Destinations
Air Canada, flydubai Unveil New Partnership
Air Canada and flydubai have unveiled details of a new partnership to provide customers flying between Canada, the Middle East, East Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Southern Asia more convenient travel options. Pending final regulatory approval, Air Canada's marketing code will be placed on nine routes operated from Dubai by flydubai, giving customers the ability to travel to these markets with the issuance of a single ticket. The routes include the Middle Eastern cities of Medina, Dammam, Bahrain, Jeddah, and Muscat, as well as flights to Colombo, and Karachi on the Indian...
Canada, U.S. Leading The Recovery For Great Britain
During an early May visit to Toronto, Gavin Landry, International Director for VisitBritain, was in an upbeat mood, telling Press Today that: “We’re almost at the point where we’re stopping our comparisons to 2019. It’s now comparing ourselves to 2022.” Landry, recently promoted to International Director from his previous post as Executive Vice President, Americas, pointed out that: “Last year, we saw a really nice recovery of the inbound tourism industry. It was, I would say, interrupted in the first part of 2022 by Omicron – so you had that one brief period where travel...
WTTC Tracks Recovery Of Canadian Tourism Industry
In its 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reports that the Canadian travel and tourism sector continues to show strong signs of post-pandemic recovery. According to the WTTC’s research, the tourism sector in this country is set to contribute $162.6 billion to the Canadian economy this year, up 17.2% from last year and within touching distance of the previous peak of $173.9 billion in 2019. The WTTC is also forecasting that travel and tourism will create 90,000 jobs this year, recovering almost all of the jobs lost due to the COVID-19...
Little Canada Grows With Little East Coast Opening
Little Canada will welcome the opening of Little East Coast on May 19. The new addition to Toronto’s miniature attraction and Attractions Ontario’s 2022 Top Attraction of the Year, will showcase the historical and cultural features and landmarks from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. A year in the making, Little East Coast is the first full destination to be installed in Little Canada since the attraction opened in August 2021. Brad Ford, president, Little Canada, pointed out that: “Little East Coast is the product of tens of...
Mondee Canada Wraps Up Cross-Canada Sales Mission In YVR
A national travel trade mission by Mondee Canada to meet travel professionals across the nation wrapped up in Vancouver last week. The tour had kicked off in Toronto with a big turnout of 300-plus advisors earlier in May, followed by stops in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton before reaching YVR. About 140 travel advisors came to the Vancouver event at the Hilton Metrotown, to take in messaging about Mondee’s broad spectrum of travel services. The amalgamation of Skylink Canada and CTS Canada under the Mondee banner has fortified the company’s ability to offer bookings across a wide...
Will They Or Won’t They?
Friday, May 19 could be a very bad day for travel advisors and their customers after the union representing WestJet’s and Swoop’s 1,700 pilots issued a 72-hour strike notice to WestJet management and the government and WestJet responded by issuing a lockout notice to the union. Bottomline here ... a work stoppage could occur as early as Fri., May 19, 2023, at 3 a.m. MT. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) – which represents WestJet and Swoop pilots – said that it could have filed the strike notice this past weekend, but agreed to extend negotiations in order to allow...
Strong Rebound As Canadians Return To Israel
Things are looking up. For the first time since the pandemic hit, and after a tough and challenging few years for the travel industry, Israel tourism from Canada is back, and stronger then ever. In April 2023 a new record of 8,000 passengers entered Israel. Overall, since the beginning of 2023, 26,000 Canadian tourists visited Israel. This positive trend is constant and reflect the big interest of Canadians in Israel. Gal Hana, Israel Ministry of Tourism’s Consul to Canada, said: “I am excited to see the numbers go up and exceedingly even 2019, our record-breaking year to...
Discover Canada’s Hidden Gems With Anderson Vacations
Anderson Vacations continues to showcase some of Canada’s best kept secrets and hidden gems with programs to destinations like Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. To make it attractive for visitors to explore the cultural highlights of cities like Saskatoon, Regina, and Moose Jaw, or the vast open spaces of the Grasslands National Park or Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Anderson is offering a straight up $100 VISA gift card for every booking, in addition to sending the travel agent who made booking a carefully selected Gift Basket of Saskatchewan...