Last winter’s deep freeze and even deeper snowbanks drove Canadians to seek travel to distant locations and warmer climes. But getaway travel this season will cost more, according to some travel experts.

Engage Cuba announce that the National Tour Association (NTA) has joined its leading coalition of businesses, associations and civil society organizations working to lift the travel ban and trade embargo on Cuba. NTA is a powerful player in the travel industry, moving more than 13.6 million travelers per year and buying more than $8.8 billion dollars of travel services annually.

Deep-sea diving, zip-lining and surfing are well-known draws for tourists in Costa Rica, but another kind of soft-adventure option is gaining traction in this Central American country: rural tourism.

Myths and Mountains adventure operator has entered the Cuba market with two group people-to-people programs for 2016, and so has Grand Circle Foundation.

The country has established a rigid process to manage future development in the Blue and John Crow Mountains region.

Ctrip, China’s largest online travel agency revealed that Japan has been the most popular overseas destination for Chinese tourists during the seven-day National Day holiday.