Trafalgar and Costsaver Canada’s VP Sales, Anita Emilio and Groups Manager, Elizabeth Raposo team up this week to talk to Canadian Travel Press’ readers about how group travel can help them rebuild their businesses – fast and profitably.
Maybe you could start by talking a bit about how travel has been changed by the global pandemic, in terms of the kinds of things that you’re...
When Travel Leaders Network (TLN) welcomed a record number of travel industry professionals its three-day, virtual Bridge to the Future event in mid-October, it had some positive news to deliver on consumer travel plans going forward.
In research conducted in September – in conjunction with the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) – TLN found that “an overwhelming majority of US...
Consumer protection legislation across the country, including the travel laws in BC, Ontario and Quebec, are all designed to protect the financial interests of consumers in the context of purchasing travel services.
Whether your agency is subject to one of these laws or not, it should follow the basic principles outlined in these laws to have the best chance of keeping any...
Chris Phillips, the Airline Tariff Publishing Company’s (ATPCO) head of global sales and accounts, talks to Canadian Travel Press about some of the solutions his organization is putting in place to help its industry partners going forward.
Is ATPCO developing solutions to respond to these challenges? And if it is, can you explain what they are and how they work to help solve these...
In an open letter to travel suppliers, the ACTA COVID-19 Travel Agency Leaders Advisory Committee has called for “a holistic review of the systemic practices and policies that are currently in place between travel agencies and travel suppliers.”
With all sectors of the industry continuing to weather the adverse impacts of the global pandemic, the group said that:
“This lengthy...
A new study by Hilton has revealed that 95% of Americans are missing travel right now.
And after six months of restrictions brought on by a global pandemic which led to working and learning from home and little change in scenery day after day after day, that’s not surprising.
However, what is surprising is that within this time, 188 million Americans already feel a ‘travel memory...
IAN STALKER
A trimmer Holland America Line is looking at restarting operation in mid-December, although company president Gus Antorcha says a currently fluid situation for the cruise industry brought on by the coronavirus pandemic means nothing is written in stone right now when it comes to itineraries.
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IAN STALKER
AmaWaterways says it’s upbeat about its future prospects even as a company that’s best known for its European river cruises is having to contend with a European coronavirus situation that AmaWaterways co-founder Rudi Schreiner concedes has become “chaotic” in many ways.
The river cruise company cancelled all its sailings early in the pandemic but then restarted a...
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INEKE BRINKMAN
In the final part of Ineke Brinkman’s journey through Eastern Ontario, beavertails, red chairs and, believe it or not – Fluevogs.
Our last reservation was at the Courtyard by Marriott on Coventry Road in Ottawa. This hotel choice was based on reputation, underground parking and safety of truck and boat.
We were not...
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Chris Phillips doesn’t hedge, telling Canadian Travel Press that “this is by far the worst crisis we have had to face, and its uncertainty, randomness and market volatility is a massive challenge.” However, in the first of a two-part piece, the head of global sales and accounts for the Airline Tariff...
