Zach Vanasse TORONTO — The average traveller may know very little, relatively speaking, about dinosaurs. But they’re almost certainly awed by the fearsome, awesome beasts that lived on this earth millions and millions of years ago. And that’s exactly what Zach Vanasse, founder and director of new travel company […]
Day: May 12, 2023
MONTREAL – Air Canada reported its first-quarter revenue nearly doubled compared with a year ago, boosted by strong demand. Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau says the financial results exceeded both internal and external expectations and that the airline expects demand to persist, supported by strong advance bookings for the remainder […]
NASHVILLE — That’s a wrap on EDGE 2023, Travel Leaders Network’s annual conference, which took place this year in Nashville, Tennessee. Some 1,700 TLN members, staff and supplier partners descended upon the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center from May 8-10 for the conference, which included workshops, General Sessions and […]
TORONTO — Sunwing and Hyatt Inclusive Collection are teaming up to offer travel agents incredible perks for Travel AgentAppreciation Month. Agents who book their clients a Hyatt Inclusive Collection vacation package at select Dreams Resorts & Spas and Secrets Resorts & Spas properties by May 31, 2023, for departures by […]
MONTREAL – The National Airlines Council has released a report calling on Ottawa to implement “shared accountability” in aviation, with the goal of smoother travel _ and across-the-board responsibility for flight disruptions. Released Thursday, the proposals come precisely three weeks after the House of Commons tabled legislation to overhaul passenger […]
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Jamaica has been selected to host the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s 42nd Caribbean Travel Marketplace, set to take place in May 2024 in Montego Bay. The announcement was made jointly by Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig at CHTA Marketplace in […]
WINNIPEG – WestJet is to start new direct flights between Winnipeg and Atlanta in September with a financial backstop from the Manitoba government. The five-times-a-week, year-round service is aimed at connecting Winnipeg with a major Delta Air Lines hub and allowing for quick connections to destinations around the globe. “Manitobans […]