Airlines
WestJet, Disney Make More Magic With New Plane
It's hard to believe that anything Disney and WestJet – two of the savviest marketers around – do could be kept under wraps so thoroughly, but the two travel partners combined to amaze several hundred guests on Sunday at WestJet's hangar in Toronto with the unveiling of a new Disney-themed aircraft. Guests included WestJet rewards members (and their kids) plus a full complement of both WestJet and Disney staff and media, including PressToday. The plane is WestJet's second sporting a Disney theme, coming two years after the “MagicPlane” was unveiled. Unlike the Magic,...
It’s Now Or Never
About 80 tour operators and travel agents were on hand for a stylish event in Toronto last night hosted by the Vienna Tourist Board, Vienna International Airport and Austrian Airlines. The event provided travel trade types with an update on what to expect from Vienna, Vienna International Airport and Austrian Airlines in 2016. Elke Bachner of the Vienna Tourist Board began by thanking those attending for the support they had given Vienna in the past decade, support that has resulted in a dramatic increase in Canadian visitors to the Austrian capital. During that time, Canadian...
Embrace The Snow
Beginning Dec. 17, Porter Airlines will resume its seasonal service to Burlington, Vermont from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Tickets for the service, which continues to April 3, 2016, are now available at http://www.flyporter.com . Porter will operate twice weekly, non-stop flights to Vermont this season as well as offering packages through Porter Escapes. Porter Escapes – http://www.porterescapes.com – are priced from $689 for three nights at the Homewood Suites by Hilton. Activities, equipment rentals and lift tickets are also available. Vermont, of course, is well known...
Quite An Experience
Air New Zealand and Tourism Australia are teaming up to offer Canadians more choices when they're flying DownUnder, with a special fare to seven of Australia's top destinations. The campaign – which features a Canadian economy return airfare priced from $1,575 – will be heavily promoted on multiple digital channels from now through Nov. 15, 2015. The Air New Zealand special fare applies on travel to seven of the eight destinations it serves in Australia and includes Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide, the Sunshine Coast and Coolangatta. It does not, however,...
All You Need Is … WestJet
With a nod to next year's London Gatwick start-up service, a Beatles cover band belted out “All You Need is Love” and a costumed Austin Powers entertained top WestJet partners at the airline's 3rd annual Travel Partner Awards at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto last night. The soft-sell event for a couple of hundred guests was more celebration than commercial as the airline and its tour division, WestJet Vacations, handed out trophies to top partners and prizes to guests who had to negotiate games like rock-paper-scissors to win. Terrific Canadian motivational speaker and The Book of...
Sunwing Has The USA Covered
The best of Florida, Las Vegas and Hawaii, as well as tailor-made itineraries to some of America's most iconic cities -- including New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Antonio, New Orleans, Washington DC, Chicago, Phoenix and San Diego -- highlight Sunwing's new USA Brochure. In Florida, Orlando, St Pete/Clearwater and Fort Lauderdale are featured with direct flights on Sunwing Airlines from 10 gateways (including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Gander, Deer Lake and Moncton). New are weekly services from Winnipeg to Fort Lauderdale and St. John, New...
Here Comes The Sun
Transat is offering more sun vacations to Canadians all across the country, with expanded programs out of Ontario, Atlantic Canada and Western Canada during the 2015-2016 winter season. Across the country, Transat's flight program features 36 sun destinations, including its most recent addition of Curacao from Toronto. That service will operate on Sundays from Dec. 2015 to April 2016, featuring resorts that include the Sunscape Curacao Resort Spa & Casino, the Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino, the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort and the Hilton Curacao. Other new...
Speedier Security Checks For WestJet Passengers
WestJet is speeding up security processing for its passengers by offering TSA Precheck to eligible travellers. The program offers trusted guests a less-intrusive search when departing from U.S. Airports. Ed Baklor, senior vice-president, guest experience for WestJet, commented: “We are pleased to offer TSA Precheck and make transborder travel easier for our guests. Part of a larger suite of amenities aimed at the business market, the introduction of this smart security experience will be appreciated by time-conscious business travellers and guests who are constantly on the...