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Cruise Boom Driven by Need for Ease, Despite the Price

While segments of the travel industry are talking about a slowdown, cruise lines have increased prices and still see record numbers, attracting tra...

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Ratcheting Up: Hundreds of Air Canada Pilots Picket

Air Canada pilots took part in major picketing action across the country on 27AUG as they attempt to pressure the airline to meet their demands dur...

Industry Partners Support ACTA Summit with Prizing and Sponsorships

ACTA has announced the grand prizes for the 2024 ACTA Summits, which include Air Canada, Riverside Luxury Cruises, CroisiEurope Cruises, and AeroMe...

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Ensemble Panel: Canada’s Megan Reimer Weighs in on Cruise Restart

Date: 2021-03-23 13:48:22

As Royal Caribbean and Celebrity announce plans to return to the Caribbean this summer, many questions remain about when cruising will fully restart. Ensemble Travel Group hosted an agent...

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ACITA Secures One-On-One Meeting With Minister of Transport

Date: 2021-03-15 12:47:12

After a ten-month long mission, The Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors (ACITA) has secured a one-on-one meeting with Canada’s Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra. “Our...

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Pandemic Shutters Hundreds of Agencies in Ontario

Date: 2021-03-15 12:43:42

As many as 300 travel agencies and tour operators have closed permanently in Ontario due to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic -- and there’s likely more to come, says...

Retail

B.C. Travel Agents Press Province to Waive License Renewal Fees

Date: 2021-03-15 12:29:22

Richmond, B.C. MLA Teresa Wat is throwing her support behind 68 travel agencies and tour operators – most based in the city – who are pressing the provincial government to waive their...

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Travel Edge Joins TripArc Travel Consortium

Date: 2021-03-11 11:35:29

Travel Edge has joined the TripArc travel consortium, a move it says will help it “enhance and improve benefits for travel advisors.” “Travel advisors are the important people in this...

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Ensemble's David Harris Reflects On Lessons Learned From COVID-19

Date: 2021-03-09 11:28:07

David Harris, CEO of Ensemble, has penned an editorial in Travel Weekly reflecting on the past year and sharing lessons he’s learned on how retailers can be as prepared as possible for...

Retail

B.C. Travel Agent Loses $5K After Unsuccessfully Suing Client Who Requested a Chargeback

Date: 2021-03-02 16:43:06

A B.C.-based travel agency has found itself $5,000 out of pocket over a cancelled Air Canada flight and a credit card refund. The Waraich family -- a couple and their two teenage children...

Retail

OTA FlightHub Slammed with $5.8M in Fines for Misleading Marketing Practices

Date: 2021-02-25 15:34:28

Montreal-based online travel agency FlightHub Group Inc. has reached a $5-million settlement with the Competition Bureau of Canada after it was investigated for misleading marketing...

Retail

Expedia Cruises Develops New Online Tools to Support Cruise Partners

Date: 2021-02-25 14:28:06

Expedia Cruises has announced a new suite of tools designed to support cruise lines, franchise partners, and Vacation Consultants. These tools will make users ability to search,...

Retail

Social Media Post Urging People to Book With an Agent Goes Viral

Date: 2021-02-25 13:59:36

A Facebook post urging people to consider booking holidays with a travel agent rather than online has been shared hundreds of times on social media. "I thought we need to start close to...

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Internova’s Canadian Clients Are Thinking Big For 2021, Says CEO O’Hara

Date: 2021-02-24 19:55:41

Executives at Internova Travel Group share bullish sentiments on recovery, with CEO J.D. O'Hara reporting that agents are finding that "an overwhelming majority" of U.S. and Canadian...

Retail

Wendy Paradis, President, ACTA.

ACTA Submits Travel Recovery Plan To Ottawa; Ensuring Solvency is Priority

Date: 2021-02-24 15:52:33

ACTA last week submitted its 2021 Tourism and Travel Industry Recovery Plan to key ministries within the federal government to consider as part of Ottawa’s budget planning process. The...

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Online Searches Suggest that More Consumers Are Seeking Out Travel Advisors

Date: 2021-02-23 15:42:18

Data and anecdotal evidence suggest that the pandemic silver lining many had hoped to see has finally appeared: Consumers, including many who never worked with a travel agent before, are...

Retail

Emirates To Offer Exclusive Content for Travel Advisors From 01JUL

Date: 2021-02-23 15:40:00

Emirates will offer exclusive content and services for its travel advisor partners on its NDC-enabled direct connect platform, Emirates Gateway, starting from 01JUL, 2021. A surcharge on...

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Independent travel advisors and ACITA co-founders (clockwise from top left): Judith Coates, Brenda Slater and Nancy Wilson.

ACITA Ecstatic to Get Gov’t Recognition of Commission Recall Issue

Date: 2021-02-22 14:43:56

The three travel advisors and co-founders of the Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors (ACITA) were “over the moon” last week when Transport Minister Omar Alghabra...

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