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| RIU & SUNWING'S NEW PARTNERSHIP |
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Sunwing Travel Group teams up with RIU to promote and sell half of RIU product in Caribbean and Mexico on an exclusive basis as of Nov. 1, 2010
This morning, RIU and the Sunwing Travel Group made a major announcement, teaming up in an agreement for STG to exclusively sell and promote half of the RIU Hotels and Resorts in the Canadian market, for travel as of Nov. 1, 2010. Thomas Cook Canada will continue to sell the other half of RIU Hotels and Resorts in the Canadian market. This is a result of the merger between Sunwing Travel Group and First Choice Canada (part of TUI Travel PLC, Europe’s largest tour operator) completed in January of this year. After the merger, TUI and RIU made the decision to cooperate and join forces in the Canadian market. RIU Hotels & Resorts is “the most important hotel partner of the TUI Group”, said a statement released this morning. Keep reading for the latest news.
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| GOWAY LAUNCHES LATIN AMERICA |
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Goway Travel celebrates launch of new Latin America division with 2010 brochure
Goway Travel has announced the launch of its new Latin America Travel Planner. Don Forster is product manager for the new Latin America division. Central and South America product were soft-launched in 2006 under Goway’s ADVENTURESIncorporated brand. Since that time, Forster said it has been a “natural progression” to now introduce Latin America under the Goway brand. The new travel planner also features the introduction of two new “Holidays of a Lifetime” itineraries – Goway’s signature tours. One itinerary, the Splendors of South America, which takes your clients on a 17-day journey from Santiago, Chile, Rio Brazil, as well as the Chilean Lakes district, Buenos Aires and Iguassu Falls.
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| EGYPTAIR SUSPENDS MONTREAL FLIGHTS |
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Egyptair temporarily suspends flights from Montreal; restructuring planned in Canadian market for 2011
Anne-Marie Santos
TRAVELHotNews.com has learned that the carrier, Egyptair, is temporarily suspending its flights between Montreal and Cairo. Shoushan Costandi, sales supervisor in Egyptair’s Montreal office, confirmed this news. "We have suspended the flight because Egyptair wants to do major restructuring in the Canadian market, planned for 2011. However, all of this depends on the Canadian authorities." Egyptair operated direct seasonal flights between Montreal and Cairo since 2001. Between 2001 and 2003, the connection was done with a transfer via New York. Your clients can continue travelling with Egyptair via connections - read to learn more.
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| WESTJET ADDS WINDSOR |
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WestJet to begin seasonal service to Windsor from Calgary; starts May 31 and runs until Oct. 30, 2010
WestJet has announced it will begin seasonal service to and from Windsor, Ontario, effective May 31, 2010. The airline will fly between Windsor and Calgary once a day from May 31 to October 30, 2010. The outbound flight will leave Calgary at 10 a.m. MT and arrive in Windsor at 3:23 p.m. ET. The return flight leaves Windsor at 4:15 p.m. ET and arrives in Calgary at 6:14 p.m. MT, offering connections to western Canadian cities including Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Abbotsford, Vancouver and Victoria. One-way fares are starting at $129 per person, plus applicable fees and taxes, and are now available for purchase. Now, your clients with Alberta and Ontario connections will be able to travel between the two provinces with ease.
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| ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES… |
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Lufthansa pilots to strike Feb. 22 to Feb. 25; American Airlines ground workers hope for March strike; British Airways to vote on strike action next week
Lufthansa is preparing for disrupted flight schedules next week, with their pilots’ union set to strike from Feb. 22 to Feb. 25, 2010. In the meantime, American Airlines ground workers may be moving towards a strike in March of this year. And British Airways cabin crew workers will vote early next week on whether to strike. Keep reading to learn more about what to do if your clients are flying Lufthansa, and for more news on AA and BA's potential strikes.
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| HAWAII HOTELS LOSE $741M |
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Hawaii hotels lose $741 million last year, $1.1B since tourism slump began
Canadian Press
A new report says hotels in Hawaii lost US$741 million last year, $1.1 billion since the tourism slump began in 2008. The report by the industry consulting firm Hospitality Advisors LLC says hotel occupancy throughout the state averaged 66.5 per cent in 2009. That's down from 70.5 per cent in 2008. Hospitality Advisors says last year's rate was the lowest since it began reporting hotel data in 1987. Company President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Toy says 2009 was a tough year for the visitor industry in Hawaii and across the nation. He says the speed and depth of the downturn was unprecedented, and the hotel industry has never experienced the level of rate discounting that is continuing. Hotels have been heavily discounting room rates to generate demand.
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BUSINESS PLANE ALLIANCE FORMED
Canadian Press
Bombardier's Flexjet division has formed an aircraft-sharing alliance with two other business plane operators, one based in the United States and the other in Europe, to expand global flight opportunities for all three. Under the deal with Jet Solutions and VistaJet, customers of Flexjet and Jet Solutions will be able to use European-based VistaJet planes to fly within Europe, Asia and the Middle East. VistaJet clients, in turn, will be able to fly in the United States using Flexjet and Jet Solutions aircraft. All three companies, which fly only Bombardier-built aircraft, will offer their alliance partners preferred rates.
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