Destinations
TPI Get Active At Mid-Year Event
Some 350 attendees and more than 30 supplier partners gathered virtually last week as TPI hosted its mid-year event designed to help its members activate their businesses for future success. The two-day, Get Active event featured presentations led by Nino Montagnese, vice president, Air Canada Vacations, Gary Murphy, co-owner & senior vice president, sales, AMAWaterways, Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support and service, Royal Caribbean International, Rob McChlery, partner, senior associate, Investors Group, and keynote session delivered by Geraldine...
Industry Responds With Resilience At Rendez-vous Canada
The show must go on – even during the coronavirus pandemic. Rendez-vous Canada kicked off yesterday (May 17) using a virtual format, the first time in the show's 45-year history that delegates haven't been at the national tourism promotion show in person. Coronavirus led to the cancellation of last year's show. “Our sector continues to respond and show its incredible resilience,” Destination Canada president Marsha Walden told delegates during the show's opening. The past 14 months have been tough for the tourism trade as coronavirus has sent international travel into a...
Porter Plans Tentative Restart For July 20
Porter Airlines says it will tentatively restart its flights for July 20. Michael Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines, commented: “It’s encouraging to see the recovery of the aviation industry in the U.S.” Deluce continued: “As vaccination rates in Canada increase, we are hopeful travel restrictions and public health measures will ease, so we can recall our team members, welcome back our passengers and begin to rebuild the airline.” Previously, Porter had set June 21 as its tentative restart date. Operations were temporarily suspended on March 21, 2020, due...
We Can Do It
Following its annual global summit in Cancun, Mexico last month, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pointing to it as an example of how live international events can be safely and successfully staged. The event was held following months of planning and included rigorous health and safety protocols, along with measures to ensure the safety of all attendees, including close to 1,500 PCR and Antigen tests being administered during the event. Over 600 delegates from over 40 countries attended the Global Summit, and COVID-19 tests were taken by delegates upon arrival,...
St. Kitts & Nevis Expand Travel Advisory
St. Kitts & Nevis has extended its travel advisory for travellers arriving from the U.K., Brazil and South Africa as of May 4 to June 4, 2021. And it has also added India to that travel advisory. Persons from these destinations are advised not to travel to St. Kitts & Nevis at this time as entry into the Federation will be denied. Citizens and Residents of St. Kitts & Nevis who are arriving from any of these countries must process their travel request through the online platform -- www.knatravelform.kn -- and they will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon...
Air North Picks APG As GSA
Air North has picked APG as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Switzerland and the UK. Through the new deal, APG will provide sales and marketing services throughout the countries to bring greater awareness of Air North and the Yukon region to travel agents and customers alike. Air North also signed with APG to join its interline e-ticketing solution allowing over 100,000 travel agents worldwide to issue Air North tickets on APG’s own validating code,...
Feed Your Soul At Travel South USA Showcase
Registration for the 9th Annual Travel South USA International Showcase is now open. The International Showcase will take place in New Orleans from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, 2021, and will include nine Super FAM Tours going to Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The three-day marketplace and four-day familiarization programs are designed to showcase the gateways, road trips, and experiences in the South for key tour operators and airline partners. New safety, and hygiene protocols in compliance with the CDC and U.S. Travel Association’s Meetings Means Business Coalition...
More Destinations Adopt WTTC Safe Travels Stamp
Thailand, Barbados, Cyprus, Abu Dhabi, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan are among the latest destinations to join World Travel & Tourism Council’s Safe Travels Stamp program. Launched 12 months ago, the WTTC’s Safe Travels stamp has now been adopted by over 275 destinations around the world. The stamp was developed to help restore confidence in travellers and aims to revive the global travel and tourism sector which has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The WTTC Safe Travels stamp, and its global protocols have been embraced by more than 200...