Airlines
Azores Airlines Offering Agents More Choice
Azores Airlines is preparing to offer travel agents more money and their clients departing from Toronto more choices. The carrier, which will close out 2019 with four weekly flights between Toronto and the Azores' Ponta Delgada, will see daily service between the destinations during the peak May-September summer season, a Tuesday Toronto gathering was told. There will also be Thursday summer service from Montreal to Ponta Delgada. The June-September period will also see weekly service from Toronto to the island of Terceira. Toronto flights are now on Monday, Wednesday, Friday...
Showcasing The Flavours Of Germany
About 60 travel trade types were taken on a tasty journey of Germany last night (Dec. 10) by Julia Dywelski, director of marketing & sales, Canada for the German National Tourist Office. Joined by partners, Lufthansa and Wines of Germany, the Flavours of Germany event was held at Ricarda's – a nifty spot on Richmond Street West in downtown Toronto – and offered those attending a chance to sip on mulled wine, while sample Maultaschen, Roesti, carmelized almonds and German gingerbread. “I hope everyone is ready to promote Germany,” Dywelski said in welcoming everyone to...
LOT Increasing Toronto Service
Starting in June 2019, LOT will increase the frequency of flights on its North American routes, including service from Toronto, thanks to deliveries of new B787 Dreamliners scheduled for 2019. From Toronto, there will be an increase from nine flights a week to 12. Service is also increasing from Los Angeles and Newark. The increase in frequency is possible thanks to the expansion of LOT’s wide-body fleet planned for 2019, namely, the deliveries of aircraft ordered from Boeing. Currently LOT has 11 Dreamliners, including eight 787-8s (with 252 seats for passengers) and three 787-9s...
EXCLUSIVE: Forecast 2019
Is the glass half full or half empty? That's a question I've been asking for a while now, writes executive editor, Bob Mowat in Canadian Travel Press' special Forecast 2019 issue. By all accounts, 2018 has been a good year for the Canadian travel industry, not to mention for the global travel industry. Yet as the year winds down, there are some disturbing signals that raise concerns that all is not well – the turmoil in Alberta's oil industry and the closing of GM's Oshawa car plant are but two examples of such concerns. Consider as well, recent comments by IATA's director...
WestJet Advisory Board Talks About The Future
From Dec. 3-5, WestJet looked into the future as it hosted more than 40 members of its Travel Agent Advisory Board (TAAB) at the Paradisus Playa del Carmen in Mexico for its annual conference. Representing more than 30 agency partners from across Canada, the TAAB participated in discussions on the future of WestJet and what the airline’s travel partners can look forward to in 2019. After a welcome event on Dec. 3, TAAB members spent the next two days engaging with guest speakers from WestJet on topics including Loyalty and WestJet Rewards, WestJet Vacations Operations, the...
It’s Easier To Discover Anguilla
Canadians will find that it is easier to discover Anguilla this winter. Beginning in November and continuing through February, Canadian airlines – including WestJet, Air Canada, Sunwing, and Air Transat – will be rolling out additional flights to Saint Martin's Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM). Saint Martin serves as the gateway to Anguilla, as the secluded destination does not receive direct flights or cruise ships and is instead accessible by ferry. Cardigan Connor, Anguilla's Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Sports, said, “We're thrilled that more...
Istanbul: Where East Meets West
Two notable emperors were bullish about Istanbul. Napoleon demonstrated his appreciation for the city when he stated that, “If Earth was a single state, its capital would be Constantinople” as Istanbul was called for much of its existence, while Roman emperor Constantine made it the capital of the Roman Empire, choosing it for that role in part because of the city's location, which sees part of the city in Europe and part in Asia. The city long bore Constantine's name when it was called Constantinople, only to eventually be renamed Istanbul, with Istanbul-based tour guide Hakan...
Norwegian Celebrates New Hamilton-Dublin Service
On the heels of its inaugural Canadian flights out of Montreal, low-fare carrier Norwegian is set to launch its first transatlantic service from Canada with daily service from Hamilton, Ont. to Dublin, Ireland on March 31, 2019. To celebrate the new service, Norwegian, Tourism Ireland and Hamilton International Airport teamed up to host a trade luncheon in Toronto yesterday (Dec. 5), complete with Irish music and cuisine from P.J. O'Brien's. On hand from Norwegian was Anders Lindstrom who told PressToday that the “world's fastest growing airline” is excited to be flying out of...