Destinations
For Tourism Ireland Any Time Is The Right Time For A Visit
While the global travel industry is eager to get back to business, one of the challenges that it will be dealing with initially is determining when the high-demand booking windows will open. Tourism Ireland’s executive vice-president, USA & Canada, Alison Metcalfe observed that: “There’s no playbook for this. And I think it would be fair to say that the traditional kind of booking period and the booking windows are literally out the window. So, we’re trying to be as data-driven as possible to track when people are looking to book.” And based on the intelligence that...
Curtain Rising On The 2021 European Union Film Festival
Organizers are gearing up for the 2021 European Union Film Festival, which runs from Nov. 12 to Nov. 28. The three festival presenters in Canada – in Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto – along with the Delegation of the European Union to Canada and EU Member States have decided to bring audiences another exciting virtual version of the EUFF in November 2021. For the second, and hopefully final time in the long history of the EUFF, organizers are presenting the Festival online and, also like last year’s edition, making it available not only in Ottawa, Vancouver, and Toronto, but all...
Vistara Picks Discover The World As Canadian GSA
Vistara -- a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines – has named Discover the World as its exclusive GSA partner in Canada. Discover Canada will leverage its local travel industry relationships, sales talent and distribution knowledge to develop Vistara’s brand loyalty and drive sales across all travel sales channels. With nearly 2 million Canadians of Indian Heritage and India’s re-opening to fully vaccinated tourists in effect, Discover is excited to reconnect travelers to India by establishing commercial agreements for customers to connect with Vistara across an...
Air Transat Takes Off For Summer 2022
Air Transat has released details of its Summer 2022 flight program, which will see the carrier operating over 250 flights weekly to 44 destinations at the height of the season. The airline says that it will gradually increase its service to Europe, strengthen its position in the United States by offering flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco for the first time, as well as offering a selection of its most popular South destinations, and enhancing its domestic flight program. Annick Guérard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transat, said: “We are actively rebuilding our...
On-Site Testing At Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Fairmont Vancouver Airport has launched on-site rapid COVID-19 testing in partnership with Bon Voyage Medical, which includes the first 20 minute PCR test in British Columbia for asymptomatic travellers. COVID-19 testing has become commonplace for travellers looking to journey both internationally and domestically, and Fairmont Vancouver Airport looks to make the process as seamless and convenient as possible. In collaboration with Bon Voyage Medical, a College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia accredited facility, travellers can now book various travel testing services...
Living With Style In Flanders
Those visiting Flanders can briefly enjoy an aristocratic lifestyle. Marco Frank of Visit Flanders told a Baxter Media webcast that Belgium is home to nearly 3,000 castles, around 400 of which are open to the public and some of which have been converted into hotels, enabling guests to have a "great medieval vacation." Castles now serving as hotels have modern amenities and conveniences, he added. Predominantly Dutch-speaking Flanders has some 7.8 million people and is home to Belgium's best-known cities, among them Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and Bruges. But Frank said Flanders...
Air Canada, Carbon Engineering Sign MoU
Air Canada and Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify potential opportunities in how CE's proprietary Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology -- which captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere -- can advance aviation decarbonization. The two Canadian companies plan to explore potential cooperation activities in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), permanent carbon dioxide removal and innovation, including opportunities for Air Canada to purchase SAF utilizing CE's technologies. CE's DAC technology captures CO2 directly out of the...
Israel Signs Marketing Deal With Peerless
The Israel Ministry of Tourism- Canada ‘IMOT’ has signed a worldwide marketing agreement with Peerless Travel Group of Toronto that will offer cooperative support to boost promotions and marketing of Israel into 2022 and onwards. The move is part of IMOT’s long-term vision to reinforce a strong recovery for travel to Israel from Canada and other international markets. Gal Hana, Israel Consul of Tourism for Canada, said of the agreement: “I am proud that IMOT’s Canada office was the last one to sign a partnership with TravelBrands just prior to the pandemic, and the first...