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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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A federal bailout package for Canada's ailing aviation sector is close to being finalized, reports say. Meanwhile, the fate of travel agent commissions hangs in the air as advocates continue to lobby Ottawa for protections.
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Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau still wants to acquire Transat through his investment company Gestion MTRHP, the businessman announced in a widely-published column on Saturday (Feb. 13).
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WestJet has announced that Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet executive vice-president and chief commercial officer, will step down from the airline on March 5, 2021.
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One day after the deadline for the planned arrangement between Transat and Air Canada, Transat was informed by Air Canada that it will not agree to extend it. Even if the Canadian government has approved the transaction, the agreement still requires a green light from the European Commission.
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Marriott International has announced that Arne M. Sorenson, company President and CEO, unexpectedly passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the company announced on Tuesday (Feb. 16).
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Club Med Québec Charlevoix will host the Travel Direct Group/Voyages en Direct's 2021 conference from Nov. 25-28, giving participants an exclusive first look at Club Med’s first ski operation in the Americas and Canada’s only all-inclusive mountain offering.
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VisitBritain’s ExploreGB Virtual 2021 is taking place March 2-4 for international buyers, and now, organizers have opened up the platform to travel agents for an educational day on March 5.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has announced that it will be extending its suspension of global cruise voyages. This impacts voyages on Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises embarking through May 31, 2021.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
As tougher travel restrictions take effect in Canada, it is important that the government engages with the travel industry to develop an effective testing strategy in time for April, says Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC).
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While the Canadian government has given its blessing to Air Canada’s proposed takeover of Transat AT, one final step in the saga remains, and that is the approval of EU antitrust regulators.
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Federal officials went into further detail about Canada’s new travel restrictions on Friday (Feb 12), outlining new measures, including the mandatory three-night quarantine hotel stay for international arrivals, as well as an additional PCR test on day ten of quarantine.
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