European Commission Approves Ten New Cross-border Rail Routes Date: 2023-02-06 10:39:59 Order: 0 The European Commission announced it will be supporting ten pilot projects to establish new cross-border rail connections, which include a mix of daytime and overnight sleeper services, and... BusinessTravelNews Operators
TTC's Luxury Gold Debuts New Brand Look for the New "Golden Age of Travel" Date: 2023-01-27 10:00:43 Order: 0 Luxury Gold, part of The Travel Corporation family of brands, is rebranding as it enters what it calls a new "golden age of travel." The new branding includes an updated champagne and... Operators Spotlight
Transport Committee Hearings into Holiday Travel Chaos Lead to Calls for Rail to be Included in Passenger Protection Rules Date: 2023-01-27 09:15:03 Order: 0 It's not just Canada's airlines in the Transport Committee hearings hot seat over holiday travel fiascos: this week, MP's questioned VIA Rail, which led to demands train travellers be... Operators
Eurostar Group Aims to Double Rail Traffic with New Brand Launch Date: 2023-01-25 10:24:00 Order: 0 Eurostar Group launched its new brand on 24JAN following the merger between rail operators Eurostar and Thalys as it hopes to capitalize on increased demand for rail travel in western... BusinessTravelNews Operators
Phil Sproul Joins Huntington Travel Group as CEO Date: 2023-01-19 07:45:56 Order: 0 As new CEO of Huntington Travel Group, industry veteran Phil Sproul takes control of its consolidator and tours arm, Escapades by Huntington, with a goal to build business in Canada and the... Operators People
David Green Succeeds Stephanie Bishop as CATO Vice Chair Date: 2022-12-08 09:34:50 Order: 0 The Canadian Association of Tour Operators has announced a change to its leadership, with G Adventures' David Green succeeding long-time Vice Chair, Globus' Stéphanie Bishop. Operators
WestJet Commits to Help Grow Indigenous Tourism in Alberta Date: 2022-12-07 09:20:15 Order: 0 A new, 3-year partnership between Indigenous Tourism Alberta and WestJet is intended to create meaningful employment opportunities for Indigenous Canadians as the airline grows its global... Operators Spotlight
Expedia TAAP Black Friday Deals Date: 2022-11-22 10:09:31 Order: 0 Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program (Expedia TAAP) is running Black Friday sales from 14-28NOV, offering deals for travel between 14NOV2022 and 30JUN 2023. Operators
Collette Publishes 2022 Holiday Gift Guide of Escorted Tours Date: 2022-11-17 08:55:41 Order: 0 The guide is designed to make it easy to gift the gift of travel this holiday season, and Collette notes its Black Friday deals give clients the opportunity to make their gift budgets go... Operators
G Adventures' Newly-Expanded Sales Team to Host Agent Update 07NOV Date: 2022-11-03 10:23:02 Order: 0 G Adventures' new sales team will host an virtual agent event 07NOV where they will introduce themselves, share what's new for 2023, and reveal the deals for the upcoming Cyber Sale... Operators People Spotlight
TTC's Brendan Vacations Launches Ireland and Scotland Touring Brand in Canadian Market Date: 2022-10-24 11:40:15 Order: 0 TTC's Brendan Vacations celebrated the launch of its Scotland and Ireland touring brand in the Canadian market with an event in Toronto last week, which included the introduction... Operators Spotlight
Transat's Winter Season Launch: the "New" Transat Date: 2022-10-20 08:53:31 Order: 0 Transat launched its 2022/23 winter season for industry and media, including Open Jaw, in a hangar at YYZ on 19OCT, with a shiny new A321neoLR (long range) aircraft reflecting Transat's... Airline On the Town Operators
Royal Irish Tours Appoints John Fallon Sales Manager, Canada Date: 2022-10-06 09:53:39 Order: 0 John Fallon has been promoted from the company's reservations department to the position of Sales Manager, Canada, joining Jonathan Sargeant, now Royal Irish Tour's Canadian Director of... Operators People
Hola Sun / Gaviota Hotels 2022 Cuba FAM Trip Opportunity Date: 2022-09-26 10:01:09 Order: 0 Gaviota Hotels Group and Hola Sun are inviting the trade to a 7-night, all-inclusive FAM in Veradero and Havana from 22-29OCT, featuring presentations, hotel visits and workshops. Hotels/Resorts Operators
#ACVDreamMakers Wows the Trade at Live Launch Event in Montreal Date: 2022-09-22 11:14:28 Order: 0 Prizes, new and returning products and perks, trade incentives and tools, greeted in-person and online trade attendees at #ACVDreamMakers this week. Open Jaw's cameras captured the... Airline On the Town Operators Out & About TV Room
