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Friday, May 6, 2022
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Optimism for new beginnings was a theme last night (May 5) at Air Canada’s spring celebration, which saw travel advisors, corporate customers, tourism partners and other travel pros gather at the Ricarda's Atrium in downtown Toronto. Lucie Guillemette, Air Canada’s EVP and CCO, described the event as “an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the return of travel.”
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Travel advisors attending TPI’s (Trevello’s) 2022 conference, “Unlock Your Future,” this week in Cancun, Mexico heard from some of the network’s top minds at a panel discussion on Thursday (May 5) called “Unlock Your Power,” where front-line ideas, strategies and pro tips were shared. PAX was there to capture it all.
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MSC Cruises Canada is revamping its MSC Voyagers Club loyalty program with new and attractive benefits for Canadian travellers. Voyagers Exclusives now replaces Voyages Selection with greater incentives for members, who will automatically benefit from a minimum five per cent discount for any cruise booked.
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The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has launched a bespoke accommodations program to showcase 400-plus smaller accommodation properties in Saint Lucia. Collection de Pépites features B&Bs, boutiques, inns and luxury villas, and the aim is to introduce travellers to properties that have 35 rooms or fewer, which may not be as well-known.
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Emerald Cruises will once again partner with Canadian chef Michael Bonacini—this time for a luxury, gastronomy-themed sailing in Southern Italy aboard the 100-passenger superyacht, Emerald Azzurra.
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Quark Expeditions launched its Arctic 2022 season on May 3 with a seven-day "Spitsbergen Highlights: Expedition in Brief" voyage. The exciting sailing also marked the inaugural Arctic voyage of Ultramarine, a new ship. The company's 2022 season features diverse regions, including Spitsbergen, Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic, on multiple small polar vessels.
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Air Transat is back in Barcelona, Venice and Brussels, after several months of forced suspension due to COVID-19. The update follows Air Transat announcing its return to the Franco-Swiss airport of Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg earlier this week.
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Dan Sullivan, CEO of Collette, has announced the resumption of the company’s employee volunteer program to assist local non-profit organizations and communities. Prior to the pandemic, Collette employees volunteered approximately 4,500 hours of service annually to more than 25 non-profit organizations throughout Toronto, Canada and in Rhode Island.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Cruises' new 3,260-passenger ship, is taller, longer, carries more passengers, has more pools, more hot tubs, an extra dining venue and other attractive attributes, writes "CruiseGuru" Diane Tierney, who experienced the luxurious ship from April 25 to 27 on a media preview voyage from Southampton, England. See exclusive ship pics!
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Accor is accelerating its expansion in the all-inclusive market with the launch of its global All-Inclusive Collection – an arm that will see the group build upon the success of the Rixos brand. As well, Accor is “significantly expanding” its all-inclusive offering by including its premium brands with Fairmont, Sofitel, Pullman, Swissôtel and Mövenpick in the Collection.
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The “Is Flair Canadian?” saga continues with The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) issuing an update to its investigation, saying that it will unveil final decision about the Edmonton-based airline on June 1. Flair is currently embroiled in a licence review from the CTA, which believes the carrier may be controlled by U.S. investors in violation of Canadian law.
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