Vancouver International Travel Expo Inspires Ideas for Vacation and Gourmet Escapes

Global EAT - Vancouver International Travel Expo Inspires Ideas for Vacation and Gourmet Escapes
Host welcoming visitors to Cook Islands. The friendly South Pacific islands are like Hawaii was half a century ago. (Nikao Media)

Looking for travel inspirations or planning for your next vacation? Get free expert tips at the Vancouver International Travel Expo.

At the Vancouver International Travel Expo, you can get all of your questions answered. Enjoy first dibs on deals.  Book amazing adventures to all corners of the globe.

The two-day travel expo opened today at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, Vancouver, Canada.  Show hours for Saturday, September 30 are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Global EAT - Vancouver International Travel Expo Inspires Ideas for Vacation and Gourmet Escapes
Travel consultant giving visitor insider tips on best places for her next vacation. (Nikao Media)

Speak to travel experts from Cook Islands.  They would love to share with you some valuable tips on how to relish a happy life in the palm-fringed Polynesian islands.

The archipelago country has 15 coral atolls and small islands scattered over 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean.  This South Pacific island nation of pearls and sunsets would fit your dream for a Robinson Cruise adventure or Gilligan’s island experience.  A perfect romantic escape for honeymooners.

Global EAT - Vancouver International Travel Expo Inspires Ideas for Vacation and Gourmet Escapes
The colourful costumes of Indonesia mirror the country’s cultural diversity. (Nikao Media)

Gourmet Escapes

For a gourmet experience, visit Wonderful Indonesia and discover the best street foods in the country of over 13,000 islands.  Indonesia received number one ranking for its cuisine in a recent CNN global facebook survey.

Related:  Indonesia Crowned for the World’s Best Foods

At Priceless Ethiopia Tours, the friendly operators will tell you that the coffee plant, coffea arabica originates in Ethiopia.  So do spices like cardamom, long pepper, black cumin, tumeric and coriander. The second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa is alive with Biblical history and exotic street markets.

Markato in Ethiopia is the largest open air market in Africa known for coffee beans and spice shopping.

If you are looking for an aphrodisiac gourmet program of truffle and fine wine, head over to Croatian travel specialist, Mediterra: mediterradmc.com.

The world’s largest truffle (weighing 1.31 kilograms) ever noted in the Guinness Book of World Records came from Istria, Croatia.  The less travelled European destination is the largest exporter of Zigante Tartufi.

Global EAT - Vancouver International Travel Expo Inspires Ideas for Vacation and Gourmet Escapes
Far & Away Adventures offers unique trips to the Northwest Passage, Haida Gwaii, Greenland and the South Pacific islands. (Nikao Media)

Exploring far-flung places?  Talk to off-the-beaten-track travel designers, Far & Away Adventures.  They are ready to take you to unique adventures from the Artic to the South Pacific and unexplored corners of the planet.

There are lots of travel presentations and prizes to be won at the show.  Cost of a regular ticket is $10 per adult.  Details at vitexpo.ca.