Day: May 1, 2023

Dean Dacko   TORONTO — When your big event of the year coincides with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ biggest playoff game in 19 years, you take the logical step: you live stream the game during your gala dinner. The Leafs’ Game 6 win on Saturday night (and the Edmonton Oilers’ […]

CALGARY — The WestJet Group has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations. Originally announced in March 2022, the transaction successfully combines two of Canada’s biggest airlines. The federal government had given the deal the green light in March 2023, with Minister of Transport […]

TORONTO — Imagine buying a single banana at a roadside stall in rural India and paying for it with an app on your phone. This is the new digitized experience that travellers can expect in a destination that has long been regarded as off the beaten path. Though boasting one […]

TORONTO — The Jamaica Tourist Board is doubling down on its commitment to Canadian travel agents with a free ‘Business Building Workshop’ series taking place this month. Hosted by Destination Jamaica and launched in partnership with ACTA, the workshop will take place from May 9-11 and comprise three hour-long virtual […]

CALGARY — WestJet has officially touched down in Asia, with the departure of flight WS80 from Calgary International Airport to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on April 30. Marking the airline’s first-ever service to Asia, the nonstop service will operate on a 787 Dreamliner 3x/week through Oct. 28, and will return […]

VANCOUVER — Gift cards and cruise giveaways are up for grabs as part of Scenic Group Canada’s Travel Agent Day celebrations. To reward travel advisors for all their hard work, the company is commemorating Travel Agent Day, which this year takes place on May 3, with $100 and $200 gift […]

TORONTO — Royal Irish Tours (RIT) is celebrating Travel Agent Day this year with gift cards – a lot of them. The tour operator will be giving away $10 Tim Hortons gift cards for all bookings made the week of May 1-5, 2023 in honour of Travel Agent Day, which […]