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| NEW VP AT TRANSAT |
Annick Guérard appointed by Transat as vice-president, marketing and web commercialization; Andrew Lind replaces her as vice-president and general manager of Jonview Canada
Transat Inc. has announced the appointment of Annick Guérard as vice-president, marketing and web commercialization; and Andrew Lind as vice-president and general manager of Jonview Canada, a business unit of Transat A.T. Inc. Guérard will be responsible for the Air Transat, Nolitours and Transat Holidays brands and marketing programs and for...
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| HOLA FORECASTS MORE CHANCE FOR SUN |
New Toronto departures now available with Hola Sun; new gateway from Hamilton also now available
Hola Sun has recently expanded its contracted destinations for the 2011 season. Clients can now depart from YYZ to Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana and Margarita Island. Hotels available with Hola Sun at each destination are as follows: Montego Bay (MBJ): Bahia Principe; Puerto Plata (POP): Bahia Principe San Juan, Celuisma Hotel Playa Dorada Resort and Sosua Bay Beach Resort & Casino...
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| FLEET AT FINNAIR GROWS |
Finnair to add new aircraft to meet long-haul demand; opens a daily route to Singapore next May
Finnair will acquire two 270-seat Airbus A340 wide-bodied aircraft to meet its growing long-haul traffic needs. The aircraft will be acquired on lease agreements of around four years from the leasing company ILFC. The aircraft will join the Finnair fleet in late 2010 and early 2011. Finnair currently has 12 Airbus long-haul...
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| CHANGES WITH UNITED/CONTINENTAL MERGER |
| UAL Corporation, the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, announced that John Tague, president of United Airlines, and Kathryn Mikells, chief financial officer, will leave the company following the close of its planned merger with Continental Airlines. Additionally, United announced that Graham Atkinson, president of Mileage Plus and Rosemary Moore, senior vice president of corporate and government affairs, also are leaving the company upon close of the merger.
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| TICO APPEALS GRAY DECISION |
TICO appeals David Thomas Gray acquittal; Gray o/a All Sport Accommodations fined $500
In a decision dated July 22, 2010, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld Justice Pockele’s decision to convict David Thomas Gray o/a All Sport Accommodations for operating as a travel agent without registration contrary to section 4(1)(a) of the Ontario Travel Industry Act, 2002. Gray’s company, All Sport Accommodations, books hotel accommodations for sports teams. The Court of Appeal for Ontario found that...
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| RECRUITS SOUGHT OUT ON NEW TRAVEL COUNSELLORS SITE |
Travel Counsellors launches travelhomeworking.ca for recruitment; contains information on administration, marketing and more
Travel Counsellors has launched a new recruitment website, travelhomeworking.ca, which features: expanded information about the company’s industry leading support to its agents, a live chat function enabling the potential recruit to chat directly with a member of head office staff, testimonials and videos from Canadian and international Travel Counsellors and an interactive blog...
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| FROM CANADA TO LAX WITH SUNSPOTS |
Sunspots offers seat sale to LAX, now until August 2
For clients looking for a last-minute getaway, Los Angeles might be an ideal destination with Sunspots Holidays seat sale. Now until August 2, fares (not including tax) to LAX from the following gateways are as follows: YYZ: $390; YYC: $607; YHZ: $505; YVR: $320; and YUL: $403. Visit sunspotsholidays.com for more information, including details about the travel agent gift certificates available.
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