Groove to Havana's Coco Taxi

Coco Taxis are purpose built three wheel motorcycles with fiberglass covering that are a must do while visiting old Havana.

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Healthy and Happy at FITCuba

FITCuba 2010, Cuba’s international travel fair, had some 2,000 reps from 30 countries descend on the biggest Caribbean island last week. Just in time to be a part of the country’s new entry policy requiring all foreign travellers to purchase travel medical insurance.

So what happened?

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Think Florida is hot in summer?

We love Florida. Even the Toronto Blue Jays think so. Dunedin Stadium is their home for spring training and it’s stocked with Labbatt’s Blue – that, and hearing the Canadian anthem sung before a game, makes it feel like a bit of Canada along Florida’s coast.

While you might not have Florida on your radar over the summer months the incredible summer discounts and the dollar at par could change that.

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Havana Artists Market

One on One with CTC Prez

So what makes the president and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission tick? Find out in my new column.

Canada on Centre Stage

While most viewers who sat transfixed in front of the TV last February watched the winter Olympic games, it turns out the Canadian Tourism Commission was watching them.

“Our strategy was not to focus on spectators but the 3 billion viewers who watched The Games,” said Michele McKenzie, president and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission.

McKenzie shared insights on the Olympics at a new exciting speaker series for ad execs and media planners hosted by the Institute of Communication Agencies and Ad Women of Toronto, a new group worth checking out for those in sales and marketing.

So how do you get those clients?

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Soprano Sax - Jazz Havana Cuba

Sax solo recorded in Cuba in May 2006 at CASA DEL JAZZ ZORRA Y EL CUERVO CUBAN, in Havana City, Cuba, Calle 23 no. 155.

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