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| ACTA names Christiane Thebérge President and CEO |
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Theberge confirmed after a year on the job
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| Christiane Théberge | | Jean Collette, chair of ACTA, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christiane Théberge to the position of president of the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), effective December 18. Théberge will report to ACTA's Board of Directors. TRAVELHotNews.com caught up with Théberge this morning and asked about her plans for ACTA. The incoming president and CEO told us that ACTA is working on some new projects that will be announced early in the new year. "Meanwhile," she said "we will continue to work for our members, dong what we do - lobbying on major issues, working on areas we believe are so important, like content fragmentation and relationships between travel agents and suppliers."
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| Flight to the North Pole thrills kids |
| Jen Savedra |
Signature, Skyservice and Starlight Starbright do it again
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| Starry gets a hug | | Signature Vacations, Skyservice Airlines and the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation teamed up for the fifth consecutive year for a "Flight to the North Pole." Over 150 passengers, "children" of the Starlight Starbright Foundation and their families arrived at the Skyservice Avitat in Toronto yesterday afternoon where they were greeted by "Starry' The Starlight Starbright mascot and entertained by Doo-Doo the clown and a magician, before boarding the Skyservice flight to head for the "North Pole.Also on hand were airport Wildlife Control agents Max and Rob, with their special friends, a Harris Hawk named Cookie - as in "smart" cookie - and a Falcon named Flash. Cookie and Flash were taking a break from their regular job of keeping the runways free of birds, to greet the kids, who were fascinated by them perched on their handler's arms. Flash was a particular hit as he wore a dashing leather hood.
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| Vox is popular |
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Susan Webb throws a party
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| Susan Webb | | An invitation to Vox's annual Christmas party is always a hot ticket, and last night's soirée lived up to its billing. Held at Vox's tony offices at the corner of Yonge and Bloor streets in Toronto, the event drew a large crowd of travel industry types who networked, swapped stories, dished a bit of gossip and craned their necks to check who else was there.Vox's head honcho Susan Webb, dazzling in a bright pink jacket, was everywhere ensuring everything was running smoothly.
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| Interview with Sunquest's Flemming Friisdhal |
| Éva Lecouteur-Bédard |
Sunquest Vacations, Advantage Travel's elite partner
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| Flemming Friisdhal | |
TRAVELHotNews met with Flemming Friisdhal, Vice-President, Sales Canada, MyTravel Group, in Riviera Maya, during Advantage Travel's recent marketing meeting. Sunquest Vacations / Holiday House has been an elite partner of Advantage Travel for the last year.TravelHotNews.com: As an elite partner, how do Sunquest Vacations / Holiday House work with Advantage Travel? Flemming Friisdhal: There are a number of things we do, such as produce an Advantage brochure and give them full support with their Futura program. We really support one another in many ways.
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| TUI and Carnival get together |
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Carnival's German cruise company AIDA, will be brought into the joint company and a separate TUI Cruises brand will be established. The first 3,000-passenger ship will be delivered in 2010. German travel giant TUI and Carnival Corporation are creating a joint venture to enter the high volume premium cruise market. TUI is to acquire up to 25% in a joint venture with Carnival to tap into the German cruise market. The group is currently represented in the luxury segment by Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten and operates the budget Thomson Cruises brand in the UK. "We are now planning to close a gap in the high-volume premium sector with TUI Cruises," said Frenzel.
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| Intair, Fun Sun produce Disney brochure |
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Flexibility is the key
Intair & Fun Sun have joined forces and have just completed production on a joint Walt Disney World Resort brochure. The 16-page brochure features the complete Magic Your Way ticket line-up with all options for 3 to 7-day durations, as well as the selection of Walt Disney World Resort hotels. The "Pay for 5 and Get a 7-day ticket" promotion is also featured. Fun Sun and Intair have achieved tremendous success with the Disney products. The key has been the enormous flexibility for travellers. Travel agents benefit from direct availability, competitive rates and various promotions. The emphasis for the 2 companies has been customizing products to ensure that retail agents can build packages to suit their clients' requirements.
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