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Join Canadian Travel Press’ Club 55 And Tell Your Story
A party is not a party unless you invite some guests. And to help us celebrate the 55th anniversary of Canadian Travel Press, we want to invite lots and lots and lots of guests. So, we’re launching Club 55 and asking all of you out there to join and all you have to do is tell us: How long you’ve worked in the travel industry – 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years … or 55 years? How did you get started in the industry? What’s the big highlight of your career, so far? What’s the biggest change you’ve seen during your time in the industry? During...
Barbados Drops All COVID-19 Protocols
Barbados discontinued all of its COVID-19 related travel protocols as of Sept. 22, 2022. As a result, there will be no testing requirements for entering Barbados whether travellers are vaccinated or unvaccinated. In addition, the wearing of masks generally will now be optional. Mask wearing only remains mandatory for persons working in and visiting healthcare facilities, nursing homes, hospitals and senior citizen homes; persons travelling on public transportation; and for persons who are COVID-19 positive. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Lisa Cummins...
UPDATED: They’re Gone
The federal government will remove all COVID-19 entry restrictions, as well as testing, quarantine, and isolation requirements for anyone entering Canada, effective Oct. 1, 2022. The removal of border measures has been facilitated by a number of factors, including modelling that indicates that Canada has largely passed the peak of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 fuelled wave, Canada’s high vaccination rates, lower hospitalization and death rates, as well as the availability and use of vaccine boosters (including new bivalent formulation), rapid tests, and treatments for COVID-19. Health...
Lessons Learned
The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable (CTTR) welcomed the release of Evaluating Canada’s Pandemic Border and Travel Policies: Lessons Learned, which was authored by four Canadian doctors specializing in infectious diseases, emergency medicine, and pandemic management, who assessed the impact and effectiveness of border measures and other travel restrictions introduced by the Canadian government to manage COVID-19. Through a study of existing literature and best practices from other countries, the new report concludes that: Border measures have been largely ineffective at...
Hong Kong Updates Travel Requirements
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is welcoming the government’s new “0+3” arrangements from September 26 for inbound travellers from overseas and Taiwan through Hong Kong International Airport, including the removal of mandatory hotel quarantine. Dr. Pang Yiu-kai, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), said: “The new arrangements mark Hong Kong’s re-opening as a tourism gateway with significant international connections. This is expected to initially attract mainly business travellers, family visitors and returning Hong Kong residents. In addition, travellers are no...
Connect With CATO On The Web
The Canadian Association of Tour Operators (CATO) has rolled out a new website – www.cato.ca . It was announced by the association’s executive members -- Brett Walker, Stéphanie Bishop, Richard Edwards, Nicole Bursey and Joanne Dhue – with Walker observing that: “We now have a wonderful depiction of who we are and what we stand for.” And he continued: “CATO’s raison d’être is to work together to make our industry stronger, more resilient, more responsible and rise to new heights for the benefit of all members and our many stakeholders.” The association points...
Korean Air Mission Brings Airport News, Asia Reps
Incheon International Airport of Seoul, South Korea has repeatedly earned Skytrax honours as one of the world’s top airports, as well as a #1 ranking as the world’s best transit airport – facts that were celebrated at a recent travel trade dinner in Vancouver hosted by Korean Airlines. As well, the Airports Council International (ACI) recently recognized Incheon with a top ranking (Level 5) of its Airport Customer Experience Accreditation program. Incheon Airport is the first airport in the world to achieve this top level of accreditation. The dinner event was held at the...
Government Offers Update On Wait Times
The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Health, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, and the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, The federal government provided an update on the continued action and progress that it and its industry partners are making to reduce traveller wait times and delays across Canadian airports. The update was provided by Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra; Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos; Public Safety Minister,...