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2024 Arabian Travel Market draws record-breaking attendance

2024 Arabian Travel Market draws record-breaking attendance The 31st edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), held this year at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 5-9, witnessed record-breaking attendance, with more than 46,000 industry professionals and 2,600 exhibitors from 160 countries. This represents a 15 per cent attendance increase from...

Don’t miss the biggest travel trade party of the year!

Don’t miss the biggest travel trade party of the year! Baxter Media's Agents’ Choice Awards Presentation and Gala returns on June 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the seventh floor of the historic Carlu, located at 444 Yonge St. in Toronto. Kick off the evening at WestJet’s welcome networking reception in the famous Round Room. Then, join...

Air Canada boosts service to Ottawa & sun destinations

Air Canada boosts service to Ottawa & sun destinations Air Canada is boosting its schedule serving Canada's capital, Ottawa, by almost 60 per cent with flights to Calgary and Winnipeg now operating year round. Increased flights providing additional capacity to Halifax and Quebec City and the addition of widebody service to Vancouver were...

Virgin brings Summer Sailing Pass to Valiant Lady

Virgin brings Summer Sailing Pass to Valiant Lady After a near sell-out on its month-long work abroad programs on Scarlet and Resilient, Virgin Voyages has expanded its Summer Sailing Pass to the Valiant Lady. Starting at $12,000 for up to two Sailors (savings of 25%), Sailors can opt for four weeks at sea, visiting the powdery white sands...

WestJet inaugurates non-stop service from Calgary-Iceland

WestJet inaugurates non-stop service from Calgary-Iceland On May 16, the WestJet Group celebrated the takeoff of its highly anticipated service between Calgary and Reykjavik (Keflavik), Iceland. The exclusive service, linking the Group's global hub in Calgary to Iceland, not only bolsters the airline's efforts to enhance YYC Calgary International...

Porter now flying daily from Toronto to Saskatoon

Porter now flying daily from Toronto to Saskatoon Porter Airlines is inaugurating service to Saskatchewan for the first time with daily nonstop roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Saskatoon International Airport (YXE). The new service marks the airline’s presence in all 10 Canadian provinces for the first...

GBTA finds optimism continues to grow in business travel sector

GBTA finds optimism continues to grow in business travel sector The business travel industry continues to show strong indicators toward reaching a spending forecast of US$1.5 trillion in 2024. A recently released sentiment poll from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) reveals an industry workforce of experienced, engaged professionals who are...

Rendez-vous Canada 2024 highlights global arrivals to Canada

Rendez-vous Canada 2024 highlights global arrivals to Canada World market travel stats from Rendez-vous Canada 2024 continue to indicate a robust recovery from the pandemic, in terms of arrivals to Canada from international sources. The annual Rendez-vous Canada travel marketplace and conference is now underway in Edmonton, Alta. at the Edmonton...

Just You hires Meg Murgatroyd to lead Canada sales

Just You hires Meg Murgatroyd to lead Canada sales Just You, the solo traveller specialist, is reinforcing its commitment to supporting the travel trade in Canada with Meg Murgatroyd joining Just You as head of trade sales for Just You in North America. Just You has been crafting vacations exclusively for solo travellers for more than 20 years,...

Collette set to launch travel agent certification platform

Collette set to launch travel agent certification platform For the first time in Collette’s 106-year history, the guided tour operator has a female CEO. Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, who is only the fourth CEO in the company’s 106-year history, was in Toronto yesterday to meet with travel advisors and trade partners at Hotel X Toronto over a cocktail...
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