This Fall’s Travel Trends: Virtuoso, Expedia Reveal Research Date: 2022-08-18 09:30:11 Order: 0 Two travel companies shared new data revealing travellers’ booking plans for late summer, fall and holiday travel that can help advisors get a leg up on their business for the remainder... More News
ACTA Launches Once a Year Sale for CTC Certification Date: 2022-08-16 08:00:58 Order: 0 In the spirit of 'back to school' / 'back to business', ACTA is offering discounts on the Certified Travel Counsellor program, including the online exam prep course, for travel agents to... More News
Ottawa Changes ArriveCAN Rules to Allow One-Time Exemption Date: 2022-08-15 11:13:57 Order: 0 Ottawa quietly revealed a rule change over the weekend that permits fully vaccinated Canadians a one-time exemption from fines or quarantine if they “unknowingly fail” to complete... More News
Air Pax Complaint Backlog Grows as CTA Faces its Own Staff Shortages Date: 2022-08-11 10:55:19 Order: 0 The Canadian Transportation Agency says the backlog of air passenger complaints from a summer of travel chaos at least partially attributed to staffing issues, is growing, partially due to... Airline More News
Ottawa Takes Aim At Violations of Air Pax Rights Date: 2022-08-11 10:39:36 Order: 0 The strongly-worded support of new air passenger protections and criticism of Canada's air industry comes with news that the Minister of Transport must testify before the transport... Airline More News
How Many Canadians Got Exempted from Travel Vaccine Mandates? Date: 2022-08-09 09:57:00 Order: 0 Newly-released government data, showing vast inconsistencies in permitting exemptions, is fuelling the debate about the efficacy and fairness of the mandate as well as challenges to its... More News
ACTA's 8 Recommendations for Growth Presented to Federal Tourism Minister Date: 2022-08-05 08:52:58 Order: 0 ACTA met with the minister as part of the stakeholder consultation process for Ottawa's Tourism Growth Strategy, personally presenting recommendations that support travel agencies and... More News
UNWTO: Global Travel Half-Way to Recovery but “Headwinds” Could Delay Full Return Date: 2022-08-05 08:51:26 Order: 0 The UNWTO sees travel reaching just 55 to 70 per cent of 2019 levels globally this year, with some regions excelling, but with industry operational challenges, the economy and geopolitics... More News
Full Staffing plus ArriveCAN Improvements: Ottawa Claims Progress Made with Airport Congestion Date: 2022-08-04 09:00:04 Order: 0 The federal government has announced progress in helping get Canada's airports operating effectively again, including communicating with pax, staffing levels, and expanding time-saving... More News
50 Exhibitors Already Confirmed for Trade Show at ACTA's SEP Summit Date: 2022-08-03 08:03:06 Order: 0 The trade shows as part of ACTA's Summits in Toronto, Richmond BC and Laval QC will include 15-minute rapid learning sessions for advisors and all travel agent attendees will be eligible... More News
Will the Monkeypox “Global Health Emergency” Trigger a New Round of Travel Restrictions? Date: 2022-07-28 10:33:00 Order: 0 As we're all hyper-sensitive to the impact on travel of a global virus emergency, you're probably wondering: are we going to see monkeypox travel restrictions? Open Jaw explains why that's... More News
Ottawa Opens New Passport Pickup Locations; Passport Applications, Staff Overtime Drop Date: 2022-07-27 10:42:01 Order: 0 Even if we are looking towards the end of the passport backlog crisis, the federal government must heed its own recommendations to bring Canada’s passport services into the digital age. More News
Ottawa Launches Online Portal to Help Canadians Get New Passports Quicker Date: 2022-07-22 09:13:11 Order: 0 The new Passport Progress portal provides easy-to-understand information to help Canadians navigate the current passport application situation, get up to date information, and link to... More News
ACTA Reminder: 2022 Award Nominations Deadline on 29JUL Date: 2022-07-21 09:27:41 Order: 0 ACTA Awards recognizing 'some of the best' in travel will be awarded in ceremonies at the ACTA 2022 Travel Industry Summits taking place in SEP in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. More News
ACTA Launches Trip & Luggage Compensation Tool to Help Pax Navigate Travel Delays Date: 2022-07-19 09:18:33 Order: 0 The new Trip and Luggage Compensation Tool will help travel agents understand compensation and reimbursement rules for domestic and international air travel to guide their clients. More News
