|
| |
| EXCLUSIVE: FlyGlobespan to operate to Hamilton |
| Jen Savedra |
UK carrier leads in at $199 per sector including taxes
 |
| Tom Dalrymple | FlyGlobespan will announce this morning that it will begin operations from Hamilton in 2007. The UK carrier will fly daily flights from London Stansted, Glasgow and Manchester to the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. Additionally there will be weekly flights to Hamilton from Dublin, Shannon, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool and Doncaster. flyGlobespan will no longer operate out of Toronto. "The benefits of utilizing Hamilton as a gateway, over Toronto's Pearson International, will be there for all to see." Said Bill Robson, business travel director of FlyGlobespan.
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
 |
| |
| WestJet names a new president |
|
Beddoe remains as Chairman and CEO
 |
| Sean Durfy & Clive Beddoe | WestJet has announced the appointment of Sean Durfy to President of WestJet Airlines Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Clive Beddoe will remain as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer over a reorganized executive team. "Over the past two years I have progressively passed many of my duties over to our executive team as a natural progression of the growth of our company. The results that this team has delivered clearly speak for themselves." Beddoe, said.
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
 |
| |
| Air Canada rolls the dice |
|
Inaugurates non-stop flights from Edmonton to Las Vegas
Air Canada continues its transborder expansion from western Canada with the inaugural of twice weekly, non-stop flights from Edmonton to Las Vegas. "We are pleased to offer our customers in western Canada the choice and convenience of more non-stop flights to Las Vegas," said Daniel Shurz, Vice President, Network Planning. "We are strategically growing our network, responding to demand in the vibrant western Canada market.
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
| |
| Fun Sun Vacations expanding US product |
|
Fun Sun Vacations adds new US hotels
 |
| Renaissance Vinoy | Tour operator Fun Sun Vacations is expanding its operations in the US by adding new hotel properties in three states. In Orlando, Florida, the Bahama Bay Resort is a gated community of 2 and 3 bedroom villas. Miami now offers the Courtyard by Marriott Miami Beach Oceanfront and the Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort. The Courtyard has just re-opened after a $40 million renovation. The celebrated Doral, a golfer's dream, has been home to the PGA tour for the past 40 years, andcboasts 5 championship golf courses including the famed Blue Monster. Fun Sun Vacations' has added the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
| |
| US urged to invest in tourism marketing |
|
Warned image at an "all time low"
According to a new report from the US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the country needs to improve its image, which is at "an all-time low in many parts of the world". The board, whose members include Walt Disney chairman Jay Rasulo, Marriott International's chairman and chief executive, Bill Marriott, and American Express vice chairman, Jonathan Linen, also called for an improvement in the 'efficiency and friendliness' by which the US processes inbound international travellers.
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
| |
| Ireland in the fall |
|
Price, weather, events - everything is just right
 |
| Dublin | Travelling to Ireland during the Fall season can mean big savings on everything from airfares to accommodation, self-drive and escorted tours. Great value fall vacation packages and special offers are available from a range of well known Canadian tour operators. Sample packages featured in the Offers section of the Tourism Ireland site. These include Royal Irish Tours offering a 7-day 'Royal Adventure' self-drive holiday which offers car rental and 7 nights B & B accommodation with full Irish breakfast daily from $499 pp sharing (September/October departures).
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
| |
| WestJet and Jazz passenger totals rise in August |
|
Air Canada numbers down
WestJet has reported a 19% increase in August passenger traffic compared with a year earlier, reflecting its increased capacity, while rivals Air Canada and subsidiary Jazz increased their passenger numbers by 2.%. Air Canada saw revenue passenger miles slip 0.2%, with declines of 3.2 % on domestic flights and 7.3 % on transatlantic routes. But Air Canada's revenue passenger miles on flights between Canada and the United States were up 17.8 %, and Pacific routes gained 2%.
[Full
text]
|
|
| |
|
|
