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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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As the Canadian Transportation Agency reviews changes to Air Passenger Protection Regulations, the head of The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, has shared his two cents on the Government of Canada's planned air travel compensation policies, calling them "the wrong direction."
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WestJet has announced four new routes for its 2024 summer schedule: flights between Edmonton and Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, along with new service connecting Vancouver and Detroit. The update also means increased access to Delta hubs.
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Celebrity Cruises’ fifth ship in its Edge Series will be named Celebrity Xcel, according to a press release issued by the cruise line on Tuesday (Nov. 7). Celebrity Xcel will make her debut in November 2025 in the Caribbean, sailing her inaugural winter season from Fort Lauderdale. Sailings are now open for sale.
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Premier Worldwide Marketing, the sales and marketing representative for Karisma Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Frank Corzo as vice-president of sales, North America. He succeeds Marilyn Cairo who, for the past six years, led global sales, groups, and weddings at the company.
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The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has released its latest winter promotional campaign, called "Embrace the Sunshine."
The initiative aims to captivate the imagination of Canadian travellers, inviting them to leave behind the cold winter and embark on a memorable journey to the Dominican Republic.
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Following the positive response to AmaWaterways’ Soulful Experience in France this summer, the luxury river cruise line has added Portugal to its 2024 lineup of Soulful Experience river cruise and land packages celebrating Black history and culture along the rivers.
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Railbookers has announced its Signature collection of itineraries – trips designed to enhance the traditional vacation with once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The nine itineraries range from eight to 14 days in the Canadian Rockies to the fjords of Norway and the cultural and scenic highlights of Europe.
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HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) has announced its 2025-2026 season, doubling down on growth destinations with the introduction of new ports, landings, and itineraries, as well as increased local integration and community engagement programming.
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL’s) new ship, Norwegian Aqua, the first of the expanded Prima Plus Class, will set sail in April 2025 with new guest experiences. Building on Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, Aqua promises new guest experiences, with an overall 10 per cent size and capacity increase from its sister ships.
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Following its debut aboard Silver Dawn in 2022, the Otium wellness program has evolved aboard the newest ship in the Silversea fleet, Silver Nova, to include more options, including Otium Suites, a new shower experience and a redesigned spa.
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Intrepid Travel’s Cyber Sale is back, taking place between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, 2023. This year’s sale will offer discounts of up to 20 per cent off trips in more than 100 destinations worldwide (blackout dates apply), plus a 30 per cent discount on Intrepid’s Best of Antarctica: Wildlife Explorer trip in December.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nova Scotia-based Niche Travel Group was recognized for its outstanding sales achievements at The Affluent Traveller Collection’s (ATC’s) annual Symposium at Kimpton EPIC Miami last month. Agency owner Faith Sproule was on hand at ATC’s gala dinner to accept the Chairman’s Award, which also went to two U.S.-based travel agencies.
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Ensemble’s 2023 conference, “Level Up,” came to a roaring finish Sunday night (Nov. 5) at Paris Las Vegas with a Moulin Rouge-inspired gala. More than 800 attended this year's "Horizons" event, which focused on delivering the "new" Ensemble that was promised last year. PAX connected with the company's leadership, and Canadian award winners, to learn more. See PAX's pics!
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A new Halifax-Reykjavik route will serve Atlantic Canada next year thanks to Icelandair. After a hiatus, Iceland’s flag carrier will restart flights from Halifax to the Nordic island nation three times a week, from May 31 until mid-October 2024.
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