Airlines
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...
Alitalia Turnaround Takes Off
Alitalia is making it new as it works to speed up its return to profitability. Alitalia's chairman, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and the president and CEO of Etihad Airways, James Hogan (who is also the vice-chairman of Alitalia) revealed the details of a number of customer service enhancements designed to improve the travel experience for its passengers, as well as confirming its three-year business plan was on track for profitability by 2017. Highlights of the enhancements include two new long haul destinations, the first chauffeur service for business travellers, the opening of...
Virgin Australia Signs New Sabre Agreement
Sabre Corporation has signed a new agreement to provide content, merchandising solutions and Sabre Marketplace Analytics to Virgin Australia. Using Sabre’s data analytics technology, Virgin Australia will be able to view shopping activity made within the Sabre travel marketplace for their routes, and generate insights that drive incremental revenue and increased yield. Additionally, Virgin will be able to market and sell airfares as well as ancillary products and optional extras such as seats with extra legroom through Sabre using industry technology standards developed by ATPCo...
National Connects Windsor-Orlando
National Airlines will offer non-stop service between Windsor, Ont. and Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Sanford International Airport), beginning Dec. 17. Plans are to fly the route year-round, with return service taking place Thursdays and Sundays. Reservations can be made at http://www.nationalairlines.com or by calling 1-855-757-6999. Special introductory fares are available through Oct. 15 for travel between Dec. 17 and May 31, 2016. National has also introduced an exclusive partnership with Tourico Holidays to package flights with hotels, rental cars, cruises, activities, vacation...