Travel Industry News & Views for Canadian Travel Agents
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Porter Airlines celebrates its 15th anniversary this week. For the occasion, Porter’s CEO spoke with Open Jaw about the expansion plans that have everyone talking.
Effective 01NOV, TTAND departs Ensemble and joins TLN. Open Jaw spoke with TTAND’s CEO about the importance of the move for its 900 partner agents.
Sailing on the Rhone, cruise enthusiast Lynn Elmhirst rekindles her love affair with river cruising, and shares why it may be one of the best first trips of a return to travel.
Serial traveller Wendy Davis, Zebrano Travel, talks to Open Jaw from Saint-Tropez, France, to discuss why advisors need to travel to get the best information for their clients. “Our knowledge is our value.”
Vanessa urges advisors to embrace that “it’s safe to travel,” from the deck of Windstar’s Star Legend.
The Hon. Edmond Bartlett, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, visited the Open Jaw office to discuss the Caribbean’s need for support while also noting that the island reached one million visitors to date this year, showing its strong recovery.
Jacinda Lowry of Club Med Canada, tells Open Jaw the company’s 1st N.A. resort is looking to Canadians to hit the slopes.
Cruise Strategies’ Vanessa Lee and Open Jaw’s Nina Slawek discuss how cruising may be the safest method of travel as Vanessa shares her return-to-cruising experience with Silversea in Greece.
ACV’s VP, Nino Montagnese, shares candid views on the recovery of travel, the opportunity for sales within the context of how “our industry was hit the hardest”, and the investment in a print brochure.
Richard Smart, President and CEO of the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO), joins Nina Slawek on the virtual Pink Couch to talk about the state of the travel industry. TICO will also be reviewing its funding model this fall.