Tour Operators
Above & Beyond
Where were you when the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship? Well, for close to 400 of the Canadian travel industry's finest, the answer to that question is they were at the second annual Agents' Choice Awards Gala at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. It was a night of celebration and anticipation as Baxter Media unveiled the results of the 20th Anniversary edition of the Agents' Choice Awards Readership Survey, and – with all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's Oscars – presented awards to the 2019 favourite suppliers as selected by the 6,512 travel agents from across Canada...
Escape To The Sun With ACV
Air Canada Vacations has launched its lineup of winter 2019-2020 flights onboard Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge. The new lineup features 25 new flights and significantly expanded capacity in Western Canada. New this year, Air Canada Vacations will offer a nonstop route from Ottawa to Varadero, Cuba operating on Mondays starting Dec. 23, 2019. In addition to the new route, there are a further 24 new flights to the Sun: In the West: 14 additional flights per week to Mexico, including 3 new flights from Vancouver to Cancun (now daily), 2 new flights from Vancouver to Puerto...
Enlightened And Inspired
For agents who have clients who are looking for a deeper, more meaningful travel experience, then es Globus and Cosmos may just have the answer, with a collection of faith-based vacations around the world that represent inspiring places to bow heads and lift hearts. In 2020, the Globus family of brands' robust portfolio of 14 faith-based itineraries throughout Europe, Israel and Jordan will include The Camino, A Walking Journey for the Soul, a new 11-day, small group tour offered by Cosmos. Stéphanie Bishop, managing director for the Globus family of brands in Canada, said: “We are...
San Francisco Is Making It New
Representatives from San Francisco Travel welcomed a high profile group of travel agents, tour operators, airline executives and meeting planners at Toronto's trendy Don Alfonso 1890 last night (June 19), updating them on a host of happenings taking place in the City by the Bay. New hotel openings, the opening of the Chase Center (the new home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors), the opening of the Moscone Center after a $500 million upgrade, new subway service and lots, lots more will welcome visitors to the city in 2019. Canada has always been a strong market for San Francisco and...
Trafalgar Unveils Enhanced 2020 US, Canada Program
Trafalgar has released its 2020 USA & Canada program, highlighted by a number of new trips and experiences. To celebrate the launch, travellers can save 10% on select 2020 trips when paid in full by Dec. 18. 2020 sees the brand introduce “Active” itineraries, ideal for lovers of the great outdoors, featuring a walk or a hike most days, with guests having the freedom to take on different trails best suited to fitness levels. “State Explorer” trips will like the name suggests, give clients an even deeper look at particular states and what makes them so unique, featuring...
Reed Joins Air Canada Vacations
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has appointed Robert Reed as its new manager, National Accounts. Based in the Mississauga, Ont. office, he will be reporting directly to Erminia Nigro, general manager, Sales, Ontario, Manitoba & National Accounts. Reed brings with him extensive experience with 28 years in the travel industry, and comes to ACV most recently from Transat where he held the role of director, National Accounts. His lengthy tenure in the industry, with the most recent decade focused primarily on national accounts, positions Reed nicely for his contributions at...
A New Story Unfolds
While Sarain Fox may have a new title – she’s now a partner – with the TreadRight Foundation, as she sees it, all it does is “just expands some of the work that I can do in a more official way and broadens the scope of our relationship – the possibilities of the projects that we can be involved in together and how I can advocate from the TreadRight side as well now, especially in [the area of the TreadRight Foundation’s] People pillar.” The People pillar is one of three pillars defining the TreadRight Foundation’s activities around the world. The others include the...
Sunwing Updates Operational Changes
Due to the extension of the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, Sunwing has taken measures to optimize its operations by investing in additional flying capacity and re-configuring its schedule without this aircraft type until further notice. Schedule changes for departures up to and including Sept. 2 have now been made and are reflected in the carrier's flight times on its web site and across the reservation system. If a customer’s travel plans have been affected, Sunwing will communicate this directly to their travel agent. “We are currently still finalizing any...