Maritime Travel Kelowna

08/31/2026

FYI.. our email is down. There is an issue with Microsoft affecting a lot of businesses. Hopefully it is back up soon. We didn't realize how much we depend on email for work until we don't have it. Thank you for your patience.

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

We're excited to announce the travel partners joining us for our upcoming Travel Showcase.
Come meet the experts, discover incredible destinations, learn about the latest travel trends, and get inspired for your next vacation. Whether you're dreaming of an ocean cruise, an all-inclusive escape, a guided tour, or a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, there's something for everyone.
We can't wait to see you there! Contact your local Maritime Travel branch for event details.

Travel Showcase - Kelowna Tickets, Wednesday, September 23 • 11 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/travel-showcase-kelowna-tickets-1998483068656?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/20/2026

Something exciting is on the horizon... The Travel Showcase hosted by Maritime Travel is coming soon!
Join us this September for an inspiring event where you can meet travel experts, connect with top travel suppliers, discover incredible destinations, and start planning your next vacation.
Mark your calendar now, and stay tuned for more details, including participating suppliers, event highlights, and everything you need to know.

Specializing in cruises, adventure travel, sun destinations, and luxury escapes–and everything in between!
Let us help you plan the dream vacation
Call us at 250-860-0633 to book your appointment
Office hours: Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM (Closed weekends & holidays)

07/04/2026

This is one reason so many people are making Costa Rica their travel destination. Call us for options. 250-860-0633

In the middle of the 20th century, three quarters of Costa Rica was covered in dense rainforest. Then the loggers arrived, and within decades, the country lost more than half of that canopy. By 1983, only 26 percent of the land still had forest cover.

What happened next is one of the most significant environmental reversals in modern history.

Costa Rica woke up to what it was destroying. Policymakers restricted logging permits, created a national forestry commission, and in 1996 made it illegal to cut down forest without government approval. The following year, the government launched the Payments for Environmental Services program, paying landowners and farmers directly for protecting, planting, and maintaining forest on their land. Conservation became economically competitive with logging and agriculture.

The results were measurable and dramatic. Forest cover climbed from 26 percent to nearly 60 percent. The country became the first tropical nation in the world to fully reverse deforestation. It now hosts around half a million plant and animal species in an area roughly the size of West Virginia.

Tourism followed the trees. Today, half of Costa Rica's GDP is linked directly to ecotourism, which in turn depends on healthy rainforests. The country made conservation profitable, which turned out to be more durable than making it mandatory.

Costa Rica runs almost entirely on renewable energy, has pledged to be carbon neutral, and received the United Nations' highest environmental honor.

Across the tropics, the rest of the world lost tree cover equal to 40 soccer fields per minute in 2017. Costa Rica was moving in the opposite direction the entire time.

If a small country with limited resources managed to double its rainforest in four decades, what is actually stopping larger nations from following the same model?

06/05/2026

FYI

Canadians in : Starting June 6, Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards will no longer be accepted.

You should secure enough cash or prepaid cards to cover the rest of your stay and put backup options in place. More info: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/cuba

05/06/2026

Today is international Travel Advisors Day.
Here are a few of the accolades we have received so far.

05/02/2026

FYI..if you are checking bags you need to read this.