Airlines
Finnair Takes The Next Step
Finnair is taking the next steps towards a more dynamic, customer-centric selling through modern distribution channels. Starting early 2023, Finnair will gradually implement continuous pricing in modern distribution channels – through Finnair.com and Finnair mobile App as well as NDC-enabled channels for agent partners. Through continuous pricing, customers will not experience large price increases between booking classes as pricing is not tied to the 26 legacy price points. This results in more competitive pricing in modern channels compared to offers through legacy...
Air France-KLM NDC Content Now Available On Travelport
Air France-KLM and Travelport have announced that Air France-KLM’s New Distribution Content (NDC) has gone live on Travelport+, providing customers direct access to the NDC content. Angus Clarke – Chief Commercial Offer at Air France-KLM, said: “NDC will be increasingly important in the distribution strategy of Air France and KLM. The launch of Air France-KLM’s live NDC content in the Travelport+ platform marks an important milestone in our retailing journey. It demonstrates our commitment to continue to improve and provide multiple connection possibilities and a variety of...
Voyzant Celebrates Chinese New Year With Its Partners
Voyzant hosted more than 150 of its partners for a lunar new year celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. The event featured a 30-minute Lion Dance celebrating Chinese New Year and attendees also had a chance to win a bunch of different prizes from Voyzant’s airline partners. In the photos are: TOP Wolf Paunic - Voyzant; Michael Degrace - Air Canada; Leyland Sampayo - Emirates Airlines; and William Duplak - Voyzant SECOND Turkish Airlines' Tarique Anwar and Ayhan Ugur THIRD Seen here, from l to r, are Luara Albrow - Air Transat and William Duplak -...
Canada Jetlines Partners with TRAVELKORE
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd has announced that it is partnering with TRAVELKORE – a leading travel safety and travel healthcare services digital platform. Through this partnership, travelers will gain access to a unique digital safety application, healthcare services, and health products at home, or at their preferred destination. The TRAVELKORE digital platform in conjunction with the CAREKORE digital health platform is globally available to travellers, providing access to free travel safety resources, including access to Medicine and Vaccine Checkers, as well as access to...
Alghabra Looking To Make Changes To APPR
Canada’s Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra made it clear yesterday that the “circumstances Canadians faced during the holiday season were unacceptable” and that they deserve answers about what happened. During Transport Committee hearings looking into the events that took place over the holiday season, Alghabra also made it clear that Canadians deserve to be kept informed about alternative arrangements when their travel is disrupted and that they also deserve to be “compensated when their rights have been violated.” He said: “Upholding the rights of travellers is … a...
AC Announces Retirement of Lucie Guillemette
Air Canada has announced the retirement of Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Guillemette, who is responsible for the airline's commercial strategies, will retire at the end of April 2023, ending a highly successful career touching five decades at Canada's flag carrier. The airline also announced a realigned senior management structure taking effect with Guillemette's departure. Mark Nasr, Senior Vice President, Products, Marketing and eCommerce, will become Executive Vice President Marketing and Digital, and President of...
Discover The Spirit Of Fiji
Tourism Fiji's Ruth Daly says visiting her destination can truly be a family affair. Daly, regional director at the tourism board's Los Angeles office, told a Baxter Media webcast that her South Pacific destination is a particularly welcoming place, adding there's a "spirit on Fiji that everyone is family … You arrive as a visitor but you leave family." Visiting families will find "amazing" family programs, she continued. Tropical Fiji is home to some 333 islands, about 110 of them inhabited. Those visiting the inhabited ones will encounter Fijian culture everywhere, with...
Porter Airlines Unveils New Inflight Offering
Porter Airlines has unveiled details of its updated premium in-flight service offering, with an emphasis on partnering with high-quality Canadian brands. The carrier continues to elevate economy air travel for everyone in its greatly expanding network. Coinciding with the airline’s strategy to grow in markets throughout North America using new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, as well as its existing De Havilland Dash 8-400 fleet, travellers will enjoy a new level of generosity and thoughtful service that is non-existent in economy air travel today. The new aircraft and in-flight amenities...