IAN STALKER
(Photos courtesy N. MILLARD, GOPROVIDENCE)
A new Air Canada route will enable Ontario residents to see some old structures that have thankfully survived the wrecker’s ball.
The airline will soon begin daily non-stop service between Toronto and Providence, Rhode Island, with plans now calling for the service to run from May 17 to Oct. 18, and Providence tourism officials are...
ANN RUPPENSTEIN
(Photo above: The 44th annual Germany Travel Mart was held in Dresden.)
Along with reunification, the CEO of the German National Tourist Board believes the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 also played a significant role in helping shape Germany into the thriving tourist hub it is today.
“The fall of the Berlin Wall was also a tourism gift,” Petra Hedorfer said at the...
TED DAVIS
(Photo above: Flemming Friisdahl, founder of The Travel Agent Next Door agent group, convened a pool party at the Majestic Colonial Resort during the TTAND conference. With him were agents Cynthia Davidson (l) and Julie Gilchrist.)
A meeting schedule that built in extra relax time under the Caribbean sun was an appealing component for attendees at The Travel Agent Next Door annual...
BOB MOWAT
In the travel business – as most know – timing is everything.
So, it seems only fitting that the Sunwing Travel Group picked May to roll out its Winter 2018/2019 product line – a month when suppliers now celebrate the passion, hard work and dedication of their travel agency partners.
And Sunwing’s Every Step of the Way tour is doing just that, as it travels across Canada...
BOB MOWAT
Exciting times, indeed, as the company embarks on its new five-year plan – “Building Sustainable Profitability” – and sets a course towards creating the Transat of tomorrow.
Guiding the company along the way will be its new chief operating officer, Annick Guérard, who, in a conversation with Canadian Travel Press, explained that two of the key areas of Transat’s plan...
IAN STALKER
(Photo above: On hand for the grand opening of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Canadian office were Kayla Shubert of the TAT’s Toronto office; Alan Law of GLP Worldwide; Yuthasak Supasorn, governor, Tourism Authority of Thailand; Miss Universe Canada Lauren Howe; and Jessica Chu of GLP Worldwide.)
The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s first dedicated Canadian office is...
IAN STALKER
(Photo above: Our Lady of the Rosary Church helped El Rosario win Magical Town status.)
The tourism trade in the Mexican town of El Rosario is clearly benefiting from what’s truly a silver lining.
El Rosario, found 76 km from the Pacific coast city of Mazatlan, was founded in 1655, and over the centuries, the mining of silver was a major component of its economy.
Town...
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MIKE DUNBAR
It’s not all negativity on the worldwide aviation security front. IATA SVP Nick Careen said his trade association has welcomed the establishment of the first Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) by the council of ICAO, as a “good step in the right direction.”
Careen told reporters, “GASeP has...
MIKE DUNBAR
(Photo above courtesy FRAPORT AG – FOTOTEAM – STEFAN REBSCHER
[This is the eighth part of a multi-part series on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by CTP’s Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar. This week, Dunbar takes a look at what IATA is doing in the area of aviation security.]
Aviation security is the ultimate responsibility of governments, but all too often,...
MIKE DUNBAR
Canada is missing out on a golden opportunity to enhance the nation’s travel experience by offering a duty-free buying option to arriving passengers at its international airports. The move would not only improve the passenger experience, it would also provide a significant boost to the Canadian economy, while creating new jobs, according to a coalition of airports.
Those are the...
