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Transat takes a jaunt into fashion world Transat has launched Style Jaunt, a new web series produced in collaboration with Flare magazine. Part travel guide and part shopping guide, the series follows two Canadian fashion bloggers, Gracie Carroll and Camille DG, as they team up and go on a mission to find the world’s best...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jun 11, 2015
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TICO approves claim, rejects 54 others TICO’s board of directors recently approved payment of $2,600 to assist a consumer who did not receive the travel services for which they had paid – due to the closure of Smartchoice Travel & Tours in Toronto. The board also denied 54 claims totalling $164,470. One claim was filed...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jun 11, 2015
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TICO conviction Maria Rowena Santiago Belen pleaded guilty to one count of operating as a travel retailer without registration contrary to the Ontario Travel Industry Act. Belen offered travel services in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario. As a result of the conviction, the following sentence was imposed on...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jun 04, 2015
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G Adventures surpasses $200K for Nepal G Adventures surpassed the $200,000 mark in the aid appeal launched in response to the earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, devastating Kathmandu, Nepal and surrounding areas. The adventure tour operator increased its initial target from $75,000 to $100,000 on April 27 after meeting it...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 28, 2015
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SkyLink Hits The Road The fifth annual SkyLink Road Show stopped in Toronto last week as part of a five-city tour including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and London. Pictured at the Toronto affair: Michael DeGrace, manager, speciality sales - asia at Air Canada with Fahad Siddiqui, sales manager at Travel...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 21, 2015
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Choice unveils new brand identity Choice Hotels International has introduced a new identity that is rolling out company-wide. The launch includes a new look and feel and an integrated advertising campaign that spans TV, radio, digital and mobile designed to grow Choice’s brand awareness and celebrate everyday experiences...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 14, 2015
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Trafalgar salutes travel agents In celebration of National Travel Agents Day, agents will have a chance to win gift baskets valued at $500 from Trafalgar for the entire month of May. Trafalgar officials note they truly value their relationships with travel agents. “I have been in the travel industry for over 25 years...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 07, 2015
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Transat auction funds will go to Nepal relief Transat raised almost $33,000 April 23 with the second edition of its Twitter auction, selling 20 trips to some of Air Transat’s most popular destinations in Europe. The entire amount was donated to humanitarian organization SOS Children’s Villages. Two days later, the earthquake struck...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 07, 2015
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Cunard celebrates Royal arrival Cunard’s fleet of Three Queens – flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth – welcomed the new Royal Baby with a simultaneous sounding of the ships’ whistles (foghorns) on May 2. Following the time-honoured Magpie rhyme beginning “One for sorrow, Two for joy,” the...
Travel Courier Issue Date: May 07, 2015
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Sandals launches interactive wedding guide The innovations continue as Sandals Resorts has unveiled more ways to make planning a WeddingMoon or ReTie the Knot celebration an inspirational and fun journey for travel agents and their clients. The new, 62-page, interactive Sandals Wedding Planning Guide is user-friendly and contains every...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Apr 30, 2015
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