Airlines
TTC Takes Off At Runway Run
The Travel Corporation staffers are clearly fleet of feet. The company turned out in force Saturday for Toronto's Runway Run, a 5K running race which has competitors run 2.5 kms along a runway and then back at Pearson International Airport. The runway is temporarily set aside for the event, which draws thousands of entrants. Seen here sporting their finisher medals after the event are The Travel Corporation's Emily Bailey and Jason Stremble; Natalia and Adam Paunic; and The Travel Corporation's Jeff Element, Wolf Paunic, Liam O'Donovan and Anita Emilio, and Flight Centre's Dave...
Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland Awarded CX Prize
Cathay Pacific has announced that Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland is the recipient of a $35,000 prize package, awarded to commemorate the airline’s 35 years of flying between Vancouver and Hong Kong. Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland entered the contest with a video submission exemplifying the success of their work aimed at forging strong female bonds within the community, whilst offering mentorship to young people who may be facing challenges like bullying, isolation, social anxiety, low self-esteem and more. Charities from throughout BC were invited to participate by...
Tahiti Brings Its Sparkle To Toronto
Tahiti Tourisme and a group of a dozen of its top suppliers, rolled into Toronto last night (Sept. 19) for an informative, intimate and stylish evening of both education and networking for area travel agents. In all about 50 agents were on hand for the event. Those agents had all successfully completely Tahiti Tourisme's travel agent destination specialist training program, called the Tahiti Tiare program. Amalia Meliti, managing director of Tahiti Tourisme, welcomed agents, telling them that the group had been on the road for the past two weeks as they worked their way across...
Jamaica, Everything Is Definitely All Right
Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett and its director of tourism, Donovan White were in Canada earlier this month for a series of meetings with the country's travel industry leaders. Along with the Jamaica Tourist Board's regional director for Canada, Philip Rose, the team met with airline executives, tour operators, and other travel trade types. Reaffirming the strong tourism ties between the two countries, Minister Bartlett said, “I would like to thank our Canadian travel partners … for engaging consumers and continuing to promote Jamaica as a prime destination for...
Quite An Extravaganza
If you had any doubts that travel agents were hungry for education, you can put them aside right now. Transat rolled into Toronto last night (Sept. 17) to welcome just over 450 agents to its cross-Canada product showcases that featured on going workshops, a trade show, lots of networking and, of course, food and drink. Dan Prior, sales manager for Ontario & Atlantic Canada for Transat, took some time out of his busy schedule at the Toronto event to chat with Press Today, telling PT that talking to agents about the events, Transat had discovered that the show format – with...
Get Secure With SecurMatic.com
SecurMatic.com has launched its Cybersecurity suite of services for the global travel industry. SecurMatic's cybersecurity as a service solutions can be utilized across travel suppliers (airlines, hotels, car rentals, tours & activity suppliers) and travel intermediaries (wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies and travel management companies). Lindsay Pereira, general manager of SecurMatic, explained that “Cyber threats to the travel industry are growing and will not slow down anytime soon. Cybercrime affects the online and offline sectors. Hackers target travel companies...
Vietnam Gives Agents A Taste Of Its Wonders
Here's some food pho thought from Vietnamese tourism officials – the country's a major culinary centre. A Vietnamese tourism delegation visited Toronto Monday night, promoting the attributes of the southeast Asian country, which includes a food scene that drew international attention when late food enthusiast Anthony Bourdain and former U.S. president Barack Obama had lunch together in a modest but popular Hanoi restaurant that serves the likes of pho, a hugely popular dish in Vietnamese cuisine. Lloyd Coleman of Minh Travel & Tour --- Canadian GSA for Vietnam Airlines-- in...
Billy Bishop Breaking Records
PortsToronto, owners and operators of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, reports that it experienced its busiest summer on record with 817,171 passengers arriving and departing through Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport from June to August 2018. Both Porter Airlines and Air Canada contributed to the high passenger numbers, which were a combination of leisure and business travellers. Gene Cabral, executive vice-president, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and PortsToronto, said: “Whether travelling to Toronto, New York, Ottawa or Montreal for business meetings or taking off to...