Airlines
Japan Flying High Out Of Canada
New flight services to Japan from Vancouver are helping to ensure that more Canadians visit, while a new bullet train service has opened up more tourism territory once they get there, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. A schedule of direct non-stop flights between Vancouver and Osaka will start on May 1, with operations by Air Canada rouge. This is the first trans-Pacific rouge flight, and the only direct flight between Canada and Osaka. Five flights per week will operate from YVR to Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, using...
One On One With Sue Clements
When she was a youngster, Sue Clements and her dad would sit at the end of the runway at YYZ to watch the airplanes taking off and landing. Even then, says Clements, she knew she wanted to work at Air Canada. And for 35 years and seven months, most recently as director of agency sales, she has worked for the employer she chose as a child. But that will end on April 30 when Clements takes retirement. Directly out of university, she joined the airline’s reservations department in Toronto. It was an excellent learning experience for about three years but Clements knew that she didn’t...
Air Canada Set To Take Off To Amsterdam
Air Canada and about 150 travel agents, tour operators and corporate customers were on hand at Toronto's Casa Loma to celebrate the carrier's June 4 launch of service to Amsterdam. But that wasn't all. Along with Amsterdam, Air Canada – as well as Air Canada rouge – will also bring close to a dozen more, new or expanded services online between now and the end of June. A sample of some of the destinations Air Canada is adding include Atlantic City and Austin, Texas from Toronto; a batch of domestic flights to Terrace and Nanaimo from Calgary and to Comox from Vancouver. Plus Air...
EVA Back As Swinging Skirts Sponsor
EVA Air will once again be the official airline sponsor for the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, which is returning to the Bay Area and Lake Merced Golf Club for its 2015 tournament. Lydia Ko, 2014 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic Champion, and other top female golfers from around the world will compete for the crown in professional rounds scheduled to start today (April 23) and continue to April 26, 2015. With the 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA, EVA is marking its 5th consecutive year as the Official Airline Sponsor for the organization's major annual tournament. The airline is making an extra...
Porter Heads Back To Mont Tremblant
Porter Airlines is heading back to Mont Tremblant, Que. this summer, a popular destination for golf, romantic getaways and outdoor adventure. Twice weekly flights start June 29, increasing to four in July and August. Service runs until Sept. 13, with 40 round-trip flights for the season. In less than 70 minutes, Porter takes travellers from downtown Toronto to the Mont Tremblant International...
‘GO Orange, Go to Amsterdam’
KLM has launched a “GO Orange, Go to Amsterdam!” contest, designed for Canadian travel agents to mark King’s Day known as Kiningsday in the Netherlands on April 27. The prize is a pair of Canada-Amsterdam tickets in Economy class. On this national holiday in the Netherlands, all of Amsterdam becomes a sea of orange: the locals, the streets, the canals and the parks. The country celebrates the Royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau and the King’s birthday. Participation is easy – just post the most original picture using orange elements. The contest is open until April...
Air Transat Double Winner at Mercuriades Awards
Air Transat has won two Mercure awards – for Large Business of the Year and for Sustainable Development – at the Mercuriades awards gala in recognition of its program for green dismantling of end-of-life aircraft. The project, completed in 2013, saw two Airbus A310s eco-responsibly and sustainably dismantled, with 87% of the aircrafts’ components reclaimed. “We are honoured to receive these two awards,” says Jean-François Lemay, general manager of Air Transat. “Air Transat has once again shown itself to be a leader in sustainable development with this innovative...
Transat Kicks Off Second #TransatAuction
Transat has launched the second edition of the #TransatAuction, a one-of-a-kind online event with all proceeds going to the organization SOS Children’s Villages. On April 23, flights to some of Air Transat’s most popular European destinations, departing from seven Canadian cities, will be up for grabs in a live auction on Twitter. Web users across Canada will be able to submit bids on 20 flights from Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, St. John’s and Halifax to multiple European cities including Athens, Prague, Budapest, Rome, London and Paris. All amounts...