Airlines
Cayman Airways Picks AirlinePros
AirlinePros has been appointed as Cayman Airways (IATA KX / 378) BSP Administrator for the Canadian market. The appointment will strengthen Cayman Airways' travel community outreach, allowing travel professionals to further develop itinerary and product needs with Cayman Airways. AirlinePros Canada director, Karl Muller said: “The Cayman Islands are a very exciting destination to visit. Each year, more and more Canadians consider the Caymans as their top choice vacation spot, to enjoy pristine nature, world-class water sports, dining options, luxury accommodation, in a unique...
A Milestone For Montreal In 2017
Montreal has a lot to celebrate this year. Sure, there’s its 375th anniversary as well as Canada’s 150th birthday – and the city’s going all-out to extract the maximum visitation potential from both – but ask Tourisme Montreal chief Yves Lalumière what excites him most right now and he’ll point to Air China’s four-times-weekly non-stop service to Beijing and Air Canada’s new daily Dreamliner flight to Shanghai. “For the next 10 years China is the key for Montreal and it will be our most important priority,” he told Travel Courier's Mike Dunbar in a wide-ranging...
Holy ULCC, WestJet!
WestJet is going back to its roots with the announcement today that it plans to launch a new, ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) in Canada. Remember back in 1996 when WestJet arrived, modeling itself after Southwest, and shaking things up in the airline business in Canada with its low-cost approach to air travel. WestJet said that service is expected to start in late 2017 with an initial fleet of 10 high-density Boeing 737-800s. The move is subject to agreement with WestJet's pilots and any required regulatory approvals. The ULCC will provide Canadians with no-frills, lower-cost...
Making An Impact
Transat is creating a new distribution unit that will be led by Joseph Adamo, who takes on the role of vice-president and chief distribution officer for Transat Tours Canada (TTC). The new distribution unit groups the company's commercialization and Customer Care Centre resources. Nathalie Boyer will take over the role of general manager, Transat Distribution Canada (TDC), a post that Adamo has held since 2013. Boyer has been a member of the TDC executive for the past 17 years and will take on her new duties on May 1, 2017. In making the announcement, Jean-Marc Eustache,...
Air Transat teams up with Chef Daniel Vézina
Air Transat has partnered with Daniel Vézina to offer a selection of gourmet meals on its flights, inspired by the signature recipes of the Quebec chef. The Chef’s Menu by Daniel Vézina will be offered to Club Class passengers as of May 1. It will also be available to Economy Class passengers, in limited quantity, on transatlantic flights as of May 1 and on flights south as of July 1. The meals will be free to all Club Class passengers. Economy Class passengers can purchase his signature dishes for $25, which will be served with a cheese plate, dessert and glass of wine. The...
Farrill Retiring From Air Canada
Air Canada's Cynthia Farrill has announced that she will be retiring on April 30, 2017 after 40 years of service with the airline. Farrill will be taking some vacation time now, but her email will remain active until the end of the month...
EXCLUSIVE: WESTJET 2022
One of the things that Jane Clementino is telling travel agents these days is that as WestJet follows its Vision 2022 plan to become a global airline in the next five years, its “culture of caring” won't be changing. In an exclusive interview with Canadian Travel Press, Clementino, the carrier's director of agency sales, told the magazine's executive editor, Bob Mowat, that agents need to know that while the airline's plan “redefines us to a certain extent and puts us on a different playing field, they also need to know that what we do and how we do it is not going to change. Our...
Porter Taking Off To Mont Tremblant
Summer time and Porter Airlines is gearing up to take off to Mont Tremblant once again. Porter will begin its service to Mont Tremblant on June 23 and continue operations to Sept. 24, 2017. Flights will operate up to four times weekly until Sept. 4, and two times weekly for the remainder of the season. Passengers can fly non-stop from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Mont Tremblant International Airport in just 70 minutes. Mont Tremblant village is known for its ski hills, but it is more than just a snow destination. It has something to experience during all four...