of employers to uphold their duty of care. 
• 
  NEW AIRPORT A BOOST FOR CAMBODIA TOURISM
  - Cambodia expects that its new airport serving the capital will open in July in a major step forward in boosting the country's lucrative tourism sector, whose growth was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
• 
  MULLING THE KINTYRE TRAIL AND OTHER SENSATIONAL SCOTTISH HIKES
  - With miles of coastline, plus impossibly scenic highlands and valleys, Scotland rates as one of the world’s great hiking destinations. And with the northern European country easier to get to than ever for Canadians thanks to new direct Air Canada flights launching from Montreal to Edinburgh this month (June), plus existing direct flights from YYZ to EDI, it’s an ideal time for those looking to lace up the hiking boots and hit the trails.

CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL INFOCUS EDITIONS:

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED YESTERDAY’s STORIES:

• 
  FOREST OR THE TREES: My most striking retirement revelation after 48 years in travel
  - Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees … I joined the travel industry almost 48 years ago when I started at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., yet my journey's biggest lessons hit me in the few months since I retired (at the end of 2024).
• 
  IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE: Spain a victim of its own success
  - Spain could receive as many as 100 million tourists this year – twice as many people as live in the country – which the nation’s economy minister says poses challenges for residents that the government can no longer afford to ignore. Last year, Spain received a record 94 million international visitors making it one of the most visited countries in the world.
• 
  WIN A TRIP: Seattle prioritizes Canadian travel trade relationship
  - Three Canadian travel advisors who were winners in the ‘Sell Your Way to the USA’ incentive campaign, recently returned from a prize FAM trip hosted by Visit Seattle, in partnership with Brand USA. And three more can qualify for another trip to the Emerald City in October by completing Visit Seattle’s new online training program by July 1.
• 
  CANADA COMPASS: The power of Pow Wows and where to see them this summer
  - Canada continues to be recognized as a global leader in Indigenous tourism, with several Pow Wows celebrated annually. More recently, Indigenous tourism and experiences have gained greater attention as travellers increasingly seek meaningful and culturally rich experiences.
• 
  WORLD OCEAN MONTH: Sandals guests can help restore coral reefs
  - In celebration of World Ocean Month in June Sandals Resorts and its philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation, have unveiled an expansion of the company's coral restoration efforts across the Caribbean, with new experiences in The Bahamas and Curaçao. The programs join existing conservation efforts in Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Grenada, inviting resort guests to become part of the brands' commitment to protecting the region's precious underwater ecosystems.