Airlines
WestJet Adds Calgary/Denver Service to Network
Add the Mile High City to the WestJet network. The carrier will begin daily non-stop service to Denver from Calgary starting March 8, 2018. “With its sophisticated business economy and stunning mountain scenery, Denver is a natural for the WestJet network,” said Ed Sims, WestJet executive vice-president, Commercial. “Connecting through Calgary will also allow Denver's business and leisure travellers year round access to the broader Canadian WestJet...
Welcome To The Travel Universe
Since he took over as vice-president of sales, The Americas for the Lufthansa Group in January of this year, Tamur Goudarzi-Pour has been living in rather interesting times, having had to deal with the Trump Administration's travel bans and its new rules for bringing electronics on board aircraft, reports executive editor, Bob Mowat in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. But it doesn't seem to bother him. In fact, he's rather philosophical about it, telling Canadian Travel Press in a recent interview, that for airlines, not just in North America, but around the...
Sunwing Back In Val d’Or
Sunwing will be returning to Val d’Or, Que., this winter to offer direct flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Holguin, Cuba. There will be Monday flights to Punta Cana from Dec. 11 until April 16, and weekly Tuesday service to Holguin from Dec. 12 until April 17. Sunwing is the only leisure carrier offering flights to sun destinations from that airport. “We are very pleased that Sunwing is offering this flight to our local community. It is a great privilege to have this service here as it provides travellers more convenience in reaching their ideal tropical vacation...
Air France Teams Up With TIFF
Air France has announced that it will be the Official Airline of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival« (TIFF). This marks the the first time that the airline partners as a sponsor of the Festival, whose 42nd edition runs from Sept. 7 to Sept. 17. Air France will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Platform program, which embodies the next generation of masters of cinema, and award the winner with the Toronto Platform Prize. In 2016 the line-up of the Platform program included Jackie and 2017's Oscar-winner for Best Picture, Moonlight. During the Festival, Air France will...
WestJet Makes Flex More Flexible
WestJet has made changes to its Flex fare, eliminating domestic change and cancel fees for any travel booked in this fare bundle. “Maintaining our position as Canada's value leader is important to us and we continue to hone our fare bundles to provide our guests with increased value,” said Debbie Keller, WestJet's vice-president, Revenue Management, Pricing and Group Business. “Eliminating change and cancel fees domestically in our Flex bundle will especially benefit business travellers and their frequently changing schedules.” WestJet also recently announced significant...
More Surprises From Transat
Transat is back with its Surprise Dates contest for travel consultants across Canada, organized to acknowledge their great contribution to the company's growth for the past 30 years. Every booking of a Transat product made today by midnight automatically earns consultants a chance to win one of the three monthly trips that will be drawn at random in these three regions: Quebec-Ottawa, Ontario-Atlantic and Western Canada. The three winners will each enjoy a package for two, including Air Transat flights in Economy class and a one-week, all-inclusive stay at one of these resorts:...
Turkish Airlines Golf Event Set For Aug. 10
Fore! The fifth staging of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup Amateur Series – the globe’s biggest corporate amateur tournament – will touch down once again at Toronto on Aug. 10. It is the fourth time that the widely renowned TAWGC has visited Toronto as the tournament continues to go from strength to strength. The tournament consists of 100 Qualifying Series events, played as individual stableford competitions off full handicap allowance, across 63 countries – with 100 champions winning through to the Grand Final in Turkey. Once again the finalists – trimmed from a...
Air New Zealand Increasing Capacity From Vancouver
Canadians now have more accessibility to Middle Earth. Air New Zealand is growing its Vancouver-Auckland operation by nearly 20% from January-July 2018, providing travellers with greater choice and flexibility. During the first half of the January peak period, the airline will increase services from seven to eight flights per week, making it easier than ever for Canadians to escape the cold. Regional general manager Americas Nick Judd says this extra capacity is a direct result of the increased demand for travel in the South Pacific region and the importance of Vancouver in the...