Airlines
Swoop Expands Service Out of Winnipeg
Swoop has launched a series of inaugural flights from Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG), starting with a direct flight to Orlando International Airport (MCO). Swoop travellers took off on inaugural routes to McCarran International Airport (LAS) on Nov. 15, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on Nov. 16, and Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) and Tampa International Airport (TPA) on Nov. 17. These additions to Swoop’s Winnipeg network connect travellers from Manitoba’s capital to 11 domestic, transborder and international...
Transat Takes It To The Next Level
Transat A.T. Inc. has earned Performance + attestation from the ICI on recycle + program for a three-year period. Created in 2003 by RECYC-QUÉBEC, this official Quebec government recognition acknowledges initiatives by industries, businesses and institutions that have implemented responsible waste management measures. Performance +, the third of four levels, means that Transat has demonstrated excellent waste reclamation performance. Annick Guérard, Transat’s chief operating officer, said: “We are very proud to receive this honour, which we owe to the commitment of our...
WestJet Offers More Flexibility
WestJet Vacations is advising travel agents that they can now make land-only bookings for their clients in SIREV and RevNet and by calling WestJet’s Travel Support Team. “Our travel trade partners expressed interest in being able to make land-only WestJet Vacations bookings and we’re happy to introduce this new product today,” said Charles Crowder, WestJet vice-president, Sales and Distribution. “This enhancement to our WestJet Vacations product means travel agents can offer clients more flexibility and choice for their next vacation.” Agents will earn commission on...
Lufthansa Group Making Its FFP Simple
The Luftansa Group is making it simple. It has announced that it is simplifying its status program and offering its customers an even easier and more transparent collection system for achieving and maintaining Frequent Traveler, Senator and HON Circle levels. Loyalty towards Lufthansa Group airlines will be rewarded to a greater extent than ever before. In the future, the airlines will also be appointing their guests Frequent Traveler and Senator for life in recognition of their long-standing loyalty. All changes to the status program will apply to flights from Jan. 1, 2021 and...
WestJet Committed To Indigenous Tourism
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada has significantly increased its wingspan after a $100,000, over three years, commitment with WestJet was announced during the International Indigenous Tourism Association Conference in Kelowna, Syilx Territory, BC (IITC). Keith Henry, president and CEO of ITAC, said that: “From launching Indigenous itineraries with WestJet this summer to announcing this invaluable multi-year commitment, WestJet is providing ITAC and our Indigenous tourism entrepreneurs endless opportunities to grow Indigenous tourism across Canada and showcase our...
A Simple Act Of Kindness
WestJet and Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada together are celebrating World Kindness Day through WestJet Connections: Share kindness. You can watch the video by going to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5omrWs2hDI&feature=youtu.be In hopes of inspiring and recognizing acts of kindness, WestJet Connections: Share kindness highlights the generosity and spirit of WestJetters who volunteer year after year to create special holiday experiences for youth and their families at the Gilbert Park location of Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg in Manitoba. Richard Bartrem, WestJet...
Sunwing Introduces New On-Board Menu
The Sunwing Café is back and for the coming season, travellers can experience not one, but two famous Canadian culinary experiences on route to the sunny south. New for this edition is the introduction of Schwartz’s Deli’s World Famous Original Smoked Meat, served on a pretzel roll with grainy mustard and mayonnaise spread, topped with a sliced pickle and prepared to a strict recipe devised by the iconic Montreal eatery. A household name not just in Quebec, but across Canada, Schwartz’s Deli has been serving up its famous smoked meat for over nine decades. However, this is the...
Kiwi Operators Welcome New YVR AC Route
A brunch meeting event in Vancouver by tourism operators from the Central North Island of New Zealand reminded guests that balmy summer conditions are now on their way below the equator. It also served as a reminder that new flights by Air Canada between Vancouver and Auckland will be starting in December. The group brands itself as Explore Central North Island and it was winding down a whirlwind North America mission with the stop in Vancouver, done together with Tourism New Zealand. Destinations represented included Rotorua, Hobbiton, Lake Taupo, Napier, Gisborne, the Bay of...