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Issue Date: Jan 29, 2018

NDC: the next phase

NDC: the next phase MIKE DINBAR [Editor’s note: This is the third part of a multi-part series on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by CTP’s Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar. This week, it’s all about IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) and how it is being embraced by the industry.] NDC: the next phase IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative took a “critical” leap...

 

Issue Date: Jan 29, 2018

Ethiopia

Ethiopia   CHRIS ROBINSON [Editor’s note: This week, Canadian Travel Press offers its readers the first of a special, two-part feature on Ethiopia by Chris Robinson and Dara Beard of The Chris Robinson Travel Show. In part one, Robinson takes readers on a journey of discovery and, along the way, reveals some of the wonders of Ethiopia.] Why do we travel? I have asked this question frequently...

 

Issue Date: Jan 22, 2018

Mauna Kea visits may leave visitors starry-eyed

Mauna Kea visits may leave visitors starry-eyed IAN STALKER (Photo above: Water sports are hugely popular with visitors to Hawaii, with Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach Hotel among those offering many activities to those wanting to spend time in the ocean.) Maile Brown says those visiting the Hawaiian island of Hawaii may end up feeling a little star-struck. Brown, speaking on behalf of both the islands of Hawaii and Kauai during a recent...

 

Issue Date: Jan 22, 2018

Security remains sound in Jordan

Security  remains  sound in  Jordan IAN STALKER [caption id="attachment_103503" align="alignright" width="300"] Jackie Bishop Martin (l) and Avril Matthews provided an update to Toronto agents on Jordan’s varied attractions.[/caption] Visit Jordan says people shouldn’t assume that Jordan’s unsafe because of what happens outside its borders. Visit Jordan Canadian representative Avril Matthews says violence is a common...

 

Issue Date: Jan 22, 2018

Visit Florida ramps up Canadian efforts

Picks Pulse Travel marketing as its new representative

Visit Florida ramps up Canadian efforts Mike Dunbar [caption id="attachment_103498" align="alignright" width="300"] Pulse Travel Marketing’s Patrice Bell and Annika Klint[/caption] [caption id="attachment_103497" align="alignright" width="300"] Visit Florida CEO Ken Lawson[/caption] Visit Florida’s brand-new Canadian representative – Pulse Travel Marketing – hit the ground running at the state’s premier international...

 

Issue Date: Jan 22, 2018

Mike Dunbar [Editor’s note: This is the second part of a multi-part series on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by CTP’s Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar, that takes a look at the initiatives and issues that the association is working on. This week, a look at the New Generation IATA Settlement System (or NewGen ISS).] The travel trade has just a couple of months to get used...

 

Issue Date: Jan 15, 2018

Aisle to Isle

Sandals takes destination weddings to a whole new level

Aisle to Isle ANN RUPPENSTEIN With Sandals Resorts International’s new Aisle to Isle destination wedding experience, clients can make sure their big day is one of a kind. “Nothing is a package, nothing is a theme, everything is à la carte,” Marsha-Ann Brown, director of romance for Sandals and Beaches Resorts, told Canadian Travel Press. “It’s for the more simplistic bride who says all I want...

 

Issue Date: Jan 15, 2018

Setting a course for sustainability

Tourism stakeholders seek to establish framework

Setting a course for sustainability TED DAVIS (Photo above courtesy/HikeVictoria.com) A comprehensive, multi-layered agenda is in store for those registered for the upcoming IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism conference in Victoria, scheduled for Jan. 21 to Jan. 24. Over the course of the conference, attendees can expect a thorough schooling on a variety of sustainability issues, solutions and innovations, with an...

 

Issue Date: Jan 15, 2018

Major events mark milestone year for Ontario Parks

Major events mark milestone year for Ontario Parks IAN STALKER (Photo above: Among those on hand at the Ontario Parks event, from l to r, were Tracey Mill, assistant deputy minister of Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources; Chief Stacey LaForme of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation; and Ontario Parks director Bruce Bateman.) Bruce Bateman knows of some great parking spots. The Ontario Parks director noted during a Jan. 9...

 

Issue Date: Jan 15, 2018

The Big Picture

The Big Picture MIKE DUNBAR [Editor’s note: This is the first part of a multi-part series on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by CTP’s Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar, that takes a look at the initiatives and issues that the association is working on. This week, it’s all about the “big picture.”] [caption id="attachment_103255" align="alignright" width="300"] de...