Airlines
Icelandair Will Add Tel Aviv In 2023
Icelandair will add Tel Aviv, Israel to its network as a new destination for the 2023 summer season. Beginning May 10 and continuing to Oct. 29, the carrier will offer direct flights three times a week between Reykjavik and Tel Aviv from Keflavik Airport, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Flight time from Iceland is around seven hours. Demand for flights between Tel Aviv and Iceland has been rapidly increasing and the new gateway also opens convenient connections between Tel Aviv and North America, via Iceland. Bogi Nils Bogason, Icelandair CEO, said of the new service:...
Top Sunwing Executives Issue An Apology
“Sunwing was founded on a promise to help make Canadians’ vacation dreams come true with affordable all inclusive getaways to dozens of highly rated vacation destinations. We are astutely aware that, for too many Canadians, we failed to live up to that promise this holiday season. We are incredibly sorry for letting our customers down,” write Sunwing Travel Group’s CEO, Stephen Hunter and Sunwing Airlines’ President, Len Corrado. Hunter and Corrado’s statement continues: “Like many Canadians, we dreamed this holiday would be a return to normal. We planned our highest...
Attend This Webinar For A Chance To Win Tickets To Fiji
Baxter Media invites you to attend Tourism Fiji’s webinar to discover why Fiji is the perfect destination. The webinar begins on Wednesday, January 11, at 1:00 PM ET. Register and attend the full webinar for your chance to win two roundtrip economy tickets from Vancouver to Fiji with Fiji Airways. Comprised of 333 islands, and home to the happiest people on earth, Fiji caters to couples, families and friends in search of an authentic and unique vacation experience. Boasting luxurious private islands, world-renowned spas, both family-friendly and adults-only resorts, culinary...
A Bright Future Ahead, Despite Challenges
In conversation with Canadian Travel Press recently, Transat’s VP Corporate Responsibility, Chrystal Healy and its Director of public relations and social media, Bernard Côté teamed up to provide some insights on how Transat is working to find the balance between recovery and sustainability. At one point during the conversation, Healy observed that: “The pandemic has allowed us to look back on who we are and to refocus our mission, to grow our network with some new partners and to really explore the significance of travel.” For the full story, check out CANADIAN TRAVEL...
Take Off From Peterborough With BST Vacations
BST Vacations (Blowes & Stewart Travel Group Ltd) has released details of its 2023 lineup of destinations for its Peterborough departures program. In 2023 BST Vacations will be travelling to its top 4 best selling destinations of all time, and one new destination. It will fly to New York City; St. John's, Newfoundland; Boston, Massachusetts; Nashville, Tennessee; and Austin, Texas. BST also has a new airline partner for the 2023 Season -- Nolinor Airlines. Founded in 1992, Nolinor Aviation is the largest airline carrier offering specialized commercial charter flights in...
Put ‘Science Facts’ Ahead Of ‘Science Politics’
IATA says that it is ‘extremely disappointed’ that countries are imposing new COVID-19 testing measures on travellers from China. In a statement, IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh writes: “Several countries are introducing COVID-19 testing and other measures for travellers from China, even though the virus is already circulating widely within their borders. It is extremely disappointing to see this knee-jerk reinstatement of measures that have proven ineffective over the last three years.” Walsh continues: “Research undertaken around the arrival of the...
Emirates Signs Deal To Promote Bahamas Tourism
Emirates has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas to promote tourism to the Caribbean archipelago. The airline and The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism will embark on joint initiatives to boost visitor traffic into the islands from key markets across Emirates’ network. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive and HE Tony Joudi, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the UAE and the State of Qatar at the Emirates Group Headquarters. Also present at the signing...
Swoop Takes Off In 2023
Swoop reports that it has reached a new milestone, transporting over 10,000 travellers in a single day for the first time in the company's history. Bob Cummings, President of Swoop, said: “We are incredibly proud of this accomplishment and grateful to our team of Swoopsters and all our travellers for helping us reach this milestone.” Cummings continued: "This past year posed unprecedented challenges for the entire aviation industry, but our airline expanded to reach new heights, and so we're thrilled to kick off 2023 with a signal of that growth.” On Jan. 1,...