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Turkish Airlines Gets Down To Business
Turkish Airlines will increase the number of Business Class passengers it can carry on its Toronto-Istanbul flights, with the carrier revamping the number of Business Class seats on its B777-300ER plans as of April 24. The airline – which has six direct Toronto-Istanbul flights a week and three a week between Montreal and Istanbul – will increase the number of Business Class seats on its B777-300ERs from 28 to 49, and hopes that will help it tap into the corporate travel market in Ontario. The airline earlier this year hired airline industry veteran David Batey as a Toronto...
Brussels Airlines Celebrates New Toronto Service
Brussels Airlines celebrated the recent introduction of its new Toronto-Brussels service yesterday (April 21) during an official launch ceremony at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Numerous airline executives and dignitaries were on hand to mark the occasion, including Raoul Delcorde (pictured below), Ambassador of Belgium. Brussels Airlines is offering year-round, five times weekly, non-stop service between Toronto and Brussels aboard an A330 200 aircraft. It also has an extensive codeshare network with Air Canada. Speaking with PressToday, Christophe Allard, director,...
Carnival Extends Port Time in Cozumel
Carnival Cruise Line has extended the length of time its ships spend in Cozumel, Mexico, on more than 750 voyages, providing guests with even more opportunities to experience and explore one of the Caribbean’s most diverse vacation destinations. On “Cozumel Plus” itineraries, guests now have access to a variety of new excursions, many taking place on Mexico’s mainland – tours like swimming with whale sharks, visiting centuries-old ruins and swimming in hidden caverns, to name a few, complementing nearly 50 existing tours already available. Carnival is kicking off its new...
Simply Amazing
The manager Canada for Tourism Ireland is praising enhanced air service between this country and Ireland, with that service able to carry people to a country that among other things is building strong ties with the entertainment industry. Dana Welch told a Wednesday Toronto showing of the movie Sing Street – set in Dublin – that Irish settings have appeared in the latest Star Wars movie and Game of Thrones also is filmed on the island. Welch said those visiting Ireland will find festivals and celebrations “365 days a year,” and added that “there's a bit of a food...
rouge Gears Up For Winter 2016-2017
Air Canada is getting set to launch four new seasonal Air Canada rouge services between Montreal and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Montreal and San José, Costa Rica; Toronto and Palm Springs, California; and Toronto and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. According to officials, the new non-stop flights will give Canadian travellers more competitively priced options when flying to sun destinations beginning winter 2016-2017. Seats on these four new routes are now available for...
Minimal Damage to Quito
The Ecuadorean capital of Quito says the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Ecuador on April 16 affected mainly coastal areas, with populated areas in the highlands, such as Quito, feeling “tremors, but to a much lesser degree.” Quito mayor Mauricio Rodas Espinel said the earthquake affected six dwellings in the city, three of them in the Southern district, which is outside traditional tourist areas. “At this time, damage to patrimonial places in Quito’s Historical District Center is being evaluated,” authorities said. Quito's old quarter has UNESCO World...
WestJet Launches Boston-Halifax Service
WestJet has launched new service out of Halifax to Boston. The new flight operates daily on WestJet Encore's fleet of Canadian-made Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. Since 2005, WestJet and WestJet Encore have accounted for more than 60% of the increase in flights out of Nova Scotia and almost 90% of the growth of available seat miles (ASMs) out of Halifax. WestJet now serves 17 non-stop destinations from Halifax – 10 domestic and seven international and transborder routes including Boston; Cancun; Punta Cana; Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa, Florida; and Glasgow,...
Ecuador Update
Following Saturday's 7.8 earthquake with an epicenter near the coastal town of Pedernales in the state of Manabi, Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism reports that the tourism infrastructure located in areas not significantly affected by the earthquake, such as the Amazon, Andes and Galapagos – including all airports, accommodations, tour operation and ground transport – remain open and fully operational. Following is an update regarding the tourism infrastructure and services across Ecuador’s four regions: Amazon – All airports in the area are open and operating normally. The...