President’s Message: Its’ not 2020 anymore. The Canadian travel industry cannot afford another cancelled summer tourist season. Yet PM Justin Trudeau response last Friday is that he had “meetings” to discuss our border entry requirements, which are the most restrictive in the G7 was another disappointment. There is no ownership with our industry challenges before […]
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 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 […]
Join Ruth Kozak for Mindfulness Photography and the Relationship to the Garden today at 7 pm on Zoom For inspiration and interaction during this times, join host Carolyn Sullivan and Ruth Kozak, travel writer, photographer and instructor as they discuss, “What does a Travel Writer do when they can’t travel”, and “Being a Tourist in your […]
President’s Message Hello members, An important date for you to mark down on your calendar: Our AGM is on March 8, at the Spaghetti Factory (next to New Westminster skytrain station) 12:30 pm. An opportunity to meet over a non-hosted lunch and to share our travel stories. We hope you will make an effort to […]
