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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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While the timing is little off due to an impending volcanic eruption, WestJet has nonetheless officially announced new service to Iceland, a route that will connect Calgary with Reykjavik (Keflavik). The airline is also reconnecting eastern Canadian cities to Europe this summer, with service from Toronto to Dublin and Edinburgh, Halifax to Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, and St. John's to London.
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Canada Jetlines is expanding its operations with the launch of Jetlines Vacations, a bonded tour operator that will offer packaged vacation deals and 10% commission to the trade. In a Q&A interview with PAX, Marketing Director Julie Rempel explains what the new venture means, how it will simplify the booking process and how it plans to work with travel agents.
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Aeroplan members can now begin earning and redeeming points at any of Parkland's participating 1,100+ Ultramar, Chevron, Pioneer, Fas Gas, ON the RUN and Marché Express locations Canada-wide. The partnership, first announced in April, brings together two Canadian loyalty giants to offer members increased earning and redemption power.
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Blue Diamond Resorts has announced the opening of Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort – Adults Only, as it welcomes its first guests. Situated in Montego Bay, Jamaica, this oceanfront resort features 352 modern accommodations, twelve dining options, pools, a private islet, and endless entertainment.
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Releasing its Trending Destinations list on Tuesday (Nov. 14), American Express Travel highlights 10 vacation spots based on global travel bookings and recommendations from its team of 6,000 travel consultants. The list goes beyond traditional, well-known destinations to uncover hidden gems and experiences that travellers, particularly Millennials and Gen-Z, are looking for.
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Viking is expanding its fleet in Southeast Asia with a new ship, "Viking Tonle." Designed for the Mekong River, the 80-guest vessel will join its identical sister ship, the Viking Saigon, which debuted in 2022, and will sail between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Mỹ Tho, Vietnam as part of Viking’s 15-day Magnificent Mekong itinerary.
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The United States is still a top destination for Canadian snowbirds, but interest in international destinations is growing, especially among newer snowbirds, according to a new survey by Snowbird Advisor, which conducted a poll of its readers in the first week of November and received more than 4,500 responses.
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A major hotel group may soon expand in Jamaica. Lopesan – which has more than 17,000 hotel rooms across Europe, Asia and the Caribbean – has connected with Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett to express interest in building a new 1,000-room luxury resort.
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Playa Hotels & Resorts says it has completed "extensive renovations" at the newly-renamed Wyndham Alltra Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. A total of 159 rooms have been upgraded, including all Junior Suite Ocean View and Club Junior Suite Ocean View categories.
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Collette has launched its 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, which profiles 12 different travel styles which will offer great inspiration for travellers to discover their next adventure. The Gift Guide offers ideas for every kind of traveller, from the history buff to the nature lover to the railway fan to the "Holly Jolly Traveller."
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Carnival Cruise Line has opened new 2025-26 cruises from its Australian homeports of Sydney and Brisbane. The new cruise options include sailings to Fiji and New Zealand on Carnival Splendor, as well as sailings to Fiji and Papua New Guinea on Carnival Luminosa, along with several Great Barrier Reef cruises on both ships.
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On Tuesday morning (Nov. 14), for the first time since 2019, Air Canada and Dreams Take Flight departed Ottawa for Orlando with 145 children on board to experience the trip-of-a-lifetime.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
As TICO's funding framework and fee review consultations close, ACTA, a critic of TICO’s proposals, is calling on its Ontario members to advocate to the province to “finally fix this 40-year-old legislation” and its regulations, which "in no way" reflect today's industry. To help get its message across to the government, ACTA has launched a letter writing campaign.
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Black Friday, a period that kickstarts the holiday shopping season, is in full swing as retailers unleash a flood of limited-time offers and money-saving deals. The travel industry is no exception, and ahead of the official day (Nov. 24), suppliers have already been unlocking bargains on select itineraries. Here's a roundup of the promos that have crossed our news desk so far.
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Air Canada will boost its Asia-Pacific network capacity beginning mid-December, through to the end of next summer 2024. The enhancements include up to 11 weekly flights between Vancouver and Hong Kong, doubling capacity between Canada and Japan, extending the Vancouver-Bangkok season, a new route to Singapore and an early resumption of Osaka service.
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