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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Travel professionals from Quebec, Ontario and beyond came in droves to participate in Air Canada Vacations' national product launch, #ACVDreamMakers, at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montreal on Tuesday night (Sept. 20). The in-person and virtual event showcased ACV's 2022-23 winter collection and new interactive digital brochure. PAX was on the scene to capture all the action.
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Adding to reports that Ottawa is gearing up to ease travel restrictions even further, The Globe and Mail has inserted its own sources into the mix, supporting The Star’s exclusive last week that claimed vaccine requirements will soon drop at the border and that ArriveCAN will become optional.
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TTI Travel has named Lyell Farquharson as its new president. The former VP of global sales for WestJet will oversee all lines of business and operations in addition to managing partnerships and business development. “Lyell was very instrumental in guiding TTI through the challenges of COVID and helping us come out of it a ‘stronger and better’ company," said Rocky Racco, CEO of TTI Travel.
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Silversea Cruises has named its line-up of experts for the inaugural voyage of new ship Silver Endeavour. Departing round-trip from King George Island on Nov. 21, 2022, Silver Endeavour will host historians, marine biologists, anthropologists, naturalists, filmmakers, and more on her maiden voyage.
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Adults-only Haven Riviera Cancun, which is 15 km from Cancun International airport, has announced new enhancements designed to elevate its “All Exclusive” guest experience. The hotel is opening 102 luxurious "Serenity suites." on Nov. 1. A new convention centre is also slated for completion in 2023.
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Hurtigruten Expeditions is expanding its 2023 Arctic Summer season with seven brand new adventures. Spanning 11 to 19 days, the new departures from June to September 2023 will take in some of the most spectacular areas beyond and above the Arctic circle on board the small-size expedition cruise favourite MS Maud.
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Trees4Travel is branching out with Trees4Events, a comprehensive, (yet always simple at-the-point-of-use), event calculator to add to their portfolio. The powerful The tool guides planners through the entire process of making any meeting or conference a carbon positive event.
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Nestled approximately 18 km from Punta Cana International Airport, Lopesan Costa Bavaro Resort Spa and Casino enjoys a front-row seat to Playa Bavaro’s warm turquoise waters and palm tree-lined white sand beach. See more in this week's videotorial courtesy of Transat!
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Playa Hotels & Resorts welcomed travel advisors and tour operators at a reception Monday night (Sept. 19) at Toronto's Constantine, where they announced a new partnership with Kimpton, which will see its first all-inclusive hotel. “It has been a very exciting couple of years for us despite the ugliness of COVID,” said Playa’s Director of Sales for Canada Amanda Morris.
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The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Canada is welcoming Daniel Stubbs to its team as a business development officer. In this role, Stubbs will be based in Montreal and responsible for overseeing business development in Quebec and Eastern Canada.
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Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) welcomed close to 150 travel pros from its network to its first face-to-face regional conference in three years over the weekend. Under the theme "Rebound,” the TDC community and its preferred partners gathered to energize, get informed and take stock of the situation to make the most of the recovery in travel demand.
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