Industry tees it up at annual ACTA golf tournament
Travel industry types hit the links yesterday (July 9) for a day of golf, networking, and lots of summertime fun at the 36th Annual ACTA Travel Industry Golf event at the Royal Ontario Golf Club in Milton, Ontario.
Air Canada & Air Canada Vacations were the title sponsors of this year’s tournament, while Manulife and Globus Family of Brands were major sponsors and the Bahamas was the destination sponsor.
Plus, ACTA had a big shout out for its executive, classic, breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktail reception, wine, beverage carts, water, ice cream carts, coffee cart, mojito bar, golf ball, scorecards, competitions and photography sponsors for all of their support of the event.
Grand prize sponsors included Air Canada, Porter Airlines and Flair Airlines, with prizes including:
- 2 roundtrip tickets to anywhere Porter Airlines flies — compliments of Porter Airlines
- Flight voucher – compliments of Flair Airlines
- 2 Air Canada Economy Class round-trip tickets for Transatlantic travel — compliments of Air Canada
- 2 Air Canada Economy Class round-trip tickets for system-wide travel — compliments of Air Canada
Play was in a Texas Scramble Best Ball format, with competition prizes offered for:
- Ladies’ & Men’s Longest Drive sponsored by Air Canada
- Ladies’ & Men’s Closest to the Pin sponsored by Brand USA
- Ladies’ & Men’s Closest to the Keg sponsored by BrokerLink
Naturally, there were Team prizes that included:
- Top 3 Teams sponsored by Air Canada
- The Most Honest Golf Team sponsored by Enterprise Mobility
Prize winners in the various categories included:
Top Mixed Team (score of -7) – Sponsored by Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Gregory Luciani – TravelOnly
Michael Dew – Clarke-Way Travel
Sonia McKeon – Uniglobe Travel
Mark Stubbert – Ensemble
Top Ladies Team (score of +4) – Sponsored by Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Dianne Jackson – TDC,
Terri Brophy – TravelPlus
Brenda Chapman – Marlin Travel
Leanne McKercher – Marlin Travel
Top Men’s Team (score of -9) – Sponsored by Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Ryan Rees – Ubitrak
Mark Di Vito – OS Travel
James Barnard – Ubitrak
Adam Normand – Normand Group
Most Honest Golf Team – Sponsored by Enterprise Mobility
Jennifer Bond – CIE Tours
Stephanie Griffiths – TravelOnly
Diane Cook – Trevello
Marianne Southall – Trevello
Ladies’ Closest to the Pin – Sponsored by Brand USA
Nancy Ekels – Park’ N Fly
Men’s Closest to the Pin – Sponsored by Brand USA
Mike Seip – Enterprise Mobility
Ladies’ Longest Drive – Sponsored By Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Birdie Chavarria – NorthStar Travel
Men’s Longest Drive – Sponsored By Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Michael Degrace – Air Canada
Ladies’ Closest to the Keg – Sponsored by Brokerlink/ACTA Protect
Brigitte Gingerich – North Star Travel
Men’s Closest to the Keg – Sponsored by BrokerLink/ACTA Protect
Shahbaz Khan – Loyalty
Best Photo Award – Sponsored by Allianz Global Assistance
Dave Wright – Sunwing
Lorraine Brisbois – Sunwing
Sandra Lombardi – Luv to Travel Inc.
Vicky Sorbara – Luv to Travel Inc.
Hole In One Competition – Sponsored by Sandals/Unique Vacations
No winner this year.
TOP GRAND PRIZES:
Two round-trip Flair Airlines tickets anywhere Flair flies
Compliments of Flair Airlines
Winner: Emmalay Serrano – Travel Addix
Three-night stay in Greater Palm Springs, with activities
Compliments of Greater Palm Springs
Winner: Rob Gerber – Expedia Cruises
Two round-trip Porter Airlines tickets anywhere Porter flies
Compliments of Porter Airlines
Winner: Khalid Ismail – PG Travel
Two round-trip Air Canada Economy Class tickets for Transatlantic travel – Compliments of Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Winner: Beth Fleeton – CAA Niagara
Two round-trip Air Canada Economy Class tickets for system wide travel – Compliments of Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations
Winner: Greg Salazar – Dragonfly Travel Inc
And last, but certainly not least, there were some amazing door prizes on offer, with a few examples including a complimentary foursome at the Royal Ontario Golf Club; a complimentary foursome at Lionhead Golf Club and Conference Centre; 8-day Toronto Valet Parking from Park’N Fly; and more.
Go to www.acta.ca for more.
