Toronto Travel Massive — A travel community in Toronto

Hello Toronto community,

Since the inception of Travel Massive Toronto a few of you have won trips by attending our partner events with destinations or made connections that lead to trips and we'd love to see your stories.

Whether you attended and were lucky to be whisked away on a trip (remember the Taiwan event?), worked through a giveaway challange or made your own connections through Travel Massive, it's an inspiring story. This could have been a dream trip or a life changing opportunity and we are very happy to be the linchpin in that adventure and excited to continue offering these connections to our members.

So let's look back at the last decade:
- Are you one of the giveaway recipients
- Have you have met someone at a Travel Massive which led you to a trip or a documented partnership
- Did you enjoyed the event so much that you created content about it or the topic you learned about (blog posts, reels, IG posts)
- Do you have a story of how Travel Massive has impacted you, that you'd like to share

Please share it with us, you can do so by commenting on this post (so others can see and be inspired :) or email it to us directly to toronto@travelmassive.com.

We cannot wait to see your stories

~ Team Toronto Travel Massive

Just wanted to say hi to everyone! It has been so long!

Hey, the 1,001th member of this community just joined! We're Marilee + Paul Kostadimas of Spotlight Sojourns. Excited to connect with this dynamic community of fellow travelers and creators.

Hey all, you can now check out all past Toronto Travel Massive events (including livestreams) right here, on our platform. Enjoy!

www.travelmassive.com/past-events?search_term=Toronto

I hope to attend some events in 2022

Hi! I am so sad to have missed this most recent meet-up. Does anyone know when the next one will be? :)

Stay tuned here! We don't know when our next one will be but hopefully soon!

Hi all! Wanted to post in here quickly to introduce myself - I have a destination marketing agency and looking to build further relationships in Toronto. Hope to attend a Travel Massive event in YYZ soon! James

Last night was AWESOME!!!!!! WELCOME BACK TRAVEL MASSIVE TORONTO!

Welcome Kateryna! We are so excited to have you lead the next era of Toronto Travel Massive!

Hello Toronto!

After much deliberation we’ve decided to start a Toronto Massive instagram account as one of the ways to support this community better. Come give us a follow at @TravelMassiveTO, find yourself, reminisce about the past events (we’ve chosen a few to populate this new account).

We also invite you to tag us, use #TravelMassiveToronto and invite @TravelMassiveTO as a collaborator to your Massive adventures ☺️

Lat but not least, if you are looking to engage w/ the community as a social media volunteer give us a shout at toronto@travelmassive.com.

Quick link:
www.instagram.com/travelmassiveto/

~ Toronto Travel Massive team

Tour Operator Opportunity in Toronto! As a Toronto Travel Massive Alum I'm reaching out for a friend/client who is visiting Toronto on Nov 2 - 4th 2023. He's looking to meet travel advisors and boutique travel companies who are interested in learning more about Colombia, and explore how to build a strong and differentiated offer to clients with a successful Tour Company in the Colombia in the most vibrant up and coming destinations! If this is an option for you, please reach out to Rodrigo at : impulsetravel.co/en/ or WhatApp: at +57 310 858 4790

Hello Toronto Massive!

We'd like to officially invite you to our upcoming Travel Massive Social on November 30th 🎉! Make sure to register, even if it is in the wait list in case of cancelations.

www.travelmassive.com/events/toronto-travel-massive-fall-social-1058068671

We are looking forward to seeing you out in a few weeks!

~ Toronto Travel Massive team

Happy Tuesday,

Today we’ve got a question for our creator/blogger and photographer community members 📸

We are looking at hosting some learning events in the new year and would love to know what topics you are most interested in, here are some starters, share your thoughts in comment, feel free to add anything we may have missed!

1️⃣ Storytelling with photography
2️⃣ Improving photography as a creator/blogger: beginner, phone camera, point-and-shoot
3️⃣ Improving your photography skills: intermediate, have a digital camera
4️⃣ Improving your video and video editing skills
5️⃣ Other skill specific sessions: using manual settings, composition, light, people, architecture, food & drink, etc name yours
6️⃣ Monetizing my travel photography
7️⃣ Making Reels or TikToks (please say which)
8️⃣ Drone skills
9️⃣ Add your own

Can’t wait to see hear your thoughts!

