Air Canada Laying Off 20,000 As Of June 7
As Canadians prepared for the annual May 24 long weekend, media across the country began reporting the details of an Air Canada internal memo that indicates the carrier will be laying off 20,000 of its workers as the impact of COVID-19 cuts deep...
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Air Update — IATA, ITF Call For Support
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are calling for support from governments to the aviation industry, to protect jobs and ensure that air services can be...
Staying Strong
Leah Holt is wearing a new hat these days — or at least an apron. As a means of engagement during COVID-19, the travel advisor with Go Travel Edson is pairing her passion for travel with her love for cooking through a new social media video...
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Holland America Continues To Pause Operations
With continued port closures, including Canada’s cruise ship suspension until July 1, along with other travel restrictions due to global health concerns, Holland America Line is extending its pause of global cruise operations and cancelling...
Tags: Alaska, COVID-19, Holland America Line, Orlando Ashford
Princess Cancels All Voyages Through June 30
Princess Cruises is canceling all voyages through June 30, 2020 in response to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 global outbreak and the recent order from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC)....
Tags: Alaska, CDC, COVID-19, Princess Cruises
Are COVID-19 Supplier Defaults Covered By Provincial Compensation Funds?
Today, we’re pleased to launch TraveLaw Online with travel law experts, Doug Crozier and Tim Law of Heifetz, Crozier, Law. Readers of Canadian Travel Press will certainly recognize the work of Crozier and Law, who have been regular...
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Doing All That’s Necessary
Air Canada is reconfiguring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and third aircraft to be completed...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Celebrity, GBTA, Crystal And More
The Celebrity Cruises team is bringing Canadian agents a great message to start the week with in this video of motivational speaker, Dr. Rick Rigsby. He knows Celebrity’s passion for its agency partners and he’ll give you goosebumps with...
Tags: Celebrity Cruises, Celestyal Cruises, Costa Cruises, COVID-19, Crystal Cruises, GBTA, Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Transat Extends Suspension To May 31
Transat is advising travel agents that due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, it must extend the suspension of flights until May 31. In a statement, the company said: “This difficult decision comes as the travel restrictions in place...
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WestJet To Apply For Federal Wage Subsidy
In a video message released late last night, WestJet’s CEO Ed Sims said the carrier will use the federal government’s emergency wage subsidy program to bring its 6,400 workers back onto the payroll. And while the move will help those...
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