Destinations
Hit The Road And Save With CanaDream
CanaDream has launched some new travel deals for the summer and fall, offering the first night free on RV rental bookings for six nights or more, from pick up locations in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Kathryn Munro, VP Sales & Marketing for CanaDream, said: “We’ve been waiting for our new 2022 unit deliveries for some months now and our inventory up until now has been limited.” Munro continued: “To celebrate the arrival of our new fleet, we are offering this great deal that reflects savings of up to $450. We encourage everyone to head out RVing with...
SATA Group Launches IEnvA Program
The SATA Group initiated the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) program for aviation, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Since each airline has a different reality, Quintin Holder, IATA’s IEnvA Program Manager went to São Miguel (Azores) to assess firsthand the company's reality and to design, along with Azores Airlines’ Sustainability Department team, a process adapted to the Group’s particular performance conditions, considering the outermost region characteristics in which the SATA Group’s companies operate. SATA believes that its mission...
Reigniting A Nation For Greatness
Jamaicans around the world are gearing up to celebrate the island’s 60th anniversary of independence on Aug. 6, 2022 with year-long events in both Jamaica and Canada commemorating the occasion. The Jamaica 60 theme is “Reigniting a Nation For Greatness,” and Jamaica invites Jamaicans living in Canada and friends of Jamaica to “come home” to rediscover their roots or reignite their passion for Jamaican culture. According to Canada’s 2016 Census, there are more than 300,000 Jamaican-Canadians living in the country. Jamaica 60 events in Canada will be especially meaningful...
Canada Jetlines Ready To Take Off To Moncton
Canada Jetlines has officially announced its first flight to Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM), scheduled for Aug.15, 2022, as one of the carrier’s first routes. Eddy Doyle, CEO of Canada Jetlines, said: “Canada Jetlines is excited to offer service on our inaugural day out of our hub in Toronto to the vibrant destination of Moncton, New Brunswick.” Doyle continued: “We’ve chosen Moncton as our first destination in the Maritime provinces for its attractive offering for tourists and its convenient reach to a large segment of the population of New...
Restaurants Canada Names New President And CEO
Restaurants Canada has announced that Christian Buhagiar will assume the role of President and CEO. The news also accompanied the announcement that the current Interim President and CEO, Roy Little, who joined the organization in 2019 and took over its leadership in February 2022 will be retiring. Buhagiar said: “I’m incredibly excited by the opportunity to lead the Restaurants Canada team, and serve its 30,000 members nationwide. I recognize this is a critical period for the foodservice industry. Not only were restaurants and their suppliers hit first and hardest by the COVID-19...
Setting A Course To A Bright Future
“One virtue of a paradigm shifting event is that it teaches you things, Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Air Canada, observes, before continuing: “We learned a tremendous amount, including the importance of being nimble and adaptable, how to let go of old ways of doing things and embrace the new, and it also reaffirmed the value of our people, who have been amazing throughout.” And Guillemette makes it abundantly clear that: “We could not have managed the pandemic anywhere near as well if at all without the agency...
Air Canada Set To Launch YVR-Bangkok Flights
A long-awaited flight connection between Thailand and Canada has finally been realized, with the announcement that Air Canada will operate services to Bangkok from Vancouver starting in the early winter. It will be the only direct non-stop flight to Thailand from North America. Reps from Air Canada and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed Vancouver-area travel retailers to a lunch in the city, to celebrate the news last week. While sampling Thai cuisine at Sala Thai, agents learned that the new schedule will start on Dec. 1 and run until April 17. Flights will operate...
WestJet, Unifor Reach Tentative Deal
WestJet and Unifor – which represents certain WestJet airport employees at YYC Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport -- reached a tentative agreement on the first collective bargaining agreement between the organizations. Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership. WestJet’s Executive Vice-President and Chief People, Corporate and Sustainability Officer, Angela Avery said: “WestJet is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that recognizes the important contributions of its valued airport employees, in...