Advocating for independent travel advisors In the wake of COVID-19, Judith Coates, Nancy Wilson and Brenda Slater banded together to create the Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors for Independent Agents. Since forming in mid-June, the group continues to actively stand up for independent...
Coping during COVID-19 This week Travel Courier checks in with Marcia Proctor, travel consultant with TTAND in Cambridge, who was recently voted the #1 travel agent by the Cambridge Times. What has it been like being a travel advisor during this challenging time? It took some time for me to truly...
A message of thanks As 2020 draws to an end, Gavin Tollman, Global CEO for Trafalgar, Costsaver and Brendan Vacations, pens a letter to vital and valued travel advisor partners in Canada. Thank you. These are two words you most likely have not heard very often this year, as we have been...
Welcome back to paradise Paul Strachan, Sr. Director, Sales and Marketing for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation recently visited Nassau. Here he shares what the experience was like and what travel agents should know about sending clients back to the destination. What was the travel...
Puerto Vallarta's popularity serves Aeromexico well By: Ian StalkerCount Aeromexico among those who have benefited from Puerto Vallarta's growing tourist popularity.Michele Martinson, Aeromexico's Canadian sales manager, says her airline is clearly capitalizing on the Pacific Ocean-fronting destination's...
The tourism trade merrily approaches Christmas Ian Stalker The tourism industry will happily accommodate those dreaming of a white Christmas — and those wanting to spend Dec. 25 in a part of the world where there isn't a snowflake in sight as well.Vacation locales far and wide are preparing...
Hey, it's Vice President Retail Sales at Sunwing Travel Group How have you been coping during the last nine months and how have you been keeping busy? Although travel has slowed over the last nine months, we have been keeping very busy at Sunwing. We have spent months developing...
Staying home, will travel again soon... Advisors and suppliers share creative ways to promote travel while clients aren't travelling By: Ann Ruppenstein Cover photos: Tim Trad & Spencer Davis Keep the travel dream alive The reality is that many agents aren’t booking a lot of travel...
Hey, it's Strategic Account Manager Ontario, Quebec & Atlantic Canada for The Velvet Collection Canada How have you been coping during the last nine months and how have you been keeping busy? I am taking everything in stride and trying to do my part to make sure I’m following the protocols...
Should I stay or should I go now? Agents discuss travelling during the pandemic Tannis Dyrland is about to set off on her first international trip since the pandemic hit. The Owner / Travel Consultant behind Travel With Tannis with The Travel Agent Next Door in Calgary, Alberta is taking off to the Grand...
