Louise Fecteau Retiring as GM of Transat Distribution Canada; Karine Gagnon to Take Helm Date: 2022-05-03 12:50:26 Order: 0 Louise Fecteau retires as Transat Distribution Canada's GM on 30JUN. Karine Gagnon, currently Commercial Director of Transat, takes her place 01JUL. People Retail Spotlight
Julie Golding Joins Club Med as BDM for Quebec Date: 2022-04-26 09:49:38 Order: 0 Club Med announced Julie Golding has joined the team as Business Development Manager for Quebec, in cooperation with Ariane Brouillette, BDM for Quebec and Ottawa. Hotels/Resorts People Spotlight
TRAVELSAVERS Welcomes Back Marylene Lupien to Quebec Team Date: 2022-04-25 11:22:46 Order: 0 Marylene Lupien is returning to TRAVELSAVERS as Director, Business Development for Quebec, responsible for the growth, retention and engagement of licensees in the province. People Retail Spotlight
Virtuoso Expands Canadian In-Market Team Date: 2022-04-14 08:24:54 Order: 0 Anna Judek has been named marketing manager, and James Allen account manager, member relations. GM for Canada Úna O’Leary says the new appointments are to help meet growing consumer... People Retail Spotlight
Bob Cummings Returns To WestJet Group as President of Swoop Date: 2022-04-13 15:34:25 Order: 0 Well known WestJet alumni, Bob Cummings, returns to the group as President of Swoop starting 18APR. While WestJet's CCO, Cummings grew the airline's revenue fourfold to $4.5 billion. People Spotlight
Direct Travel Names Sherry Saunders as Senior VP Client Management Date: 2022-04-06 08:28:44 Order: 0 Saunders will lead the company's account management teams for both Canada East and West, serving as Senior Vice President, Client Management with a focus on client services, retention and... People Retail Spotlight
Paul Gauguin Cruises Announces 2 New Appointments to Sales Team Date: 2022-04-01 08:52:10 Order: 0 Cruise industry veteran Susan Robison is the new General Manager, Sales and Marketing, while longtime Paul Gauguin Cruises team member Liz Coleman has been promoted to Vice President of... Cruise People Spotlight
Transat Appoints Chrystal Healy as VP Corporate Responsibility Date: 2022-03-30 14:22:20 Order: 0 In the newly created position, Healy will be responsible for implementing a plan that includes reducing carbon emissions, developing Transat's people and strengthening diversity and... Airline People Spotlight
Club Med Announces Quebec BDM Victoria Mottini Moving to France Office Date: 2022-03-29 11:32:50 Order: 0 Club Med has begun recruitment for a new BDM Quebec, but BDM for Quebec and Ottawa, Ariane Brouillette, is available to assist advisors in the interim. Hotels/Resorts People Spotlight
Oceania Cruises Appoints Frank Del Rio Jr. as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Date: 2022-03-25 08:59:05 Order: 0 Del Rio Jr. returns to Oceania in a new role; he has also worked at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and sister cruise line Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Cruise People Spotlight
Chernesky Becomes Princess Cruises’ “Brand Champion”; Almaguer and Roig Take Over as Top Sales Executives Date: 2022-03-23 09:31:54 Order: 0 Princess Cruises announced big changes with SVP John Chernesky taking up a new role in the company, and two seasoned cruise travel trade executives taking up key sales and trade roles. Cruise People Spotlight
Vision Travel Promotes Olympian Julie Skinner as VP Leisure Sales and Operations, Canada West Date: 2022-03-23 08:38:06 Order: 0 Skinner, who started her career as a travel advisor in 1989 and joined Vision in 2010, is also known as a two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist in curling. People Retail Spotlight
Jamaica Tourist Board Welcomes New Canadian BDM Date: 2022-03-22 10:27:58 Order: 0 Anne Palardy will be based in Montréal and responsible for leading business development in Québec and Eastern Canada. She is filling the role of Louise Paquette, who recently retired. People Spotlight
Sandals Promotes C.J. Smith to Director of Sales, Unique Vacations Canada Date: 2022-03-02 10:04:36 Order: 0 Smith will continue to work with national trade partners including tour operators, tourist boards and retail chains. He will also support the team of Sandals Business Development Managers... People Spotlight
Transat Appoints Marc-Philippe Lumpé as Chief Airline Operations Officer Date: 2022-02-24 08:17:17 Order: 0 Lumpé will be in charge of all of the company's airline operations, beginning in JUN, replacing Jean-François Lemay, who has helmed Air Transat since 2013. Airline People Spotlight