~ Kateryna

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I'm a Toronto-based photographer - I started with weddings and family photography but gained traction in the travel, event (fam trips) and hotel space. Although my strength is photography, I'm building up my cinematic short-form video portfolio.

If you're on Instagram, feel free to give me a follow www.instagram.com/jessica_hoang. I'll be sure to follow you back and engage with your account :)

I hope to meet you all and attend a Travel Massive Toronto event.

Cheers!
Jessica

Hello Toronto,

Announcement: We have a giveaway for the June 6th event 🎁 If you are yet to sign up, please see full event details here: www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-toronto-june-social-4518345158

The MEC gift:

1. MEC Outpost 40L Rolling Duffel (carryon size): Roll smoothly and quietly, with a bit of low-key elegance. The burly construction is water-resistant and tough enough to withstand being tossed into boats or flung around on baggage carousels. Expansion straps give you additional capacity for souvenirs or those times you want to bring just one more sweater.

2. MEC Travel Light Packing Cube 3-Pack Multisize: Keep the contents of your luggage organized and wrinkle-free with this package of three lightweight packing cubes. They are also useful for keeping shoes and dirty laundry separate from the clean stuff.

Product links are at the end of the page, total giveaway cost is 240+ CAD

Bonus: There will be another special treat for those who attend 😉

Contest rules:
Contest opens May 14, 2024, at 12 pm EST and closes on June 6, 2024 at 12pm EST

1. To participate in the contest tell us where you will take your new travel gear to next in an Instagram story or Feed post. Is it a camping trip in Ontario, a dream trip to Bali? Share a photo or a video of this destination, or tell us a quick story, we’d love to know.

2. Make sure to mention @travelmassiveTO @mec_toronto @mec and #TravelMassiveToronto

3. Follow @travelmassiveTO @mec_toronto @mec on Instagram

4. The story post must be up for full 24 hours. The feed post must be live at the time of the event, June 12, 2024, 8pm EST

5. The gift recipient be announced at the event on June 6, 2024 and must be present at the event in person to receive the gift

Good luck 🎉

Hey Travel Massive Toronto fam!

Can't wait to see you in a couple days!

As you may have seen on our IG or have been notified, we have switched our venue for this week’s social meet-up to the *brand new* Bovine Steakhouse in Union Station. Oh la la!

The good news continues to roll-in as Travel Massive Founder, Ian C, will be in attendance as well!

Ian will be here for a couple weeks and we are thrilled to have him back in Toronto (already twice this year!!) in attendance for our 2 June events.

If you would like to join our waitlists, check out the event links:
June 6 - www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-toronto-june-social-4518345158
June 12 - www.travelmassive.com/events/beginner-hands-on-photography-workshop-1703669844

If you can't make it in-person, send Ian a “hello/intro” note.

Was feeling nostalgic. Here is a quick reel I whipped up :) www.instagram.com/reel/C7zTyZjpwLQ

Thanks everyone for hosting Thursdays event. Nice to get out and meet people who are passionate about travel!

Hello all! I'm excited to join Travel Massive! I have started a new Food and Walking Experience Company called Delicious Discoveries and am looking to form connections here with other travel professionals in Toronto. If anyone has experience listing a business on Trip Advisor, I'd really appreciate your insight! Looking forward to connecting!

Hi everyone! I’m the new CMO of Aurora Expeditions, an award winning, Expedition cruise company based in Australia. We’ve been around for 30+ years and are expanding our presence globally.

I’m actually based in Toronto, and am ex-G Adventures, so not completely new to travel.

I’m looking forward to meeting more of you to help me grow the Aurora brand across Canada, the US, and Europe.

Cheers

Hello Toronto,

A few quick updates from the team:

📽️ In case you missed our FAM best practices webinar you can rewatch it any time on the event page: www.travelmassive.com/events/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-fam-press-trip-3667871371
Our wonderful panelists shared a lot of invaluable insights that can help you with future tourism collaborations.

🍂🥃 We are getting quite excited for our upcoming visit to the John Sleeman & Sons Distillery in Guelph and would like to extend an invitation to newer travel creators who focus on food & beverage and visual content. As a quick reminder, this even is a day FAM trip so the RSVP process will be processed via a waitlist.

