Airlines
Porter Airlines Takes Off To Mont-Tremblant
Porter Airlines is resuming its seasonal service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Mont-Tremblant International Airport today (Dec. 6). Flights will be available until March 30, 2020, with service up to four times weekly. Connecting flights are also available from numerous Porter locations in Canada and the U.S. Located in the heart of the Laurentians, Mont-Tremblant is home to some of the country's best winter attractions. In addition to downhill skiing and snowboarding, winter in Tremblant offers an array of exhilarating outdoor activities such as dog sledding,...
Exclusive: Forecast 2020
So what's next? That's essentially the question that every end-of-the-year forecast is asking. It's a question that can be phrased in many different ways and by doing so, elicit many different answers. This year, Canadian Travel Press kept it simple, asking close to a dozen industry experts to pick three trends to watch in the coming 12 months. Their responses, while perhaps differing in the descriptors they used, definitely focused on some clear trends in the marketplace based on the changing consumer demands that they are seeing. Certainly, luxury or premium travel is a trend...
SAA Placed In “Business Rescue”
South African Airways (SAA) has announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a resolution to place the company into business rescue at the earliest opportunity. The SAA Board of Directors and the Executive Committee have been in consultations with the shareholder, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), in an effort to find a solution to our company’s well-documented financial challenges. A statement from SAA's Board said that: “The considered and unanimous conclusion has been to place the company into business rescue in order to create a better return for the...
UNWTO Takes Aim At Industry Emissions
According to a new report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Transport Forum (ITF), transport-related emissions from tourism are expected to account for 5.3% of all man-made CO2 emissions by 2030, up from 5% in 2016. At the same time, as tourist numbers rise and the sector makes progress in achieving low-carbon travel, emissions per passenger kilometre are expected to decline over the coming decade. Against this backdrop, UNWTO calls for enhanced cooperation between the transport and tourism sectors to effectively transform tourism for climate...
Easy Targets
ACTA is renewing its partnership with ACCEL PCI to help Canadian travel agencies strengthen their security system and fight cybercrime. According to “Baseline Cyber Security Controls for Small and Medium Organizations,” prepared by the Canadian Center for Cyber Security, organizations should follow the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for all Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals and financial systems. Christian Richard, president of ACCEL PCI, says that: “Despite the amount of personal data handled by travel agencies -- credit cards, of course, but also customer...
Non-Stop to Terceira With Azores Airlines
This winter, Azores Airlines connects Toronto to the Portuguese Island of Terceira, with non-stop weekly service (Thursday's from Dec. 5, 2019 to April 30, 2020). This service is in addition to its 4x weekly service from Toronto to Ponta Delgada. Passengers visiting the Azorean Archipelago are able to get to this magnificent destination in just over 5 hours flight time aboard the new A321neo. Azores Airlines is the first Portuguese airline to connect Canada with Portugal using the A321neo. You don't have to fly half way around the world to be canyoning, cycling, hiking, soaking in...
Condor Set To Take Off From Edmonton
German carrier Condor's new North American 2020 summer flight schedule has the leisure airline flying non-stop from Frankfurt to Edmonton for the first time as of June 2020. Flights to the capital of Alberta can be booked from approximately $516, per person one-way and are offered every Monday and Thursday. In addition, long-haul destinations from Halifax and Seattle to Munich will return to Condor’s flight schedule again in summer 2020, with a Boeing 767 stationed in Munich as of May 2020. Condor flies to the Bavarian state capital from Halifax on Fridays and Wednesdays and from...
Meet The Elite
Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM, and Alitalia’s Agency Elite Awards recognized 15 top Agencies and 3 Travel Management Companies for achieving Elite Status during a VIP luncheon in Toronto, reports Press Today’s Rodney Tugwell. The 4th Annual Agency Elite Awards were held at a VIP luncheon yesterday at the Thomson Landry Gallery in Toronto's historic Distillery District. Rob LeBel, Managing Director Specialty and Canada Sales for Delta Airlines, congratulated the award winners for achieving over $300 million in global sales revenue. The quality of the revenue increased with...