This small surfing town of Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island has big tourism cachet Surf instructor Ania Splawinski makes us feel awesome about being kooks. Kook, or a Barney, if you prefer, is a beginner surfer and depending on how quickly newbies catch onto the sport, the term is either affectionate or derogatory. "These longboards yo...

With the Grand Canyon authorities resuming river operations Western River Expeditions' is offering a range of 2020 departures. Western River Expeditions' six or seven day Grand Canyon Rafting Vacation carries guests 188 river miles in custom-designed J-Rig rafts, maneuvering Class III-V rapids before a helicopter transports them back to the rim. It...

Plymouth 400 is the Massachusetts-based nonprofit that, 2009, has led the planning and execution of programs and events commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620. Plymouth Rock, a boulder in Pilgrim Memorial State Park, marks the place where settlers are thought to have landed on shore. ...

Sanibel Island in southwest Florida is known for beaches filled with shells that wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico. Lighthouse Beach has a fishing pier, the towering, 19th-century Sanibel Lighthouse and a boardwalk winding through marshes. The Causeway Beaches are a water-sports hub and have picnic facilities. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlif...

Salmon fishing on the Canadian West Coast is one of the first tourism sectors to open as COVID restrictions ease. The big salmon are biting like crazy off the northern tip of Vancouver Island. COVID hasn't changed that. But what the pandemic did change is how the West Coast sport fishing tourism sector is rebounding after two months of lockdown. Fo...

​ The Alabama Tourism Department has dedicated 2020 The Alabama Year of Natural Wonders to remind potential visitors to the US state of its natural beauty. The initiative has included listing 20 of the state's most heralded natural wonders : Gulf Coast Beaches, Gulf Shores and Orange BeachMount Cheah a, Delta Cathedral Caverns, Woodvillethe Mobile-...