Destinations
Get Off The Beaten Track In Saint Lucia
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) has launched a bespoke accommodations program to showcase 400-plus smaller accommodation properties in Saint Lucia. Collection de Pépites features a broad range of one-of-a-kind island jewels, including local B&Bs, boutiques, inns and luxury villas. The name originates in the island’s French heritage and means a collection of small pieces or nuggets of gold. The aim is to introduce travelers to properties that have 35 rooms or fewer, which may not be as well-known as the island’s larger hotels and resorts. Many of the properties...
Air Transat Launches Montreal-Amsterdam Route
Air Transat has launched direct service between Montreal and Amsterdam that will operate until mid-October with three flights per week at the height of the season: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. With this service, the airline is responding to the significant demand from travellers who want to discover Europe this summer and strengthening its fast-growing transatlantic operations. Joseph Adamo, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Transat, said: “We are very excited to provide our customers with easy access to another jewel of European culture. Amsterdam joins 18 other...
Words Of Wisdom
Baxter Media’s Baxter Student Ambassador Program remains committed to identifying the travel industry’s most-promising student talent in tourism and hospitality programs at Canada’s leading colleges and universities. BSAP is the only travel and tourism student mentoring program of its kind in Canada, offering learning and networking opportunities for aspiring travel industry professionals. BSAP plays a vital role in the long-term survival of the travel industry. Now in its eighth year, the program continues to work with colleges and universities from across Canada to identify...
GBTA Tackles Sustainable Business Travel
The topic of creating a greener future for business travel took centre stage for the first time at the GBTA Canada Conference in Toronto this week as close to 600 Canadian leaders, professionals and other stakeholders gathered from a cross-section of the travel industry including airlines, hotel companies and corporate travel agency leaders. Sustainability has moved to the front of the agenda for economies, companies and the world at large. It is also a priority for the business travel industry, as revealed in new research from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) where...
TIAO Launches Nonpartisan Election Microsite
In new data released by the Tourism Industry Assocation of Ontario (TIAO), almost half of all tourism businesses remain very concerned about the future of the tourism industry in Ontario and that despite many restrictions being lifted, continue to face significant economic pressures and labour challenges to ensure its recovery. In April, TIAO conducted a survey to understand the priorities of the tourism industry as Ontario heads into an election. The survey data affirmed that tourism has reached a critical point in recovery. Reflecting the severity of the situation, 92% of...
ETC Launches Nordics Sustainability Campaign
The European Travel Commission together with The Nordic Council of Ministers has launched a new sustainable tourism marketing campaign for The Nordics, a coalition of the seven Nordic tourism boards of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The campaign is designed to reinvigorate travel to the region as COVID-19 restrictions ease and will incorporate B2B and B2C initiatives through work with consortia partners, tour operators, and the media. It will appeal to open-minded individuals who travel to broaden their minds and develop new perspectives...
Air Canada Sets Its Course As Travel Returns
Air Canada welcomed a group of about 180 travel trade executives and VIPs to an in-person event in downtown Toronto last night (May 5) to mark the industry's return to travel, as well as to celebrate travel agent appreciation month. Hosted by Air Canada’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Lucie Guillemette the event provide an opportunity for the travel trade executives to meet, network and learn where Air Canada is headed in the future. Guillemette told the crowd that there are “no words to express how pleased we are to welcome you here tonight – we’ve...
All Aboard Rocky Mountaineer
The 2022 Season Launch of Rocky Mountaineer is well underway with just one more Canadian route to open -- The Rainforest to Gold Rush – and its season opener is set for tomorrow (Sat., May 7). From now through October, Rocky Mountaineer’s glass-domed trains will be travelling along Western Canada and Colorado Rockies routes, allowing guests to experience the sights and sounds of nature’s beauty from the comfort of their railcar. All of its routes will be open for the entire season; this will be the first full-season of the Rockies to the Red Rocks route. Rocky...