Air Canada, CN CEOs will Not be Required to Understand French Date: 2023-02-17 09:39:36 Order: 0 Air Canada, Canadian National (CN), Crown corporations and other organizations subject to Canada’s Official Languages Act, such as port and airport authorities, will not be required to... CTVNews More News
Duty of Care and Duty to Warn: It’s Your Duty to Know the Difference Date: 2023-02-17 09:22:37 Order: 0 Dianne Jackson, representing e-Travel Technologies, explains that travel advisors are liable for informing clients of potential disruptions in destination such as weather and safety issues. More News Pink Couch
ACTA Names 2023 Independent Travel Agent Advisory Group Date: 2023-02-16 10:06:11 Order: 0 ACTA has appointed its 2023 Independent Travel Agent Advisory Group. It's part of the advocacy organization's mandate to represent advisors as well as agencies across all regions and... More News
The ArriveCan App Isn’t Dead. Its Use is Just Changing Date: 2023-02-15 10:22:35 Order: 0 When the ArriveCan app became optional in OCT 2022 as the pandemic wound down, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) initially saw usage drop to 10 per cent of previous levels.... GlobalNews More News
Even ChatGPT Says It Won’t Be Replacing Travel Advisors Date: 2023-02-15 10:22:03 Order: 0 The latest artificial intelligence (AI) tool isn’t going to replace travel advisors anytime soon, says a new article in Recommend, which tested ChatGPT, a chatbot tool powered by AI.... Recommend More News
Generative Artificial Intelligence’s Promise for Travel Booking Date: 2023-02-15 10:21:35 Order: 0 With tech giants Microsoft and Google acquiring new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities through their respective search engines, Skift asks how online travel agencies and other brands... Skift More News
Sargassum Cleanup Begins in Quintana Roo as Season Gets Early Start Date: 2023-02-15 10:20:12 Order: 0 Cleanup efforts of sargassum seaweed, infamous for its foul odour, have begun in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, with more than 250 government workers leading efforts to clear the seaweed... MexicoNewsDaily More News
ACTA Urging Advisors to Join Letter Writing Campaign to Support Travel Agencies and Independent Advisors Date: 2023-02-14 09:39:24 Order: 0 ACTA has urgently called on advisors to send a letter this week to their MP's who are right now deciding on support and funding for travel and tourism. ACTA has provided an easy link for... More News
Tourism to Russia Drops to 4% of Pre-Pandemic Levels Following Invasion of Ukraine Date: 2023-02-13 10:03:02 Order: 0 Foreign tourism to Russia has fallen to just 4 per cent of its pre-pandemic levels as the country faces international condemnation over its invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tour... BreakingTravelNews More News
India Drops Pre-Departure Testing Requirement For Several Countries Including China Date: 2023-02-13 10:02:32 Order: 0 As of 13FEB, India has dropped mandatory pre-departure testing requirements for all pax coming from or through China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. According to... SimpleFlying More News
U.S. House Votes to Repeal Vax Mandate for Foreign Air Arrivals Despite White House Opposition Date: 2023-02-09 11:10:18 Order: 0 As Open Jaw predicted last month, the U.S. foreign air arrival vaccine mandate would soon be history. On 08FEB, in a first step, Congress voted to rescind one of the last COVID travel... More News
Your kid is not 'a piece of luggage': Biden calls out airline fees in State of the Union Date: 2023-02-09 10:55:49 Order: 0 In his State of the Union speech before Congress this week, U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to one of his pro-consumer policy initiatives that involves travel: cracking... USA Today More News
Great White Shark Cage-Diving at this Mexican Hotspot Banned Date: 2023-02-09 10:46:37 Order: 0 The government of Mexico has permanently banned shark-related tourism around Isla Guadalupe, considered one of "the best places in the world for white shark cage diving,” reports USA... USA Today More News
U.N. Approves Jamaica's Resolution Declaring 17FEB Annual Global Tourism Resilience Day Date: 2023-02-08 09:59:24 Order: 0 The United Nations has unanimously declared 17FEB an annual Global Tourism Resilience Day, after advocacy by Jamaica, which also founded a global tourism crisis management centre in... More News
Price, Inconvenience Deter Sustainable Travel Choices, Says New Study Date: 2023-02-08 09:51:21 Order: 0 According to a new report from travel technology company Amadeus on 02FEB, inconveniences and higher costs are deterring travellers from making sustainable travel choices. The report, which... BusinessTravelNews More News
