Destinations
Air Canada By The Numbers
Air Canada has reported its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results. Highlights include: Record fourth quarter passenger revenues of $4.062 billion, doubled than fourth quarter 2021 and about two per cent higher than fourth quarter 2019 Record fourth quarter operating revenues of $4.680 billion, 71 per cent higher than fourth quarter 2021 and about six per cent higher than fourth quarter 2019 Operating losses of $28 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and of $187 million for the full year 2022 Adjusted EBITDA* of $389 million in the fourth quarter of 2022...
ACTA Names 2023 ITA Advisory Group
ACTA has appointed its 2023 Independent Travel Agent Advisory Group as part of its mandate to advocate on behalf of its diverse membership, The group is comprised of independent travel agents from across Canada, from different host agencies and with strong regional representation. Its responsibilities include advising ACTA on advocacy issues specific to independent travel agents. Wendy Paradis, ACTA President, said: “We are thankful to all those who applied and we look forward to working with this excellent and representative group of independent travel agents this year.” In...
Destination Sherbrooke Commits To Sustainability
Destination Sherbrooke has announced its formal commitment to helping make tourism more sustainable, by pursuing certification to the GreenStep Sustainable Tourism Destination standard. This process will assess the destination’s environmental, socio-economic, natural, cultural, and management performance, through a comprehensive and rigorous assessment process that includes 117 questions, hundreds of indicators, and an audit of evidence provided for each. If the minimum required score is achieved, Destination Sherbrooke will become the first destination in Quebec to achieve this...
Lynx Takes Off From YYC To LAX
Lynx Air’s (Lynx) has launched service to Los Angeles from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week and will offer three flights per week between the destinations using new Boeing 737 aircraft. To celebrate Lynx’s inaugural Los Angeles flight, the airline is offering a chance to win a vacation package for two, including flights to Los Angeles, four nights’ accommodation at Hotel Erwin in Venice Beach and a Los Angeles Explorer’s pass from GoCity. Lynx is also offering a limited-time seat sale, giving up to 50 % off base fares...
Understanding The Differences
As Malora Glenn, GM, VP of Sales of Core Travel Technologies sees it, being a Canadian company with Canadian developers gives it a big competitive advantage. In a recent conversation with Canadian Travel Press, Glenn said: “We know that Canadian travellers, corporations and agencies operate differently -- the way Canadians book and travel is different than other markets.” Glenn explained that Core Travel Technologies is a Canadian based Technology Company offering mid-office automation solutions to leading TMC’s, OTA’s and Consolidators. Said Glenn: “Our customers look...
Making An IMPACT
The growing awareness and acceptance of climate change as undeniable fact continues to push the agenda of problem solvers across all sectors, but especially in the tourism industry. In oft-repeated phrasing, tourism is on the front line of climate change, both in terms of causes and effects. The ongoing, increasing damage caused by climate change, and the contrasting work to find and develop inventive solutions, were once again the imperatives driving the IMPACT Sustainability Travel and Tourism Conference recently. This was the sixth edition of the conference, which was again held...
ACTA Urges Members To Write Their MPs
ACTA is urging its members to write their Member of Parliament as the federal government is now in the process of determining its Tourism Growth Strategy investments. And, says the association, it is critical that the federal government understands the importance of investing in travel and tourism. The Tourism Growth strategy is part of the federal budget and is crucial in supporting travel agencies and independent travel agents. ACTA notes that as a key partner of the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses, a cross-industry advocacy group for sectors most impacted by the COVID-19...
Restaurant Canada Taking On The Issues At RC Show
While it would like to put the pandemic in the rearview mirror, Restaurants Canada makes it clear that the restaurants and foodservice industry are continuing to feel the long-term effects of the last two years. The group will be addressing the issues challenging the industry at the 2023 RC Show and offering solutions to them. From April 10 to April 12, RC Show 2023, with its theme HEART & HUSTLE, will highlight an industry that has been challenged, survived, revived itself, and is now looking ahead to the future. The three-day event will provide plenty of new revenue...