Airlines
20,000 Flights For Under $500
Air Transat is inviting Canadians to fly for less to Europe, the South, Florida and Canada by booking before Sept. 12 (for departures between Sept. 1 and April 30, 2018. For full details on the seat sale, visit http://www.airtransat.com or Get...
Ireland Expands Its Tourism Horizons
Coinciding with the solar eclipse, Ireland’s newly appointed Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar met with key travel and tourism officials in Toronto as part of a three-day visit to Canada at the invitation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Although Ireland is experiencing a robust period of tourism growth – notably a 21% increase in North American visitors over the first six months of the year, not to mention a 60% growth in overall Canadian arrivals over the past three years –...
KLM Cares
As an official partner of Vancouver's Our Cityride event held on Aug. 19, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines donated nine bikes to select youngsters through its KLM Cares program. Sixteen more bikes will be offered in the next months to members of the Vancouver community. KLM's donations were carried out through the 365 International Sport Foundation, organizers of the event to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canucks Autism Network and Strathcona Community Centre. The inaugural 17-km Our Cityride Vancouver event attracted 1,500 participants. Over and above its donations of...
Talk Is In The Air
A select group of about 50 airline industry types were on hand for the third annual Airline Managers' luncheon in Toronto this week. The event, sponsored by Baxter Travel Media and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), featured presentations by AirTrav Inc.'s Rob Kokonis and IATA's Nicola Colville on a range of subjects. Kokonis offered an overview of the low cost and ultra low cost airline landscape in Canada, while Colville provided some insights into IATA's innumerable activities in the Canadian marketplace. And the GTAA's Lauren Yaksich talked to those on hand about...
SAA Hosts Africa Showcase
South African Airways (SAA) is set to launch its 2017 Africa Showcase in North America, from Sept. 7-13, including a stop in Toronto on Sept. 11. The Africa Showcase is a collaborative partnership presented by South African Airways, South African Tourism and On Show Solutions. Now in its ninth year, the event is the largest travel trade event in North America focusing exclusively on promoting Africa. The show brings together travel specialists and African suppliers representing hotels, safari lodges, destination tourism organizations and other attractions that are popular with North...
Air Canada Introduces Montreal-Tokyo Flights
Air Canada will launch a new service between Montreal and Tokyo Narita starting June 1, 2018. Flights will operate year-round, with daily service during summer peak travel and three times a week during the winter, aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Air Canada's new transpacific service from its Montreal hub is designed to optimize connectivity to several Canadian and US cities – Quebec City, Ottawa, Halifax, Charlottetown, Boston, Philadelphia and Orlando. Special introductory fares start at $999 round-trip, all in, and tickets are now available for purchase. “Air...
Irish PM Talks To The Trade
Ireland's new Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar led a high profile delegation of trade and tourism officials on a 3-day visit to Canada this week. Prime Minister Varadkar was in the country at the invitation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the two leaders took time to march in Montreal's Gay Pride Parade as well as meet for discussions on a range of topics of significance to the two nations. While it was not the Irish Prime Minister's first visit to Canada – Varadkar had been here before on both personal trips and in his role as Ireland's minister of transport, tourism and sport...
Atlasglobal Introduces New Commission Structure
Turkish carrier Atlasglobal has introduced a new agency commission structure, offering 4% standard agency commission on all published fares for its entire route network, which spans Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and select destinations across Asia. Atlasglobal is represented in Canada by AirlinePros, and Canada director Karl Müller commented, “Atlasglobal has a world class product, bringing premium airline service to strategic locations at high-class standards. Atlasglobal has been growing rapidly... The airline values travel professionals and understands the importance of the...