TORONTO — So you’re finally ready to book that bucket-list trip you’ve spent years saving up for. Who do you turn to for help: a travel agent or a travel advisor? Turns out, they are one and the same, at least from a consumer’s perspective. But ask an actual travel […]
Day: December 8, 2022
TORONTO — Porter Airlines’ first three routes with its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft will connect passengers between Toronto Pearson and Vancouver, Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa and Montreal were Porter’s first two destinations when it started operations in 2006 from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ). However this is the very […]
TORONTO — The Canadian Association of Tour Operators (CATO) has a new Vice Chair. At CATO’s most recent meeting it was announced that David Green, Managing Director for G Adventures in Canada and also Global VP for Sales and Customer Operations, would succeed long-time CATO Vice Chair Stéphanie Bishop. Green, […]
MONTREAL — Air Canada’s restoration of its transborder network continues with news of three new U.S. routes. New double-daily Toronto and daily Montreal service to JFK begins in March 2023. Plus, new four times weekly Toronto-Sacramento starts in June 2023. Service has also been restored on 11 U.S. routes beginning […]
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government on Wednesday threatened “tough” action to curb strikes, as airport passport officers became the latest public sector workers to announce December walkouts. The Public and Commercial Services Union said its members at Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff airports would strike for eight days […]
TORONTO — TL Network has appointed Cheryl Babulal as Sales Manager, effective Dec. 12. Reporting to Lindsay Pearlman, Senior Vice President, Travel Leaders Network (part of Internova Travel Group), Babulal will be tasked with developing new business opportunities for TL Network Canada, with the goal of increasing volume and market […]
CELEBRATION, FL — Disney Cruise Line has much to look forward to in early 2024, with a wide variety of fan-favourite itineraries to the Bahamas, Caribbean and Mexico. In early 2024, the cruise line will offer two year-round homeports in Florida, including the first full season of sailings from Port […]