Learn more: www.travelmassive.com/events/fam-harvest-day-at-spring-mill-distillery-in-guelph-1136096994

More events will be announced soon but in the meantime, log in and comment on this post to let us know what you might want to learn next.

Have a great week

~ Team Travel Massive Toronto

Hello Toronto Massive!

As we are preparing for our next event, "Everything you need to know about house sitting," we are curious to know if you have any questions about house sitting – click through to this post and add your questions in as a comment.

Join the event: www.travelmassive.com/events/save-on-travel-everything-you-need-to-know-about-house-sitting-1169940549

For those of you only interested in meeting up with the community before the holidays, we will be gathering for some drinks after the event at the Horseshoe Tavern (details on the event page). This will be just a casual meetup, come as you are.

In case you missed it:

Here is the recording of our webinar on working with tourism boards and making the most of your FAM/press trips:
www.travelmassive.com/events/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-fam-press-trip-3667871371

Care to share your thoughts on the current state of the industry?

Travel Massive is conducting a global study on how travel providers (PR, destinations, hotels, etc) work with creators (inclusive of influencers, creators, and journalists). Our goal is to spot patterns and opportunities to share with you in a cohesive report. Let's help each other work better together.

Industry survey: tmsv.co/ProviderSurvey
Creator survey: tmsv.co/CreatorSurvey
More about the study: www.travelmassive.com/pages/creator-survey

Join the conversation any time on www.travelmassive.com

Have a fantastic week!

~ Team Travel Massive Toronto

Creators: Limited opportunity 📣 PADDINGTON IN PERU 🎥

On behalf of Travel Massive Toronto and Fever Pitch Communications you and a guest are invited to an exclusive preview screening of PADDINGTON IN PERU 🎥

We are excited to invite our community to join PROMPERÚ for a private advance screening of Paddington in Peru. The latest instalment of the popular film series finds Paddington and his family embarking on a mysterious adventure taking them from the lush Amazon Jungle to the peaks of the Peruvian Andes.

Thursday, February 13
5:00 p.m. Registration and ticket pick-up
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Paddington in Peru screening

Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas
10 Dundas Street East, 4th floor

Along with the movie, you and your guest will enjoy popcorn and refreshments, and take home your very own Paddington in Peru activity book.

Space is limited to 10 members (plus one guest each). If you can make the date & time, RSVP to jessica@feverpitchcommunications.com to reserve your spot.

If you have any questions, reach out to @jazzlinton

For our next event we would like to give you the stage 🎤. We invite you to propose an idea for a lightning talk, think like a mini-TED talk, a 5 min presentation on a topic of your choice with a few tiny guidelines:

1. The topic must be relevant to travel
2. Your story should inspire, share useful knowledge or how-to information, or entertain

A few examples and thought starters: How to climb Kilimanjaro​​, What I learned traveling solo, How I built my blog, How I went viral, My takeaways from [event name]... the opportunities are endless, you could even talk about how you failed at something and what you learned from that failure.

The event will take place on March 20, 2025 Downtown Toronto, please submit your idea by February 15, 2025.

To propose a talk please complete this form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8gldhmpfxJyqNBl83cJqfjqYJOLjm3gnBf2PKIj5vui3HSQ/viewform?usp=header

We can't wait to hear your ideas!

Deadlines extended to February 18th to submit your idea for a 5-minute lightning talk 🥳

Small room, friendly crowd – think of it as an opportunity to share your knowledge, experience, or a travel story in a comfortable setting.

Feel free to bounce ideas with us if you're unsure: toronto@travelmassive.com

The event will take place on March 20, 2025 Downtown Toronto, please submit your idea by February 15, 2025. To propose a talk please complete this form:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8gldhmpfxJyqNBl83cJqfjqYJOLjm3gnBf2PKIj5vui3HSQ/viewform

A mini-TED talk, a 5 min presentation on a topic of your choice with a few tiny guidelines:

1. The topic must be relevant to travel
2. Your story should inspire, share useful knowledge or how-to information, or entertain

Looking forward to hearing from you

~ Team Travel Massive Toronto

Thanks for organizing this, Kateryna

HELLO EVERYONE! I would love to connect with people who have experience dealing with TICO on a business stand-point, I have questions and need some advice. Please message me if that is you :)

Great energy and mix of industry professionals!