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Canada Strong Pass is back for the holiday season and summer 2026

By Bob Mowat

December 16, 2025

Canada Strong Pass is back for the holiday season and summer 2026

The Canada Strong Pass is back for the winter holiday season and it will be back for the summer of 2026 after proving particularly popular with Canadians this past summer season. The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and...

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Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism praises Canadian Diaspora for its exceptional support

By TravelPress Staff

December 16, 2025

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism praises Canadian Diaspora for its exceptional support

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has expressed profound gratitude for the Canadian diaspora’s extraordinary leadership and generosity in raising more than CAD$3 million in relief and recovery support for communities across Jamaica impacted by Hurricane Melissa. In the...

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Ontario plans to unlock Niagara’s full potential as global tourism destination

By TravelPress Staff

December 16, 2025

Ontario plans to unlock Niagara’s full potential as global tourism destination

The Ontario government launched its Destination Niagara Strategy -- the province’s plan to position the region as a world-renowned tourism destination to support local businesses, create good-paying jobs and protect Ontario’s economy. The multibillion-dollar strategy will create new,...

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Air Canada Vacations’ Giving Tuesday donates $86,752 for Jamaica Hurricane Relief

By TravelPress Staff

December 16, 2025

Air Canada Vacations’ Giving Tuesday donates $86,752 for Jamaica Hurricane Relief

Air Canada Vacations Giving Tuesday initiative has donated $86,752 to the Sandals Foundation Hurricane Relief Mission. The contribution was made possible through the company’s humanitarian initiative, which pledged $10 per paying passenger for every new package booking to any destination...

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Air Transat takes off with new Montreal-Guadalajara, Quebec City-Fort-de-France flights

By TravelPress Staff

December 16, 2025

Air Transat takes off with new Montreal-Guadalajara, Quebec City-Fort-de-France flights

Air Transat launched its first-ever non-stop flight between YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) on Dec. 13. The new service that runs twice weekly -- Thursdays and Saturdays – is now offered until June 27, 2026. This is Air Transat’s...

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TravelBrands donates $10,000 to Food Banks Canada

By TravelPress Staff

December 16, 2025

TravelBrands donates $10,000 to Food Banks Canada

TravelBrands has donated $10,000 to Food Banks Canada in support of its mission to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow in collaboration with the food bank network from coast to coast to coast. This contribution marks TravelBrands’ sixth consecutive year supporting Food Banks...

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Porter takes off from Ottawa with five sun routes

By TravelPress Staff

December 16, 2025

Porter takes off from Ottawa with five sun routes

Porter Airlines is taking off from Ottawa with the launch of its winter schedule featuring five southern destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica. The carrier already launched weekly flights from Ottawa to Nassau on Dec. 13 and six time weekly flights to Puerto Vallarta also on...

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TravelPress Live! The Festival Style Future of Travel Events Starts Here

By Stacy Wyatt

December 15, 2025

TravelPress Live! The Festival Style Future of Travel Events Starts Here

It’s unlike any other event space in Canada and that’s what makes Evergreen Brick Works the perfect venue to launch the Canadian travel industry’s next-generation travel event – TravelPress Live! Located just ten minutes from downtown Toronto, Evergreen Brick Works offers a retreat...

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Feel the warmth as Air Canada shows its appreciation to its partners

By Bob Mowat

December 15, 2025

Feel the warmth as Air Canada shows its appreciation to its partners

It was a ‘feel good’ evening in Toronto late last week (Dec. 11) as Air Canada welcomed it about 140 of its top industry partners and customers at the Sheraton Centre Toronto for the airline’s annual Customer Appreciation Event. Toronto was the wrap-up for a trio of appreciation events...

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IATA wants blocked airline funds released

By TravelPress Staff

December 15, 2025

IATA wants blocked airline funds released

IATA is reporting that USD 1.2 billion in airline funds are blocked from repatriation by governments as of the end of October 2025. A marginal improvement of USD 100 million has been made since last reported in April 2025. Out of total blocked funds reported, 93% are trapped in Africa and...