Destinations
Say Fore With Skål
Considered a key travel and tourism industry event each year, the 66th Annual Skål Toronto/Toronto North Golf Tournament will take place at Royal Ontario Golf Club on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Sign up and join over 100 tourism, hospitality and travel industry executives and fellow Skålleagues, friends and family for a day of sportsmanship and amicale. The tournament is open to all. To register for golf or a hole sponsorship please visit: https://skalgolftournamentaugust23.eventbrite.ca To register for golf and/or a hole sponsorship please visit...
Guanajuato Is Where It All Began
Juan Alvarez Brunel is inviting tourists to see the very region where modern-day Mexico began. Alvarez Brunel is tourism minister for the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, which played a pivotal role in Mexico's 19th-century drive for independence. "We are the birthplace of independent Mexico," Alvarez Brunel said during a Thursday Toronto presentation. "We have gone through independence and revolution." Tourists can visit Guanajuato communities that were crucial in the campaign for Mexican independence from Spain. But Alvarez Brunel added that the state's history well...
VIA Rail Union Issues 72-Hour Strike Notice
With a 72-hour strike notice now issued by the union representing some 2,400 VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) employees working in its stations, on board its trains, in its maintenance centres, the VIA Customer Centre and administrative offices, VIA Rail may be forced to suspend its services across its network at 12:01 a.m. (ET) on July 11, 2022 should no agreement be reached by that time. As part of the usual collective agreement renewal process and with the assistance of conciliators, VIA Rail and Unifor will continue to negotiate. VIA Rail remains committed to holding these negotiations...
The JTB Hosts A Special Evening With Bob Marley
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) invited its partners in the travel trade to join them for a ‘special’ evening at the Bob Marley One Love Experience in Toronto on July 7. The experience showcases never-before-seen Marley photographs and memorabilia, while immersing visitors in a journey through Marley’s life, passions, influences and his enduring legacy. Travel agents and tour operators attending the event were guided through the interactive Bob Marley exhibit. And at the end of the experience, the gathering learned of the upcoming plans to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th...
Reconnecting With Friends
A large cross-section of the Toronto-area travel industry got together for some much-appreciated meeting and greeting Thursday night. Pat Probert of TravelOnly agency Bob Family Travel joined Baxter Media in restarting evening travel industry get-togethers last year, and last night, they again used the lawn of the waterside Mimico Cruising Club, a venue that enabled social distancing. "It's time to make sure you're vaccinated and spend time with family and friends," Probert said, adding, "We appreciate what Baxter Media does for us." The event provided a welcome opportunity...
St. Kitts Names Lange CMO
The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has appointed Mia Lange as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). This is a new role at the tourism authority and was created to further strengthen the destination’s presence in key international source markets. Lange will oversee the strategic direction and implementation of all global marketing and branding efforts and will manage St. Kitts’ various international agencies. She will also lead the on-shore public relations and marketing team in St. Kitts to ensure the seamless promotion of the island to citizens and residents. Most recently,...
Talking Challenges With Clients
ACTA has developed a bilingual letter template and social media content that travel agencies and independent travel agents can share with clients to help explain long wait times and travel delays, schedule changes and cancellations. Wendy Paradis, president of ACTA, said that: “Travel disruptions are significantly impacting travel agencies, travel agents, airlines, and customers. The pandemic, continued government restrictions, and economy-wide labour shortages are causing distressing wait times in nearly all aspects of the travel experience.” Paradis continued: “While the...
Emirates Kicks Off Canadian Recruitment Initiative
Emirates is looking for candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team. The Dubai-based airline is holding a Cabin Crew recruitment open day from July 6 to July 24, 2022 across major Canadian cities, including Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto. July 6, 2022 starting at 9:00am MDT — Calgary Open Day at Hilton Garden Inn Downtown July 8, 2022 starting at 9:00am PDT — Vancouver Open Day at Hilton Vancouver Metrotown July 24, 2022 starting at 9:00am EDT — Toronto Open Day at Pan Pacific Toronto The airline is looking for individuals who are passionate about delivering...