Airlines
Air Transat Inaugurates Montreal-Glasgow Service
Air Transat has inaugurated service between Montreal and Glasgow, Scotland. The new service is being offered on Sundays through Oct. 2, in addition to three weekly connecting flights via Toronto. “We are very pleased to offer a direct flight to Scotland to our customers in Quebec,” says Annick Guérard, president and general manager of Transat Tours Canada. “Glasgow is a modern, trendy and avant-garde city that keeps drawing more and more travellers in search of an exciting destination. This new service perfectly complements our UK program, which includes three weekly direct...
Sunwing Seat Sale
Sunwing Vacations is making it easier and more affordable for Canadians to visit their own country with a domestic seat sale. Available on all new bookings made through June 3, customers who book a one-way or roundtrip flight with Sunwing Airlines within Canada, for travel through June 23, will receive a second seat at 30% off the normal selling price. This limited time promotion applies to all flights between Toronto and Vancouver, St. John’s, Stephenville and Gander. Sunwing Airlines offers daily non-stop summer flights from Toronto to Vancouver along with twice-weekly flights...
Transat Introduces ‘Early Birds’ Promotion
Transat has launched an “Early Birds Fly South” promotion, inviting travellers to benefit from reduced rates on flights to the South, Florida and Europe departing between Nov. 1 and April 30, 2017. Following the success of a January seat sale on summer flights, Air Transat is now giving snowbirds and sun-seekers the opportunity to save on their winter getaway when booking by June 20. Flights are available to 34 Sun destinations, as well as Spain, Portugal, London and Paris. Sun destinations include Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. New routes available include San...
rouge Inaugurates Toronto-Prague Service
The arrival of flight AC1922 from Toronto-Pearson at Václav Havel Airport Prague yesterday (May 30) marked the beginning of Air Canada rouge's expansion into Central Europe this summer. The seasonal service operates three times a week. “We are pleased to add Prague, one of Europe's most visited cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to our growing international network. The Czech capital is the first of three new destinations Air Canada rouge will serve in Central Europe this summer from Toronto, soon to be followed by Budapest and Warsaw,” said Benjamin Smith, president,...
Emirates, Amadeus Renew Full Content Deal
Emirates and Amadeus have renewed their distribution agreement to ensure that the airline’s full inventory of fares and flights is made available to Amadeus-connected travel agencies and travellers worldwide. The deal means that Emirates content is made available to the world’s largest network of travel sellers, and Emirates’ customers can continue to search and shop for all Emirates products and services through the channel of their choosing. Renewal of the full content agreement comes shortly after Emirates was named the most valuable airline brand according to the...
Delta Launches Toronto-Salt Lake City Service
Delta Air Lines has launched daily year-round flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport and its hub at Salt Lake City International Airport. Flights are operated using 132-seat Airbus A319 aircraft, featuring 12 First Class seats and 18 Delta Comfort+ seats. “Service to Salt Lake City gives Toronto customers one-stop access to nearly 50 destinations throughout the US from our Mountain West hub, including many destinations favoured by Canadians like Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Phoenix,” said Steven Larkin, Delta’s director of sales for Canada. “Customers...
Making The Connections
In this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press, Ann Ruppenstein reports on Vacation.com's 18th International Conference and Trade Show that was held in Hollywood, Florida last week, while Bob Mowat sits down with Travelport America's group vice-president & managing director to talk about how both the GDS and agents are redefining their value in the marketplace. Vacation.com – All About Challenge And Change In light of the challenges impacting the travel industry, Vacation.com president John Lovell forecasts “moderately good” growth across cruise sales for the...
AC Flies 300 Firefighters From Johannesburg to Edmonton
Air Canada flew 300 South African firefighters into Edmonton from Johannesburg, South Africa, over the weekend. The firefighters are from South Africa's Working on Fire Program and will assist in firefighting efforts underway in Northern Alberta. It is the organization's largest-ever deployment. “Air Canada's employees have once again risen to the challenge to make this mission possible,” said Marcel Forget, senior vice-president, Commercial Strategy. “This is the first time Air Canada has operated into South Africa, which also required rescheduling flights to make one of...