Darren Prashad Merit Travel, Ottawa “Darren is a hard working professional who has been calm and supportive during the current COVID-19 pandemic. He leads his team with passion and purpose and works tirelessly to support them as well as his clients, his agency and their partners. There is no one better...
Megan Baugh Baconko Travel Edmonton “Megan is an amazing wedding group specialist. As a top agent she always takes the time to learn and stay current on her product and works incredibly hard for her clients. She understands her value to her clients and based on how strong her business is from referrals,...
Stephanie Mercredi SAIT (Custom Travel Solutions), Calgary“Stephanie over the last decade has taught thousands of future travel agents at the SAIT Travel and Tourism class. Stephanie is the instructor at Canada’s only student-run travel agency, Destinations, which is a part of Custom Travel...
Celebrating travel agent day Story ANN RUPPENSTEIN Cover photo JASON IRISH Lede photo MICHELLE GAUDET The travel industry was and continues to be hit hard by COVID-19, but through it all agents have taken a lot of the stress away from clients by rebooking cancelled flights, staying on hold...
Cassandra Clifford Flight Centre, Toronto Travel Centre“Cassandra was actually the first agent I met while starting my role as a sales manager with Trafalgar and Costsaver. Immediately, I was impressed with Cassandra’s demeanour, her passion for travel, and the leadership qualities she exemplified....
Carla MacKay Travel Our Way, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia“I have known Carla for over 16 years. Her drive and passion for travel is unwavering. She is dedicated to her team, clients and community. She is a fun and gutsy woman who, with her business partner and co-owner, Terri Lee Arbuckle have built...
Happily Ever After, Eventually ANN RUPPENSTEIN Following our recent cover story on how agents are handling destination wedding bookings during a pandemic, Travel Courier takes a look ahead to a brighter future with hot romance trends and a look back at recent real agent booked nuptials. First comes...
Coping During COVID-19: This week Travel Courier checks in with Lindsay Schile, Assistant Manager & Groups Coordinator at CM Travel in Lethbridge, AB, who had a client stuck in lockdown in Cusco, Peru before eventually getting on a government repatriation flight back to Canada. Tell us a little...
Helping The Ski Industry In The Wake Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe and ski resorts have closed in response to government interventions and dropping skier numbers, Oxford Ski has taken a look at how much the Coronavirus is likely to cost the ski industry...
Stay Home, Travel Far: Staying home doesn’t mean clients can’t explore the world right from the comfort of their armchair, sofa or bed, say travel advisors at Travel Leaders Group, the parent company of TL Network and Nexion Travel Group Canada, who sent their clients the recently launched “Armchair...
