Portugal is already a top destination for Canadians. But one region is hungry for more. Representatives from the Albufeira and Lagos districts in the Algarve region descended on Toronto yesterday for a media lunch and an evening event with travel trade. The sunny Algarve region has 12% of all the hotel and resort beds in Portugal, with everything from five-star luxury and boutique places to villas and budget hotels. With 300 days of sunshine a year, it’s an area of Portugal that draws a good deal of Canadians already. “Canada is a strategic market for us,” Read more
Mayans
Yesterday I handed out my Jimmy Awards for my best/favourite spots of 2015 in Canada and the U.S. Today, it’s the turn for the rest of the world. Again, thanks to everyone for reading. And Happy New Year! BEST OVERALL MOMENT: I might live another 60 years and not do better than watching the sun come up behind ancient stone Moai statues on Easter Island. Truly the most wondrous place I’ve ever been in my life. COOLEST CITY DISCOVERY: Georgetown, Malaysia. Colonial buildings, old fishing villages on piers and funky, urban art combine to make this one of the world’s Read more
