AMS Introducing Artificial Intelligence Hand Luggage Screening to Speed up Security Lines Date: 2023-03-15 11:31:05 Order: 0 AMS has announced it’s using an AI solution to check hand luggage using algorithms. The process will be used to “identify prohibited items and other security risks. Ideally, this will... Simple Flying More News
“Alarming” Labour Shortages Threaten Global Travel Recovery: New Research Date: 2023-03-08 10:51:20 Order: 0 The Tourism Employment Expansion Mandate (TEEM) has released new figures and new predictions of the effects of global labour shortages on travel. While the sector influences over 10 per... Breaking Travel News More News
Caribbean Tourism is Exceeding Expectations For 2023 Date: 2023-03-08 10:50:54 Order: 0 The Caribbean Tourism industry continues to build on a recovery that started in 2021. Recommend cites the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) reporting an increase in visits to its 27... Recommend More News
Women-Dominated Travel Agent Community "Not only Surviving, but Thriving:" New Report Date: 2023-03-08 10:03:11 Order: 0 International Women's Day is particularly relevant to the travel agent community, and a new research report shows this female-dominated profession should be very optimistic for its future... More News Retail
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Scheduled to Reopen in DEC 2024 Date: 2023-03-07 11:16:47 Order: 0 Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen in DEC, 2024, less than six years after a fire that caved in its roof and collapsed its spire in 2019 CBC reports reconstruction using 12th century... CBC News More News
Closing Borders “Destructive” and Should Only Be Last Pandemic Resort: Canadian Study Date: 2023-03-06 12:47:09 Order: 0 Border closures should only be implemented as a last resort, according to a report on a York University Study in the Toronto Star. The study used real-time data from 166 countries to... Toronto Star More News
Business, Local Leaders Urge Ottawa to Expand Canadian Trusted-Traveller Program Date: 2023-03-06 12:46:41 Order: 0 Canadian Aviation News reports that The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Destination Toronto and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) have announced a new coalition to advocate... Canadian Aviation News More News
Heading into High Seasons, TICO Shares the Importance of Booking Travel Using Registered Members Date: 2023-03-03 10:10:56 Order: 0 Heading into the busy March Break and summer travel seasons, TICO says it has been reminding consumers of the benefits and consumer protection available when booking with a TICO registered... More News
CBSA’s Tips As March Break Travel Gets Underway Date: 2023-03-03 09:46:36 Order: 0 Against a backdrop of recent travel woes, the Canada Border Services Agency is providing Canadian travellers with some tips for a smoother trip this March Break high season. More News
They asked ChatGPT to Plan a Vacation: Here’s What Happened Date: 2023-03-02 09:45:00 Order: 0 Everyone’s talking about the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘chatbot’ sensation, ChatGPT - amid fears it could replace human research and communication, including in the travel... CNBC More News
DeSantis Cements Takeover of Disney Special District; Reveals Clash with Execs in New Book Date: 2023-03-02 09:43:50 Order: 0 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seems to have had his revenge on Disney execs who opposed his political agenda. DeSantis has signed into law a new state bill that reverses Disney’s... NBCNews More News
TICO Closes World Travel Inc. Due to “Falsified Booking Documents" Date: 2023-03-01 11:24:22 Order: 0 TICO has issued an advisory that World Travel Inc on Dundas Street in Toronto is no longer permitted to operate in Ontario. At a License Appeal Tribunal, it was determined that sole... TICO More News
Hong Kong Lifts One of Longest COVID Mask Mandates Date: 2023-03-01 11:23:46 Order: 0 In the dropping of both indoor and outdoor mask mandates as of Wednesday, 28FEB, Hong Kong ends its final major pandemic restriction. NBC News notes the lifting includes public transit, but... NBC News More News
Canada’s Mobile Phone Companies Hiking Roaming Fees Ahead of March Break Date: 2023-03-01 10:49:10 Order: 0 Just before Canadians head off on March Break travels, they'll have a new travel expense to keep in mind: two out of three of Canada’s biggest mobile phone companies are raising roaming... More News
Arriving Pax Can Now Use Time-Saving Advance Declaration at Two More Canadian Airports Date: 2023-03-01 10:12:00 Order: 0 Nine Canadian airports now allow arriving pax to use the Advance Declaration feature in the optional ArriveCAN app that the CBSA says cuts processing time at the airport by one third. More News
