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March 8, 2021

Advisors, Agency Execs Name Women in Travel Who Inspire on Int’l Women’s Day

February 22, 2021

ACITA Ecstatic to Get Gov’t Recognition of Commission Recall Issue
Transport Minister Alghabra says commission recalls are direct part of airline bailout talks

It’s No Longer ‘If’, But ‘How’ Commissions Will Be Protected: ACTA

ACTA’s talks with the Federal Ministry of Finance “have moved from asking that travel agents and travel agencies be protected from commission recalls, to how to achieve that” if an...

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Credit, Not Reimbursement for QC Agents Who Already Paid OPC Fees

Wendy Paradis, ACTA Following Quebec’s Office de la Protection du Consommateur (OPC) waiving permit fees for 2021, ACTA is clarifying that agencies and advisors who already paid their...

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“Our Industry Has Been Shut Down”: ACITA & ACTA Respond to Gov’t Measures

Wendy Paradis, ACTA. Judith Coates, Brenda Slater and Nancy Wilson The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) is sounding the alarm for travel agents and travel agencies following...

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"Ridiculous" & "Short-sighted": Travel Advisors Slam Canada's New COVID-19 Test Requirement

Canada's new COVID-19 PCR test requirement for international travellers kicks in on 07JAN, adding another layer of pressure for travel advisors, many of whom were just seeing new bookings...

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Agents Urged to Raise Their Voices Against Commission Recalls

Calgary Skyview MP Jag Sahota is one of several Conservative MPs who have raised the issue of travel advisor commissions in Parliament recently. Fearing that the federal government isn’t...

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Independent Advisor Association Pleased With New Canada Recovery Benefit

In reaching a deal with the NDP, the federal government is introducing new COVID-19 benefits which fill gaps left by the expiring CERB program. One of these new programs is the “Canada...

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TL Network Canada Has Added 14 New Member Agencies This Year

TL Network Canada has boosted its Canadian membership with the addition of 14 new member agencies year to date in 2019. Christine James, TL Network’s Vice President who...

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June 19, 2017

Excuse me, dahrlings, but...

What The Fandango, Indeed

I feel very honoured to still have one die hard fan left, darlings. His name is Michael, but I call him McClane., (From movies where the guy always dies hard. I hear that’s a thing.) McClane (he’s a bit of…