President’s Message Greetings, It certainly has been an challenging summer travel season; the one constant is that we are still in a fluid situation with international travel. For myself, summer has been about writing domestic travel stories. One of my assignments took me to the Thompson River B.C. region where I experienced the luxury Sun […]
President’s Message BCATW online education series begins this September with Ruth Kozak’s class “Travel Writing Basics.” Followed by Brian K Smith’s photography class on “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”… Fact or Fiction? in October. Plus, we have a member only special presentation scheduled with the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board. As for membership renewals, […]
Presidents Message: Are you ready for the return of travel? As national travel within Canada is expected to resume in July, it’s time to consider upgrading your skills set as a travel writer. Our goal at BCATW is to provide quality instruction on travel writing to develop the skill sets required be successful in a […]
President’s Message: A return to normal? There has been a lot of talk about returning to normal, but is that in our future? After many months of working from home, are we all heading back to the office? Will Alaskan cruise ship departures from Vancouver resume in 2022? I believe we are all about to […]
President’s Message As the vaccine rollout continues, the US travel industry is ramping up to meet increasing demand. Airport passenger numbers are up, US airline flights are at capacity and some US hotels are reporting strong reservations for the upcoming Christmas holidays. The “Grey Wave”, vaccinated US seniors have been flocking to resort destinations in […]
President’s Message “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you travelled.” – Mohammed Before we descended into pandemic madness, I had recently returned from an adventure of a lifetime experiencing Israel and Jordon. Middle East history is about conflict and its important to understand the people and their past to craft […]
Be inspired Dear fellow travel storytellers, As your new BCATW President, I look forward to inspiring you all in the months ahead. The challenges before the travel industry are significant, but the desire to travel is one of the biggest drivers for getting vaccinated in the USA. Demonstrating that travel is an important part of […]
President’s Message Dear Members, Greetings of the season and for the New Year. I hope, despite difficulties due to the virus you were all able to spend a joyful Christmas, though for all of us it was quite different. Looking into the new year, there is a positive light in sight and hopefully the pandemic […]
President’s Message Greetings for the coming season, Travel Writer friends. How will you be celebrating this Christmas season during covid? It’s been a tough year for us travelers. Some of you may have managed small trips (I went to the Interior on the Ebus) but I’m sure, like me, you have missed traveling abroad. Let’s […]
