Airlines
Air Transat Names Gonzalez As National Sales Manager
Air Transat has appointed Jhadyd Gonzalez to the role of National Sales Manager. He will report to Benjamin Pron, Commercial Director. Gonzalez takes over Julie Sareault’s former position, which she held until July this year. With more than 15 years of experience in the tourism industry, Gonzalez had been part of the Transat team from 2006 to 2014 as Regional Manager Destination Services before working 7 years in the airline industry as an Account Manager. He recently held a leadership position for a large hotel chain. Benjamin Pron said: “His experience in the airline...
Agents Can Experience The USA Like Never Before
Air Canada is partnering with the Utah Office of Tourism, Washington, DC, Visit Seattle and Travel Oregon to offer Canadian agents an opportunity to sell their way to experience the USA like never before. The newly launched incentive program for travel agents across Canada provides them with a chance to secure a spot on one of four Fam tour opportunities to travel in 2023. Corey Marshall, Director of Canuckiwi, said: “We are pleased to announce that our USA destination clients will partner with Air Canada in addition to offering four fantastic land FAM programs to be...
United, Sabre Renew Global Distribution Deal
Sabre Corporation has announced the renewal of its multi-year distribution agreement with United Airlines. The long-term agreement ensures that Sabre-connected travel agents will have access to United's content globally while enabling the airline to extend its reach in Sabre's valuable network of global travel buyers and intermediaries. Dave Bartels, vice president of revenue management & distribution at United Airlines, said: “We are happy to continue our relationship with Sabre and renew our distribution agreement to promote our growing portfolio of products and services...
Etihad Names Newton-Smith As New VP Americas
Etihad Airways has named Simon Newton-Smith as its new Vice President of the Americas as the airline continues to strengthen its presence in the North American continent. Newton-Smith brings with him over 20 years’ experience in international sales and commercial strategy having worked with carriers such as Virgin Atlantic Airways, Qatar Airways and South African Airways. In his previous roles, Newton-Smith has been critical in implementing sales and marketing strategies to increase revenue, overseeing strategic partnerships and joint ventures to drive sales performance, and...
Air Canada Takes Off To Europe In 2023
Air Canada has unveiled details of its strategic expansion of its international network for summer 2023, with the addition of new European services to Brussels, Toulouse and Copenhagen. As well, the carrier is also resuming key Asia services to Tokyo-Haneda and Osaka, and is restoring frequencies to leading destinations in the Atlantic, Pacific and South America regions. Tickets are available for purchase at www.aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App, Air Canada's Contact Centres, and travel agents. Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President Network Planning and Revenue...
ATPCO Committed To Transformation
ATPCO is committing to build the framework needed for the industry to get to 80% of all airline offers being dynamically created by 2026. The announcement – made at its annual Elevate conference in Washington, D.C. -- comes at a time when the company is handling fare and rule volumes larger than ever before, with more than 306 million active fares in the market and over 12 million fare changes each day for over 400 airlines in its current system. It unveiled its Board-approved roadmap for new standards and several innovative solutions the organization is developing to ensure the...
United Takes Off With 2023 Transatlantic Summer Schedule
United Airlines is taking off with its 2023 transatlantic schedule which includes the addition of new service to three cities – Malaga, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; and Dubai, UAE – as well as six more flights to some of the most popular destinations in Europe, including Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Berlin, and Shannon. In total, United will fly to 37 cities in Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East next summer, more destinations than all other U.S. airlines combined. United saw historic levels of demand for travel to Europe in the summer peak, up 20%...
WestJet, Korean Air Enhance Codeshare Deal
WestJet and Korean Air have expanded their long-standing codeshare agreement with the placement of WestJet's codeshare on Korean's flights between both Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and Vancouver International (YVR) in Canada and Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Seoul, South Korea. The agreement marks WestJet's first reciprocal codeshare with an Asian partner. With WestJet's "WS" code now active for sale on Korean's flights to Seoul, guests have more opportunities than ever before to combine WestJet and Korean flights to meet their trans-Pacific travel needs. John Weatherill,...