Airlines
Air Canada Debuts ‘Signature Suite’ at Pearson
Air Canada has debuted its Air Canada Signature Suite for its top international business customers at Toronto's Pearson International. The new suite is an exclusive airport retreat where eligible premium customers can dine à la carte at a complimentary, full-service restaurant from a menu created by acclaimed chef David Hawksworth, or enjoy hors d'œuvres, champagne, fine wines and cocktails in an intimate, Canadian-designed and decorated setting. “The Air Canada Signature Suite provides premium Air Canada customers with a luxury experience unrivalled in North America that...
A Glitzy Affair
Delta, KLM, Air France and Alitalia hosted their second annual Agency Elite Event last night (Nov. 28) at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. The event is held to recognize top tier agencies for their continued support over the past year. Pictured at the event are (l-r) Benedetto Mencaroni Poiani, vice president, regional manager, America’s, Alitalia, Rob LeBel, managing director, Speciality & Canada Sales, Delta Airlines, Steven Larkin, director sales, Canada, Delta Airlines, and Jean-Noel Rault, vice-president, general manager, Air France KLM,...
AC Expands Network, Gets Festive
Air Canada (AC) has introduced several new non-stop year-round transborder routes that will begin spring 2018 from Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. All new flights – Toronto to Omaha and Providence, Montreal to Baltimore and Pittsburgh, Vancouver to Sacramento, and Edmonton to San Francisco – are now available for purchase. In other news and in keeping with the holiday spirit, Air Canada has launched a new campaign, starting with a social media contest where Canadians can win a pair of roundtrip flights on any AC route and bring loved ones home for the holidays. “We've...
American Adds YVR-, Calgary-Chicago Service
Travellers from western Canada will soon have more choice when American Airlines (AA) launches new scheduled service between Vancouver and Calgary and its Chicago O'Hare hub next year. Both services will be available to book from Dec. 4. Customers flying from YVR and YYC will have nonstop access to the Windy City and the option to connect on to American’s network of more than 130 destinations in 12 countries. Flights from YVR will launch on May 4 and will operate year-round, using 160 seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Flights from YYC will operate on a summer-seasonal basis,...
Celebrating Travel Together
Okay, here's your trivia question for today … both Thomas Cook and Cox & Kings have been around for 100 years … can you name another? Well, if you said Collette you'd be spot on and in 2018, the Rhode Island-headquartered tour company will be pulling out all the stops as it celebrates its a hundred years in the tour operating business. Not to put too fine a point on it, but that's a long, long time. Yet as Ron Lonsdale, director of strategic partnerships – Canada for Collette, sees it, the company's longevity is due to the quality of its leadership team and the fact...
Taking The Initiative
Transat may be facing fierce competition on several fronts but the company is fighting back with a series of initiatives to boost efficiency, simplify operations and reduce costs, reports Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. According to company CEO Jean-Marc Eustache, Transat moves some 4.5 million passengers a year, including almost one million Europeans; it boasts revenues in the $3 billion range; flies to some 60 destinations, evenly divided between Europe and the South and employees a team 5,000 strong located in Canada, the UK,...
Lufthansa Reveals New Business Class Concept
Lufthansa has unveiled the concept for its new Business Class, which will be available for the first time in 2020 with the roll-out of the Boeing 777-9. The new seat is the key element connected to the service and comfort level in the cabin. With the new seat, Lufthansa guests will experience beds with a length up to 220 cm (86.6 inches). The comfort and convenience of the seat aids in facilitating a restful sleep, and the construction of the back rest makes it possible for the shoulder to sink in when you are lying on your side. This keeps the spine straight and allows those that...
WestJet Unveils WestJet Link
WestJet has introduced WestJet Link, a new regional air service operating under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with Pacific Coastal Airlines. Using Pacific Coastal Airlines' aircraft painted in WestJet colours, WestJet Link will connect the communities of Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Cranbrook and Prince George to WestJet's rapidly expanding network hub at the YYC Calgary International Airport. All WestJet Link flights will be operated by Pacific Coastal using its fleet of 34-seat Saab 340B aircraft. Each aircraft will include six seats available in WestJet Plus,...